dolf
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if you want to fight then choosing effective weapons helps your cause.
the key to making people care, if manipulation of 'give a damn' is the goal, is to create empathy rather than 'ew!'. that is why the people we are supposed to care about, the dead western kids, are shown smiling and vibrant, with a description of the worthy and unique individual who is a loss to all.
reduction to a slab of distorted meat is a cheap thrill and has no more lasting impact than a roller coaster. that's why the media only shows brown kids from far away dead, starving, dying, flies on faces or mutilated. because they are 'other', so they can be exploited, they don't require to be depicted with dignity.
the key to making people care, if manipulation of 'give a damn' is the goal, is to create empathy rather than 'ew!'. that is why the people we are supposed to care about, the dead western kids, are shown smiling and vibrant, with a description of the worthy and unique individual who is a loss to all.
reduction to a slab of distorted meat is a cheap thrill and has no more lasting impact than a roller coaster. that's why the media only shows brown kids from far away dead, starving, dying, flies on faces or mutilated. because they are 'other', so they can be exploited, they don't require to be depicted with dignity.
