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Have you lost any sleep over the kidnapped Nigerian girls?
Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:02 am
Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:02 am
I haven't.
You haven't either.
No one on this continent has.
I love the Internet.
You haven't either.
No one on this continent has.
I love the Internet.
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Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:05 am to sorantable
Why should we? I feel bad that this kind of stuff happens, but perhaps it's the wake up call they needed?
In Mexico, they have autodefensa (self-defense) organizations where communities purchased weapons and now protect their own villages without the aid of the government. No one gives a shite about Oaxaca, Guerrero, Michoacan, Sinaloa -- list goes on and on.
The people there don't expect you to, either, and have decided that it's high time to do what's needed.
Hopefully Nigeria follows suit.
In Mexico, they have autodefensa (self-defense) organizations where communities purchased weapons and now protect their own villages without the aid of the government. No one gives a shite about Oaxaca, Guerrero, Michoacan, Sinaloa -- list goes on and on.
The people there don't expect you to, either, and have decided that it's high time to do what's needed.
Hopefully Nigeria follows suit.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:07 am to sorantable
Why do we need to be losing sleep over them? It doesn't deal directly with me nor is it within the us nor is it harming my religion
Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:07 am to sorantable
frick this thread. It's a religion of peace dammit.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:12 am to sorantable
What Nigerian girls?
Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:17 am to sorantable
#Kony2012
Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:22 am to sorantable
The hundreds of thousands killed in 1990s genocide kinda upped my threshold for African society horror stories. .
Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:37 am to sorantable
i can actually say I have lost some sleep over it.
the other night we were camping and I couldn't sleep and i was thinking about the BS we get all up in arms over here over minute crap(Sterling, Bengazi, Michael Sam) and there are really terrible atrocities going on elsewhere.
I understand out of sight, out of mind, but I wish that sometimes people had perspective and thought "man it sucks that Mr./Mrs. Smith is such a bigot/homophobe/jerk/whatever, but i'm glad i live in a country where the most radical amongst us don't get to kill/silence dissenting viewpoints"
the other night we were camping and I couldn't sleep and i was thinking about the BS we get all up in arms over here over minute crap(Sterling, Bengazi, Michael Sam) and there are really terrible atrocities going on elsewhere.
I understand out of sight, out of mind, but I wish that sometimes people had perspective and thought "man it sucks that Mr./Mrs. Smith is such a bigot/homophobe/jerk/whatever, but i'm glad i live in a country where the most radical amongst us don't get to kill/silence dissenting viewpoints"
Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:47 am to sorantable
I honestly don't really care. There are far worse things going on in the world than this, I imagine.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 9:03 am to sorantable
Why? Kidnappings happen every day in Nigeria. Its Africa and its a total shithole.
The only reason this is news is because the white house needed a feel good story to push to show how strong Obama is on foreign affairs. Hell, Nigeria (and teh whole African Union) don't want us to help. We aren't even allowed to send armed troops to 90% of African countries.
This whole thing is a manufactured story to drum up the polls and distract from Obamacare, Kerry's farting around in the middle east, the recent total failure of the trade deals with east Asia, the recent total failure of the trade deals with Eastern Europe, the dismal jobs and growth numbers, Benghazi, etc.
The only reason this is news is because the white house needed a feel good story to push to show how strong Obama is on foreign affairs. Hell, Nigeria (and teh whole African Union) don't want us to help. We aren't even allowed to send armed troops to 90% of African countries.
This whole thing is a manufactured story to drum up the polls and distract from Obamacare, Kerry's farting around in the middle east, the recent total failure of the trade deals with east Asia, the recent total failure of the trade deals with Eastern Europe, the dismal jobs and growth numbers, Benghazi, etc.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:15 pm to sorantable
who?
I guess not.
I guess not.
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