It's called universal human rights for a reason, people. If you don't have a problem excluding people who are "just terrorists", you pretty much become hypocritical if you blame the Nazis for killing "just Jews", or the KKK for "just n-words"... or, indeed, Al Qaeda blowing up two skyscrapers with a bunch of "just infidel imperialists" inside. If universal human rights don't matter, there's not much reason why anyone who wasn't close friend or family with someone in the WTC should be expected to give a damn about some autumn Tuesday ten years ago.
But, but, but... Bin Laden started it! He did something horrible to me/us/"our" people. He so deserved it. He's a bad man. How many did the jews kill? Hitler deserved to die but he had no right killing them.
Sorry, that's not my thoughts. Just how I imagine many people seeing it. If you know me, you can probably guess where I'm heading. Perspective. We think this, they think that. We're right, they're wrong. Guess what, some think the total opposite. You will, obviously think you're right, no matter what side you're on. But if you can view something as "I'm right" you need to acknowledge that someone with different opinion think the same about their opinion. What is the best way to find a solution? Kill them all?
Since people have read things about what I've said before I just want to say that if that sounded like I'm against defending yourself, your loved ones or your country please know that it's not the case. As for military I'm confident that most soldiers don't want to use weapons or violence. And that's the way it should be. Defending your country or someone elses country is nobel and I'd never dream of giving them a hard time about it. Sometimes I don't agree with the methods of the military as a whole but to me that's a different thing.
If you think Osama had any less right to live than one of the 3000 dead of 9/11, I will vehemently disagree with you, because the truth is, your views scare me.
Even if I don't agree with them I'd give them some slack. If you're closely affected by something your emotions run high, your mind gets clouded (in lack of me thinking of a better word). You're right and anyone that disagrees are obviously wrong. Be it about a terrorist attack or your favourite couple on a tv-show. One is just much, much, much more important and sensitive.
I get that people wanted him dead.
I get that people are happy that he's dead.
I'm not sad that he's dead.
Feeling that way is most likely normal.
If someone were responsible for killing close ones to me I sure would be affected and wanting revenge. I have no doubt what so ever. So in no way am I blaming people for how they feel. That doesn't mean that what I'd be thinking in that situation, or how many people are thinking about the death of Bin Laden are "right". Yeah, that'll probably be taken the wrong way...
I so wish I could express myself better.
How many people can calmy "take" being told that others think they wrong, when they're upset or just filled up with emotions? Not many so I get why people are reacting the way they do as well. Most have trouble even when they're at peace. And that's why I shouldn't have posted in the first place. Bad me.
