So I was on Facebook today, doing the usual check, and I saw a lot of posts about the Boston Marathon bombings. I believe everyone had some sort of reference, especially my friends on the track team. After about the fourth post with a link in the description to take me to a news site to watch "breaking" news updates on what the FBI is doing to find the perpetrators, I was getting pretty sick of seeing the same things over and over again. My heart goes out to the people who were in the calamity, don't get me wrong. But there is a line one must draw on what to do or say in a situation like this. If your only response is "Remember those in the Boston Marathon", then post something else. A few million people just like you have already said that, plus any news program on television or the Internet is shoving it down our throats. I've seen a few posts on people saying we have to do something, but what can we do? The FBI and all the other agencies in the US are working on this problem. When we find out who provoked this tragedy, then we can act.
Watching the news on the bombing has stirred up something inside of me as well. We have brought the conflicts we are fighting home to us. It looked like a complete war zone in pictures and videos of the bombings. I can't help but to think of the same scene playing out at the university or back home. I think it just goes to show that we as Americans are not immune to the conflicts we engage in. Anything can happen, any time, any place, any where.
I realize my first thoughts make me sound like a complete ass, but they are still my opinions. Comment and let me know what you think.
Until next time.
You're right, you are an ass... hehe
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