Why is the beheading video such a big deal?

Why don't you read the thread about the beheading, jacknuts?

 

The abuse photos are a big deal because of the impact they'll have on our efforts to "win hearts and minds" in Iraq, not to mention making us look like complete hypocrites to the rest of the world. I know that conservatives hate the concept of personal responsibility (unless it is being applied to poor people and minorities) but someone in the chain of command f-ed up royally by ordering it and now there are questions of whether or not the Bush administration knew about it and ignored it (or, Jah forbid, even encouraged it). People want to know who knew what and when, especially since if the Bush admnistration is involved somehow, we have a chance to vote them out of office fairly soon.

The decapitation video is a big deal because, outside of it being a heart-wrenching and tragic human interest story, it reminds us of just how f-ed up the occupation still is and how we are not in control of Iraq.

 

My apologies for missing your sarcasm.

*whacks Sarcasm-O-Meter* Damn batteries getting low!

 

An American civilian has his head *sawed* off in retaliation for the 'torture' incidents. The two are feeding off of each other and causing a bigger stir than they might have individually. That being said, an innocent man who was there not to fight was captured and brutally murdered and then the tape of his murder was sent to television stations and internet sites worldwide. I think it's safe to say that this isn't much to do about nothing (I would like to note that I fully spelledout out 'much to do' instead of using the more common place 'Adu.')

 

Eh...

 

Yea, I agree after I looked at it again.

Here's a long list of Smileys

 

asta THIS is precisely the problem - nobody gives a fvck unless it happens to them - so what? because people die everywhere, everyday it means that this murder is less of a murder? especially considering the context?

thats just some stupid ass sh1t

 

I like a good old fashioned eye-roll.

 

astabo0t raised a good question. That is - Do Americans only feel pains when their own people died?

 

Did you notice how much it upset the general public to see the iraqi prisoners being tortured? Perhaps you could extrapolate from that.


You need to quit projecting your own mental issues on the rest of us.

 

Personally I'd be just as pained or outraged if something like this happened to a person from another country. Having said that, the death of an American stings a bit more.

 

i'm not especially convinced that most of even care when it is an american

 

To quote Metallica, "sad, but true."

 

So you are still reading my posts? Okay.

No, I didn't project my own mental issues on you, I projected it on those Americans who did feel pains only when their own people died.

 

But that's a republican way of thinking - I don't care, I don't know these people.

Try put yourself into their shoes.

 

You mean people like you? People without empathy enough or imagination enough to feel bad when horrible things happen to other humans. People who think that they need to see real-life rapes and murders in order to be disgusted by them?