Opposition to the butchery in Gaza

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This will be a terrible mark on human history. When the world watched as internet personalities sailed into Gaza to provide aid. When we did nothing as women and children starved to death before our eyes.
Who will be ignored next?
- My entire school life there was so much pontification over what "you" would do during segregation or the Holocaust or slavery?
  Turns out my entire family would grow a toothbrush moustaches and start painting vegan landscapes while I kept working because the cost of living rises more than wages and I long for the reprieve of death.
- Who will be ignored next?
  Sudan
  Myanmar
  Armenia
  Afghanistan
  Tibet
  These aren't next, these are already forgotten even though they're catastrophes. Hell, even Ukraine is being forgotten even though it's one the biggest wars in 21st century. When India and Pakistan looked like they were about to go to war, this Israel/Palestine war was also pushed to the back of people's minds.
  I think this is the just the nature of humans. People want to think they're noble and righteous, but they won't actually do anything, and the moment a new war starts they'll move on to that because it's new and we have short attention spands.
  
  How fast we forgot Syria. Erdogan still bombing Kobane for example.
  
  You are entirely correct. People like to think the war is over, but it's still very much on going.
  
  I didn't forget syria. The fact the west is perfectly content with an ex isis leader just tells you everything you need to know about their moral high ground
  
  I think it's media bias and sensationalism. It happens when journalism has a profit incentive and is owned by 4 or 5 oligarchs/ultra-wealthy.
  
  I think that's a contributing factor, but I don't think it's the only one. We live in the age of social media where anybody anywhere can post anything at any time. Anybody can be a journalist and post pictures, videos, or give live updates as events are happening. In fact we have a lot of people like this from just about every conflict in the world who give us updates just about everyday. Despite this, things like wars are still treated as trends by people. When the fad gets old, people get bored and move on to the next new thing.
  
  How is ukraine forgetten we're constantly told that we should buy more bombs. Meanwhile i can't see my mum because hospitals are understaffed
  
  Ukraine in society's mind has slipped a lot over the past couple of years. We used to hear about all the terrorist attacks that Russia would commit, and people used to rally support for Ukraine way more passionately. Now, Ukraine is a divisive issue and people only talk about Ukraine when they do a really big and successful military operation.
- Who will be ignored next?
  I hate to say it, but there hasn’t been a time in modern history where there weren’t women and children starving while the rest of the world did nothing.

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