Je suis

49 people are murdered in Orlando and we were all one with Orlando and the LGBTQ community.

Brussels airport is bombed and we are Brussels.

Paris is under siege by a gunmen and Je suis Paris.

Turkey happens two days ago and Facebook is strangely silent on the unity front from it's billion plus users. Not even scratching the surface of the horrors that are every day occurrences in Syria, Iraq and all over the Middle East and Africa. Every day occurrences. I don't know the numbers but it's a safe bet to assume that in the under developed world we are seeing this kind of carnage always. And where are we all? Where are the media? Where are the leaders?

Look I get it. I'm not totally daft. I'm just trying to wrap my head around the duplicity of reactions to similar events. Over here we are changing our FB profiles in solidarity but over there we have cats. Are we racists? Is it the perceived religion of the victims being the same as the perceived religion of the attackers? It's ok because they were Muslim and for god damn sure the bombers were Muslim. So fuck it. Right?

I don't hide the fact that I think religion is probably one of the worst things ever invented by man. The fervour with which 'radicals' pursue their beliefs is bordering on psychotic behaviour. All of them are guilty of this as far as I'm concerned and some worse than others for sure. But I don't broadcast my beliefs or lack there of either, I generally take a whatever stance to people's beliefs. If it brings you a sense of peace or belonging, fill your boots. Just don't try and preach to me and you'll need gods help if you look down on me because of your beliefs. I don't shit on you for yours so it's best if you leave me alone for mine. Wanna discuss and debate...great, awesome. But leave your halo at the door. Capiche?

So Muslims killing Muslims is ok. Muslims killing Christians (read white) is not ok. Do that and we will band together to show support for insert name of next city to be attacked. But everyone else can go on with the mayhem, there's nobody watching anyway. And even when there is we have a queasiness to engaging...think Rawanda. To mention just one. And what do these all have in common? Spreading the word of god as they see fit. Like the crusades it's ok to rape and murder in the name of Allah, you my friend are doing holy work. Virgins in heaven await you for your martyrdom, much like knights were pre-absolved of the sins they were going to commit doing the church's work. So should they fall to an infidel they would not linger in limbo, their place in heaven secure for they shed blood for god. And that sounds rational? Reasoned? What the fuck!!!!

I don't profess to have any answers and who knows if John Lennon's version of Utopia would be any better but surely we can see that what's going on now and for the past 2000 years....uhm, not so much with the working out.

Sigh
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