On the Suckiness of People

[Nev]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_23%2C ... kh_attacks

What the shit is up with the world? I wonder what this series of horrible, vicious attacks is all about.

[SineSwiper]

Current speculation is that these are other, less-professional groups that were trying to copy the bombings to some extent. Al Quada wannabes, if you will.

[Nev]

I don't know that I have the necessary wisdom yet to say or think something that will put that into the terrible perspective it deserves.

[Julius Seeker]

83 people? That's nothing compared to what's going on in other countries:

http://www.iraqbodycount.net/

[Nev]

I'm well aware that the civilian body count in Iraq is high, Seek, but I do think it sucks that an area that had been relatively peaceful just experienced a terrorist attack as well.

[SineSwiper]

It's more like the story of a murder in an East End neighborhood (read: East = rich), and the people in the neighborhood getting so scared of "oh my god! a murder here?!". Meanwhile, crime rates in the West End are still rising and out-of-control.

It's all relative to where you're looking at, but when looking at the pure numbers, Iraq is a much worse situation.

[Zeus]

I'm just curious if the North American media will take note of the fact that this is mainly an Arab tourist destination and stop grouping all Arabs as terrorists

[Nev]

CNN.com had a story on it, but it didn't even hit the "top 5" on the world news page. I'm losing respect for them almost every time I visit the site.

[SineSwiper]

I don't think even the NA media is grouping up Arabs as terrorists in this case.