tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966316529291694099.post4322187191749126237..comments2023-06-14T15:23:38.668+01:00Comments on The Rambling Curl: "La Tristesse Durera..." - Thoughts on the Paris Terrorist Attacksmrsmanicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09894116750061022896noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966316529291694099.post-39314159752868117742015-11-17T16:43:24.707+00:002015-11-17T16:43:24.707+00:00Oh, absolutely, we have a very narrow view. That&...Oh, absolutely, we have a very narrow view. That's why I pointed out that I had thought of people in other terrorist attacks that receive much less coverage; after all, no human life should ever be worth more than another just because of geography. Any attack is an atrocity and any senseless death is equally tragic, I quite agree.mrsmanicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09894116750061022896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966316529291694099.post-58032890747351384422015-11-17T16:43:19.883+00:002015-11-17T16:43:19.883+00:00Oh, absolutely, we have a very narrow view. That&...Oh, absolutely, we have a very narrow view. That's why I pointed out that I had thought of people in other terrorist attacks that receive much less coverage; after all, no human life should ever be worth more than another just because of geography. Any attack is an atrocity and any senseless death is equally tragic, I quite agree.mrsmanicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09894116750061022896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966316529291694099.post-81268532793473775272015-11-17T04:42:40.800+00:002015-11-17T04:42:40.800+00:00Yes, I too, we too, were upset about Paris---echoe...Yes, I too, we too, were upset about Paris---echoes of Charlie Hebdo et al....but it did make me think of the narrow focus of most of the American media and the American people on the Eurocentric world. We were brought up to just know of the big European countries and think all things American were good (a giant lie)----whenever I'd stay in a youth hostel (as a middle-aged man in New York City) I'd meet students from all over Europe, Japan, Australia and NZ and they'd all be up on world news, a very eye-opening and delightful situation. They'd be eager to talk about it too.<br />Now, my wife and I listen to BBC world news America on TV every night and get the bigger picture----such as all the refugees in the camps in Jordan, Turkey, and Lebanon, who are getting less and less medical and food aid and even blankets for the cold desert nights. <br />Then the US and Britain give huge military aid to Saudi Arabia (probably the richest country in the middle east) and they bomb Yemen, the poorest, and kill many more than Paris and destroy homes and displace so many people. (So much sadness in the world).<br />And yes, I do worry that the Paris situation could come over here, but we've really been relatively safe compared to so many other places.....d henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841169272784194060noreply@blogger.com