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Why i'm supposed to care less about iranian children being killed in war? Is it because their government is evil? Isn't our government bad too?

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[–] GiorgioPerlasca@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 day ago
[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Because America already doesnt give a fuck about dead kids. Sandy Hook proved that.

[–] Nasan@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

Republicans love assigning kids value when it helps strip autonomy from women though.

[–] BeanisBrain@hexbear.net 26 points 2 days ago

Here's a very simple graph that breaks it down:

us-foreign-policy

[–] CanadaPlus 12 points 2 days ago

I think you already have the answer, and know everyone else here agrees with you.

[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Everyone in West Asia is subhuman to the Jewish and white supremacists.

[–] mistermodal@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 days ago

Jewish supremacists are just white supremacists. They get special Hitler privileges like the Rhodesians. You seen how they treat Ethiopian Jews.

[–] clot27@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago

American society in general acts like that

[–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 49 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The US government doesn't care about children anywhere. From Sandy Hook to Gaza to Tehran.

[–] Brad@beehaw.org 8 points 3 days ago

"The party of life".

[–] Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Certain members of it care too much, way too much.

[–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Vast majority.

[–] mistermodal@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The US market would price them in the low thousands iirc, significantly below their disappeared white girls. Unsure about native americans. What are you going to do about it?

[–] mistermodal@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Glenn and Eva Dubin bought a child #glennandevadubinboughtachild #bindersfullofwomen #maralago

[–] Piperpiper1@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

Is this real?

[–] Asafum@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The government doesn't care about children anywhere. They're a political tool when talked about in the us, a method to get whatever legislation passed that they want that we'd otherwise oppose. "It's for the children" is never about the children.

When we bomb children in other countries, the government just doesn't care at all and will just make up any excuses as to why it's acceptable.

[–] jaaake@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Children don't have money, why would the US govt care about them?

[–] TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Here’s a blatant example of this

Where I am, our premiere made his election before Covid (sadly Covid happened and he got a second term because of it) all about a reorganizing the educational system. Some kind of integration of kindergarten and school system, he said (I kid you not, this is so cringe) that he got into politics for the kid. People believe him.

Now his integration plan is underway and kid are paying, service are eroding without the plus value promised. Specialist called it, people didn’t believe them

Kid are political pawn nothing more

[–] DaniNatrix@leminal.space 3 points 2 days ago

The true role of government (i.e. power) is to perpetuate itself. Regardless of what ideology it dresses itself with, that is its goal and function. Not to serve the people it governs, not to protect them, not to further their wellbeing, health, and happiness etc. This applies to all governments/governing systems, though there is a spectrum of heavy handedness upon which they exist.

I'm not saying that's how it should be and I'm sure there's an exception or two out there. There are systems that are more permissive/open and subjectively more optimal to live under (I wish I lived under a better one) but the same still applies. Benefits/rights for the public typically need to be forced from the system or the benefit/right itself must somehow ultimately serve and benefit the overall system more and/or aid in its perpetuation.

So, the answer is, you're supposed to care about whatever your heart cares about because none of the people in power give a single shit about the children or any of the people they govern. The Iranian government does not care, the US government does not care, the Israeli government does not care, none of the European governments care etc. Giving a fuck about the faceless masses is not their function. Maintaining and increasing their power, control, and wealth is.

[–] workgood@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

who said that? dont listen to racists

[–] brachiosaurus@mander.xyz 19 points 3 days ago

It's more about what is not being said: more than 150 iranians kids recently died in a bombing and it was on the news for only two days, no minutes of silence or football teams wearing a badge for the victims, no politicians condemning what happened and sending wishes to the families involved.

No, they aren't. No, you shouldn't care less. No, that doesn't matter. And unfortunately yes, it is.

[–] mudkip@lemdro.id 2 points 2 days ago

The whole thing is just a distraction from the epstein files. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't care about the innocent lives lost.