In the beginning was the Boston bombing.
And the hashtag #prayforBoston was with the bombing, and the hashtag was the bombing. Through it all statuses were made; without it no status was made that has been made.
And some mentioned the deaths in Afghanistan and Palestine, and decried how unequal the world is, for three dead received far more (online) mournings than hundreds.
And some would say people are entitled to feel differently about different things. It risks appearing hypocritical when you suggest people are not being compassionate enough.
And some may respond it is a kind of hypocrisy to argue for freedom of thought in face of gross injustice. It is just another attempt to occupy a moral high ground.
Ad infinitum.
And in the beginning was the Boston bombing.
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If you feel sorry for the Boston victims, say it. If you feel sorry for Afghan victims, or would like to bring them to people's attention, say it directly. Feelings are by definition subjective. Attacking others' feelings do not make yours more convincing or superior. And it is unwise to base attacks on speculations about motives behind others' compassion.
"Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you."
- Matthew 7:1-2
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