Why Palestinian Deaths Do Not Bother Me

Well, perhaps the title can be a bit misleading. Of course I absolutely abhor the deaths of innocent civilians, but I have always been one to look at situations with detached perspective. I understand that this can make me appear cold, but I have found that a practical approach resulting in a long standing solution, is more compassionate than accomplishing nothing and patting myself on the back for passing out the most fliers.

Take the San Francisco protesters for example. On Monday they staged a rally that did nothing more than block traffic for hours. I myself walked by a man wearing a modified Israeli flag on his chest with a swastika instead of the star of David. It's not the ironic use of a swastika on an Israeli flag, which makes no sense, it is the irony that the Palestinian people had elected Hamas, an organization recognized by the international community as a terrorist organization which has the destruction of Israel in their charter. The Palestinian people have essentially elected Nazi sympathizers into office.

This brings me to my point of looking at this in perspective. Although not everyone in Palestine voted for Hamas, there are consequences for the actions of a state or nation that determines the fate of its citizens. Germany elected the Nazi party in the 30's despite its overt anti-Semitic views. Over the following years, many German civilians would die in allied carpet bombings. Nazi supporter or not. One could argue that the German citizens were victims by a technicality, but it would be irrelevant when you consider the global intentions of the party and the man they elected to lead their nation.

No such thing as media Bias...

The home of the "Most Trusted Name in News" CCN has released the following:
Leadership Rating Best For New Chief Since Reagan
This is of course before he even takes office... Naw, no such thing as bias indeed.