But when US troops do the same in Iraq (including a home with mostly women and children, one as young as 4months old) it's called "collateral damage"?
Isn't this the worst kind of double standard?
2007-04-20 04:15:51 · 14 answers · asked by Yoda Green 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Fish,
THAT's your answer?!? Pointing out that I missed an 'i' up there?
Wow, good going buddy you really got me there...
2007-04-20 04:21:48 · update #1
It's Virginia you fool. You are a fool for being insensitive, not for you bad spelling.
2007-04-20 04:20:58 · answer #1 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Unexpected death is always a tragedy. Consideration for the motives that lead to the events are something which is also a tragedy of an even greater magnitude because it is likely to reoccur. How does that quote go, "we are destined to have history repeat it's self, if we do not act upon what we have learned from it."
We want out of Iraq, the insurgents need to stop what they're murdering of innocent people.
We want our streets safer, don't let those who have been identified as potentially harmful to others to be free to act out in their irrational thoughts. There were once institutions for the help they need. Surely better minds than mine can consider some alternative to the ticking time (you know whats) these people are to the rest of society.
2007-04-20 11:46:09 · answer #2 · answered by Commonsense 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's in our nature to concern ourselves with what's familiar (family, home, common grounds) more than the unknown and foreign. That's common amongst life.
edit: Why are some of you permanently juxtaposing death and tragedy? The only thing all life has in common is that it, at some point, ends. What is so tragic about the nature of things?
How I feel about death still maintains after I consider my feelings about what happened at VT. What happened was horrific, but ALL deaths are not tragic.
2007-04-20 11:22:58 · answer #3 · answered by r~@~w 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One dead neighbor is a bigger tragedy than 100,000 unknown people in China. (Unless you live in China, of course, and one is your neighbor)
It's the basic law of Tragedy. And it's a very, very stupid law.
In Holland we had a fireworks factory explode a few years ago. 14 people died. It was all over the news for weeks. In those same weeks a same sort of factory exploded in China, with hundreds of dead bodies. I read about it in the paper, somewhere hidden on page 7.
It seems to be how life works. Sad, eh?
2007-04-20 11:22:24 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would agree that any "senseless human death" is a tragedy.
I abhor the words "collateral damage" when used in the context of the loss of human life,reguardless of the merit of the cause.
Abortion would be another example
2007-04-20 11:30:36 · answer #5 · answered by bonsai bobby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The real "tragedy" is your question. You don't have to support the war, but please support the people.
Any loss of life is a tragedy. Collateral damage is a military term used to differentiate between the intended target and someone not intended. Trust me, collateral damage is just as much a tragedy.
2007-04-20 11:22:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't call it "collateral damage". I call it disgusting and that people need to learn not to be so stupid. Seriously, the world is 99% full of stupid people.
2007-04-20 11:26:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Both are horrible tragedies and neither one should be taken lightly.
2007-04-20 11:22:01 · answer #8 · answered by sister steph 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything involving death can be considered a tragedy.
2007-04-20 11:23:02 · answer #9 · answered by CHRISTINA 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree. Just as the US is allegedly trying to fight terrorism, while we are the worst kind of terrorist.
2007-04-20 11:27:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's all a great big fat stinking tragedy.
2007-04-22 14:14:36 · answer #11 · answered by badkitty1969 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋