Even debilitating sometimes. I've been having a hard time focusing on other areas of my life since Oct 7. The utter inhumanity and monstrosity of everything going on is beyond comprehensible to me.
Same with me. It’s difficult to actually function knowing that my godforsaken country is facilitating the genocide. I wake up thinking about it; I go to sleep thinking about it and it’s in my brain all day.
A few weeks ago I woke up screaming; I dreamt that bombs were falling around my house. Then I wept for those for whom this is a REALITY.
The planet is tilted in an unnatural position right now; I can keenly sense it. I believe it’s due for a reset, meaning no more Homo sapiens. Good riddance to us.
What seems to help me somewhat is spending time in forums (such as this one) where I can engage with like-minded individuals that are trying to make sense of the world.
For some unexplainable reason, I can't fathom why the world doesn't care more about this Genocide. Is it a moral failing of humanity? Is it a lack of imagination ? (i.e. people not understanding how the Palestine-Israel conflict is not just about settler-colonialism but so much more than that - and if one seriously thinks about it - it affects everyone on the planet in one way or another).
I, personally, am happy to have found Caitlin's Substack and appreciate the opportunity to discuss and voice my opinions - this is my present strategy of keeping myself mentally healthy.
"why the world doesn't care more about this Genocide" - what a naive question.
Try to answer what you mean by "the world" and how "caring" for this and other genocides that at various scales have been going on forever in various parts of the world would manifest itself. In practical, not hypothetical terms.
I suspect, that once you get to the practical aspect of it you'll have your answer.
It was a rhetorical statement made to express my disillusionment about human behavior and emotional feelings towards the situation, and not a naive "puzzlement" about human reaction question (as it may have seemed on the surface).
It was an emotional expression of trying to resolve congnitive dissonances, and the words are not meant to be taken literally.
It’s been said before, Diana:
Amerikkka cares more about shipping containers than dead and dying Gazan children.
What fucking planet are we living on?
No kidding.
There is nothing normal about killing children, destroying infrastructure and cutting off electricity, food and water in Gaza.
Watching this genocide unfold while our leaders sit on their thumbs is agonizing and completely unacceptable.
Even debilitating sometimes. I've been having a hard time focusing on other areas of my life since Oct 7. The utter inhumanity and monstrosity of everything going on is beyond comprehensible to me.
It's just horrific, I know.
I never have writer's block, but it took me about two weeks to write coherently about the situation in Gaza, it was so distressing for me.
It's still thoroughly upsetting and the killing and destruction just has to stop!
Hi Chang
Same with me. It’s difficult to actually function knowing that my godforsaken country is facilitating the genocide. I wake up thinking about it; I go to sleep thinking about it and it’s in my brain all day.
A few weeks ago I woke up screaming; I dreamt that bombs were falling around my house. Then I wept for those for whom this is a REALITY.
The planet is tilted in an unnatural position right now; I can keenly sense it. I believe it’s due for a reset, meaning no more Homo sapiens. Good riddance to us.
What seems to help me somewhat is spending time in forums (such as this one) where I can engage with like-minded individuals that are trying to make sense of the world.
For some unexplainable reason, I can't fathom why the world doesn't care more about this Genocide. Is it a moral failing of humanity? Is it a lack of imagination ? (i.e. people not understanding how the Palestine-Israel conflict is not just about settler-colonialism but so much more than that - and if one seriously thinks about it - it affects everyone on the planet in one way or another).
I, personally, am happy to have found Caitlin's Substack and appreciate the opportunity to discuss and voice my opinions - this is my present strategy of keeping myself mentally healthy.
Agree 100% Chang. I’m so happy to have found Caitlin’s community of wonderful people. It gives me the tiniest sliver of hope.
"why the world doesn't care more about this Genocide" - what a naive question.
Try to answer what you mean by "the world" and how "caring" for this and other genocides that at various scales have been going on forever in various parts of the world would manifest itself. In practical, not hypothetical terms.
I suspect, that once you get to the practical aspect of it you'll have your answer.
It was a rhetorical statement made to express my disillusionment about human behavior and emotional feelings towards the situation, and not a naive "puzzlement" about human reaction question (as it may have seemed on the surface).
It was an emotional expression of trying to resolve congnitive dissonances, and the words are not meant to be taken literally.
A capitalist planet run by Zionists in the U.S. government and oligarchy.
Some countries have better education?