[Clueless] in Seattle
The recent shootings in Seattle, a city that has had very little violence through the years, has its citizens wondering what is going on. One person was quoted saying that it felt like they were in Afghanistan with the Taliban next door.
Funny that person should say that. Seattle is a long way from Afghanistan. Probably, very few people give what happens there a second thought as they sip their coffee at one of the many cafes around the city. Do any of them feel concern for what U.S. soldiers are doing in Afghanistan or Iraq, for that matter? What goes through their minds when they read about the latest deaths of women, children and old people at the hands of , possibly, their neighbors in Seattle? Is it only a tragedy when it happens in their city?
There may be a reason for these deaths in Seattle and other parts of the U.S. Maybe they are meant to force Americans to come to terms with the violence and death they cause abroad with their superior firepower and manpower on people who are no match for it and are just as innocent as the people in Seattle.
Funny that person should say that. Seattle is a long way from Afghanistan. Probably, very few people give what happens there a second thought as they sip their coffee at one of the many cafes around the city. Do any of them feel concern for what U.S. soldiers are doing in Afghanistan or Iraq, for that matter? What goes through their minds when they read about the latest deaths of women, children and old people at the hands of , possibly, their neighbors in Seattle? Is it only a tragedy when it happens in their city?
There may be a reason for these deaths in Seattle and other parts of the U.S. Maybe they are meant to force Americans to come to terms with the violence and death they cause abroad with their superior firepower and manpower on people who are no match for it and are just as innocent as the people in Seattle.
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