Comments on: Africa, Where Nobody Cares

By: Billy (A Liberal Disabled Vet)

Billy (A Liberal Disabled Vet) — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:00:07 +0000

Tommykey: If there were a just god in this universe, the rapist would never have the opportunity to commit a rape — the power, social, sexual, economic and socio-political mores that make rape ‘acceptible’ to the mind of the rapist would not exist. We live in a world ruled by reality, though. Rape is a crime of violence; a crime of power. It is not a crime of lust. The ones the rape is intended to punish, to render powerless, in the Congo is not the woman. It is her male family members. The rape is intended to shame them into impotence so they will not resist the ones trying to overpower them economically and physically.

Just my take on it.

By: Tommykey

Tommykey — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:34:34 +0000

IF there was a just god in the universe, it would cause every rapist to spontaneously combust within a few hours of committing the rape.

By: Toy Story in Sudan » Why Dont You Blog?

Toy Story in Sudan » Why Dont You Blog? — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:09:55 +0000

[...] Inquisitor made some excellent points about the disaster that is the Congo and got some great thought-provoking comments, including ones from the Exterminator XanderG , Philly [...]

By: Lifeguard

Lifeguard — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:34:46 +0000

And they say ATHEISTS are a persecuted minority!

By: Lifeguard

Lifeguard — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:32:50 +0000

LMFAO!

By: Spanish Inquisitor

Spanish Inquisitor — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:07:25 +0000

John: Hear me now and believe me later… THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH WATCHING AMERICAN IDOL. IT’S A GREAT SHOW…

…Said the Lifeguard after diving into the shallow end of the pool, prior to wiping the drool from his chin before it dripped onto his hospital gown.

By: Lifeguard

Lifeguard — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:02:26 +0000

John: Hear me now and believe me later… THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH WATCHING AMERICAN IDOL. IT’S A GREAT SHOW.

By: John Evo

John Evo — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:41:39 +0000

Well, I hate to ADMIT to watching American Idol, but that show they did last year for Africa was pretty special and they did raise something like $70 million in one night. Some of the media focuses on it. But clearly not enough when you think of all the things going badly there.

By: Lifeguard

Lifeguard — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:12:59 +0000

Exterminator:
Right on… the only time the media cares about Africa is when some freaking celebrity is adopting a baby or cleaning up a child molestation mess. For all the coverage Oprah got you would think someone might have turned a camera towards the Congo.

By: The Exterminator

The Exterminator — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:50:39 +0000

Lifeguard hit the nail on the head. I think many people open their wallets far more readily for fast-moving, sensational tragedies than those that slowly smolder beneath the radar.

Because an ongoing atrocity like the situation in the Congo is so hard to digest — we’d rather think that acts of evil are sudden acute flare-ups rather than consistent chronic “policy” — most people don’t bother to make the attempt. On the other hand, a picture of a Tsunami sweeping away buildings is easy to relate to, even on the most visceral level. Also, the media hasn’t actually been overhwelming in its coverage of any parts of Africa, has it? Unless Brittney gets arrested for drunk driving while vacationing in Namibia, we’re not likely to see that change too soon.