But you're completely wrong about your last objection. The thing that is disgusting is war, what makes it even more disgusting is when nobody cares because it is 'just a bunch of brown people killing each other'.
The complete apathy of western nations towards wars in distant places and genocide is disgusting. What the Kurds are going through and have gone through is disgusting. What is going on in Africa is disgusting. America trying to ban the promotion of abstinence in Aids torn countries (because it isn't 'culturally sensitive') is disgusting. What the Arabs did to the Jews back in the 60s (booted them out, seized their property without compensation) was disgusting. What the Arabs did to the Palestinians back in the 60s was almost as bad. That certain factions in western nations want Israel to make concessions (and get nothing back in return) with people who have written into their constitutions that the Israeli state should be abolished by force, is disgusting.
The use of children as soldiers, is disgusting.
What America did to Indonesia is disgusting (crushed a democracy, put a military dictator into power). That the Dutch were so oppressive that the conquering Imperial Japanese were seen as liberators, is disgusting. What the Japanese did to captured chinese women is disgusting. The Japanese treatment of POWs was disgusting. The American arrest and imprisonment of their own citizens of (distant) Japanese descent during WWII is disgusting. Extraordinary rendition is disgusting. Tazing people in wheelchairs or already behind bars is disgusting. American cops beating the crap out of ordinary black citizens for no good reason is disgusting. American treatment of immigration issues is disgusting. What the U.S. did to native Americans is disgusting. Guantanamo bay is disgusting.
What the British did to the Jews in the early 20th century is disgusting. That the Arabs thought Hitler was a great guy because he wanted to kill all the Jews is disgusting. What happened in Bosnia/Serbia is disgusting. What the British did to the Cypriots is disgusting too (betrayed them to the Turks).
But no, please feel outraged at me. I'm sure that is the appropriate response.
Speaking of Iran, wasn't there a democracy, that the US overthrew, tried to put a puppet in power and ended up with a rabid militant theocracy instead? And I'm the disgusting one? Seriously?
Did I mention the Americans regularly overthrowing democracies and trying to put puppets in their place? Has that ever worked for you guys? Why do you keep trying the same thing that fails over and over again? Are you insane?
But you're completely wrong about your last objection. The thing that is disgusting is war, what makes it even more disgusting is when nobody cares because it is 'just a bunch of brown people killing each other'.
The complete apathy of western nations towards wars in distant places and genocide is disgusting. What the Kurds are going through and have gone through is disgusting. What is going on in Africa is disgusting. America trying to ban the promotion of abstinence in Aids torn countries (because it isn't 'culturally sensitive') is disgusting. What the Arabs did to the Jews back in the 60s (booted them out, seized their property without compensation) was disgusting. What the Arabs did to the Palestinians back in the 60s was almost as bad. That certain factions in western nations want Israel to make concessions (and get nothing back in return) with people who have written into their constitutions that the Israeli state should be abolished by force, is disgusting.
The use of children as soldiers, is disgusting.
What America did to Indonesia is disgusting (crushed a democracy, put a military dictator into power). That the Dutch were so oppressive that the conquering Imperial Japanese were seen as liberators, is disgusting. What the Japanese did to captured chinese women is disgusting. The Japanese treatment of POWs was disgusting. The American arrest and imprisonment of their own citizens of (distant) Japanese descent during WWII is disgusting. Extraordinary rendition is disgusting. Tazing people in wheelchairs or already behind bars is disgusting. American cops beating the crap out of ordinary black citizens for no good reason is disgusting. American treatment of immigration issues is disgusting. What the U.S. did to native Americans is disgusting. Guantanamo bay is disgusting.
What the British did to the Jews in the early 20th century is disgusting. That the Arabs thought Hitler was a great guy because he wanted to kill all the Jews is disgusting. What happened in Bosnia/Serbia is disgusting. What the British did to the Cypriots is disgusting too (betrayed them to the Turks).
But no, please feel outraged at me. I'm sure that is the appropriate response.
Speaking of Iran, wasn't there a democracy, that the US overthrew, tried to put a puppet in power and ended up with a rabid militant theocracy instead? And I'm the disgusting one? Seriously?
Did I mention the Americans regularly overthrowing democracies and trying to put puppets in their place? Has that ever worked for you guys? Why do you keep trying the same thing that fails over and over again? Are you insane?