Okay, so
everybody's talking about what happened in Boston now. Some people took it as
far as to blame Czech Republic. Not only is it wrong, aggressive and a proof of
miserable education, it's also absolutely off-topic.
The bombers
were from Chechnya. And yet, not even Chechnya is to be blamed. I understand
how America struggles to maintain national uniformity in their “quest” to
create a multicultural environment, but I do not understand how ignorant of
other countries' reality Americans can be. Chechnya is a country that has
undergone massacres that are incomparably bloodier than the Boston one. It is
not surprising that what people there have gone through may have had effect on
their mentality. That is very tragic. But the fact that two young brothers have
not endured stress, that I would not wish to anyone to have to live through,
doesn't mean everyone from Chechnya is a murderer and extremist. I respect Chechenians
for what they have gone through.
Shame on
those, who claim US should bomb Chechnya. I don't know where such anger comes
from. Three people have died in Boston massacre. That is a tragedy indeed, even
if only one had died it would be a tragedy. However, how many innocents do now certain
Americans want to kill? Some twitter hashtags are now full of people planning terrorizing
Chechnya, because two Chechenians murdered in cold blood three Americans. It
reminds me of the Nazis, who for every German soldier killed by Jews, killed
100 Jews.
And this is
not the only case where America supports terrorism in its effort to battle terrorism.
Other examples are often much more “mainstream” than the opinion Chechnya
should be attacked. One example is: hating Islam, even though only a fraction
of Muslims is radical and sympathizing with terrorism. In my experience, the
other side of the conflict can be just as violent too. Remember Breivik? The
Boston killers have nothing on him. Also, what about Israel? Israel's illegal
occupation of Palestine is supported by US. It is American weapons that, in the
hands of Israeli soldiers, murder thousands of innocent Palestinians. The statistics
are clear: during the second intifada (2000-2005), Israel killed 3000
Palestinians, only 35% of which were combatants. Palestinians, a.k.a. the “bad
Muslim terrorists” killed approx. 1000 Israeli, out of which 31% was armed
forces.
The
behavior of (mostly) American media in the matter of Boston massacre is
formidable. The murderers have turned into a prey that, if they got into hands
of angry Americans, would face an even worse fate than their victims. The
victims themselves have no peace, the families of the dead have no peace to
mourn…
It's a hunt
for blood. Entertainment for the rabble.
Seven times have I despised my soul:
The first time when I saw her being meek that
she might attain height.
The second time when I
saw her limping before the crippled.
The third time when she was given to choose
between the hard and the easy, and she chose the easy.
The fourth time when she committed a wrong, and
comforted herself that others also commit wrong.
The fifth time when she forbore for weakness,
and attributed her patience to strength.
The sixth time when she despised the ugliness
of a face, and knew not that it was one of her own masks.
And the seventh time when she sang a song of praise,
and deemed it a virtue.
I AM IGNORANT of absolute truth. But I am humble
before my ignorance and therein lies my honor and my reward.
-Kahlil Gibran
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