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.
Sounded to me like you were looking for an explanation and all I did was try to point you in one direction. Rhetorical questions usually don't include such explicit pleas.
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.
You said "For some unexplainable reason..."
Sounded to me like you were looking for an explanation and all I did was try to point you in one direction. Rhetorical questions usually don't include such explicit pleas.
Yes, they usually don't. Consider this as my "unique" way of sometimes saying "rhetorical" things. :)