13 year old castrated and murdered by Syrian security forces

[tyven]

It's not the general populous that do it to themselves but instead the people that gain the power that in turn do it to their own people. The posters here are supporting the ones getting crushed under the boot of their government/police/military.

I bit

we should bring them some democracy. oh wait. you guys dont like that either

[tyven]

ive always been a strong advocate of letting the camels kill each other off so we can sort our own shit out.

[Mizango]

ive always been a strong advocate of letting the camels kill each other off so we can sort our own shit out.

I too am all for survival of the fittest, but democracy and being civilized means we have "laws". Fuck your moral compass, let us all live as this is Thunderdome and conservative interpretations of Sharia law are king. Im talking literal eye for an eye shit.

[Mizango]

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lol damn.

[Kuya]

No but seriously, i can only imagine the type of people they find to do these sort of things to kids.

[Demosthenes11]

where the fuck is firas

[Jb1210a]

I remember doing silly shit when I was 13, getting castrated and tortured wasn't one of them.

[Xno Kappa]

I'm more surprised they ain't buttfucked the little boy before try tortured and killed him. I guess they showed some mercy.

[Mizango]

I'm more surprised they ain't buttfucked the little boy before try tortured and killed him. I guess they showed some mercy.

Or be Catholic.

[BadKarma]

Or be Catholic.

Penis up the ass versus castration, torture and murder. Tough call.

[Faris]

where the fuck is firas

what the fuck do you want from me?!

/outrage

[Faris]

but interesting; they wanted to frame that on salafis.
when we're all against violence AND protests like those.

[Elvis]

Confusing the article's attempt to play up the story with some conspiracy to sell this kid's death (for what? for invading syria?) world wide is some dumb ass shit.

That is certainly one way to look at it though. And there is a political economy to the way the MSM works. The Arab governments and security forces are brutal so it's unsurprising sadly that this shit happens.

The problems are institutional so it's redundant to talk about them. It's not a conspiracy at all (lots of examples, do we have to go there?) and you shouldn't think he's not outraged.

[Mizango]

Firas, I love you brother. Fuck that bullshit.

[Mizango]

Oh damn, it sure is censorship up in this bitch. Is this "democracy" at work? This is where I'd play the honor killing card if I were in other parts of the world.

[Kuya]

That is certainly one way to look at it though. And there is a political economy to the way the MSM works. The Arab governments and security forces are brutal so it's unsurprising sadly that this shit happens.

The problems are institutional so it's redundant to talk about them. It's not a conspiracy at all (lots of examples, do we have to go there?) and you shouldn't think he's not outraged.

There's a substantial difference between a conspiracy as something a group of people and institutions specifically plot out for a specific goal, and a group of people taking advantage of already existing and tragic facts for their own benefit. If there's anyone trying trying to use this, it's more than likely the latter, but to go off and downplay the barbarity of this news because somehow somewhere someone might be twirling their moustache is just excessive. Let's not even get into the whole downplaying and then pretending you're not routine that is old as dirt.

Besides, context is important; no one here in this thread has seriously suggested we should topple the syrian regime, so coming out of the left field about how this is a conspiracy (no one ever specified a conspiracy for what) is more than a tad absurd.

[Kuya]

I would settle for a government that doesn't cut off kids' weiners.

[Elvis]

There's a substantial difference between a conspiracy as something a group of people and institutions specifically plot out for a specific goal, and a group of people taking advantage of already existing and tragic facts for their own benefit. If there's anyone trying trying to use this, it's more than likely the latter, but to go off and downplay the barbarity of this news because somehow somewhere someone might be twirling their moustache is just excessive. Let's not even get into the whole downplaying and then pretending you're not routine that is old as dirt.

Besides, context is important; no one here in this thread has seriously suggested we should topple the syrian regime, so coming out of the left field about how this is a conspiracy (no one ever specified a conspiracy for what) is more than a tad absurd.

I don't think he meant anyone in this thread. His post was one of the first replies. Is it safe to assume it was the article itself in the context of the MSM? And even then, I'm not going that far. Just saying, A) it's fucked up what happened but not unsurprising given the brutality of Arab regimes in the region and B) our political economy emphasizes certain blah blah blah rather than blah blah blah

[WahiGuard]

Damnit, maybe I shouldve just trusted the Dr. that said the kids penis fell off naturally.

Use it or lose it my brother told me.

[Elvis]

Kuya, to the bolded part of your post. It is by definition redundant, but if you look around the world, there are horrible things going around everywhere. There are probably far worse things going on in the Congo than in Israel/Palestine. I think far worse there than in Syria. And what we've done in the ME trumps what Israel has 'done' in Palestine in some respects. And there are all sorts of weird comparisons where you can judge and it's just nauseating. I don't even think about that aspect because it basically becomes a propaganda tool for people who want to change a subject/demonize.

I think by definition sadly, the Arab regimes are brutal and oppressive right now. This is due to a lot of fancy thesaurus wordy factors. I think Rhinox, and at this point, me - only felt that the MSM focuses on this stuff in the same institutional context as it always does. That too, is IMHO - by definition. I don't see why it would change because this act was especially depraved. I mean, there are lots of depraved acts committed elsewhere, and by our allies nonetheless! And do they even have to be especially depraved?

That being said, NONE of this navel contemplation is denying the fact that this atrocity was an atrocity or that the Syrian regime is brutal or anything else. I support the protesters and blah blah blah.

EDIT: See: Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media; Chapter 2 "Worthy and Unworthy Victims"