It's not fair. I used this phrase, not just when I was 5, but yesterday as well. I think it with too much frequency. I was brought up to not use it. Taught that, life is not always fair, so quit your whining and move on. But I still revert back to 5 when life is not fair.
The massacre in Haditha was again in the Post this week. It sets me on the edge to think that this story is not causing riots in this nation.
Imagine, please, that due to the dislike of our leader and the fact that we have nuclear weapons, we are invaded. Our streets turned to rubble, our families shattered, economy ruined, but more; we no longer have running water, cannot use electricity, have no access to gasoline, not that we would want to drive, because their is gunfire wherever you go. The insanity of it is that those bombing you are claiming to be there to help you.
They give you candy. They lure our children out with sweets making them targets. Has anyone thought about the utter perversion of this? Men with guns giving children they don't know candy. We preach to our kids to never accept candy from strangers, let alone ones holding guns. How are sweets going to cover the acrid taste of loss that is gripping an entire country?
Now imagine that during the injustice of this, men who may or may not be the same ones who gave out candy come back without the treats, but now only with their guns and shoot one by one the children that took the bait and then kill their mothers. We can only hope it happened in that order. What if it was opposite? What if those little ones had to watch their parents die first? What if they were left alone in those last jagged seconds?
The injustice of it is beyond scope, but it does not seem to be ruffling many. Is it our insensitivity to those far away? Are we a desensitized nation? Do we believe that other races do not grieve or feel loss like we do? I think the answer is yes.
It is not fair.
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Where did you read this about the luring with candy. Is this true?
No, my poetic license. Probably should clarify that in the post.
It is, however, common practice for the US military to send soldiers into towns to pass out candy to the kids. The military believes it helps them to establish a trustworthy image. There have been many occurences of insurgents waiting for the solidiers to hand out the candy and then bombing the group. It is horrific. The kids flock around for the candy and then become targets along with the soldiers.
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