A conversation I overheard recently went something like this:
Father: The reason I watch ABC news is it's got the time. You know in Syria 50 people were killed just before Christmas?
Son: They just don't care over there.
Father: Why do they have to have all those wars?
Son: It doesn't get 'em anywhere.
But you don't need to overhear a pair of complete bogans like these two to realise that even Sydney Morning Herald letter writers can display a total failure to think when it comes to the Middle East. The following letter comes from today's Herald:
"In among the 'news' of office affairs, backbiting business; the-sky-is-falling economic forecasts, gun violence and Middle Eastern madness comes a story of hope, determination and courage. Here's to the survival of the orange-bellied parrot and those involved in saving the little birds from extinction. (Genevieve Milton, Newtown)
No idea how long Genevieve's been around but since she's writing to a newspaper like the Herald, I'd say she's been around long enough to get her head around Iraq/Libya/Syria (regime change) and Palestine/Israel (settler-colonialism and apartheid).
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment