Doris looked at me and said, "Why is it a massacre when it happens here in the U.S.?"

Hmmmmm......

Syria is a 'uprising' or whatever label we put on that CeeEff.

I guess our citizens are more special than people overseas, only we can suffer a massacre?

And what about a bus full of Israeli vacationers in Bulgaria?
We call them massacres other places, too - in Serbia, Rwanda, before it is labeled genocide in some cases, they get called massacres. Norway it was called a massacre. They are also called slaughters.

It is only when it is in the context of a war, and involves soldiers of opposing sides that it is not called a massacre.



It's not about anything except people being stupid and others wanting to make money and the first with the 'right' information.
but, isn't that what being American is all about?
The truth be danged.
As Americans, we have the choice to change the channel, shut off the TV, seek other sources for information, or ignore it entirely. We have the right to be compassionate or callous in our reactions, as our own consciences decree. We are not force-fed an official "State" position, nor is the news filtered by the government for what is considered "proper" and "right" for us to hear. There are other places in the world where this is not true.

We need not patronize the channels that choose to participate in the media frenzy if it bothers us.