Comments by "Kristopher Driver" (@paxdriver) on "Understanding the Syrian War using Maps" video.

  1. If people still don't think the Syrian war was orchestrated by profiteering wingbats, or believe that the entire Syrian affair has always been about being humane and fighting for justice, then why are we doing nothing in Philippines, Columbia, Crimea, Tibet, Nigeria, South Africa, Kurds, Palestinians, North Korea, Georgia, etc. Or how about the death toll of curable and preventable diseases at fractions of dollars meanwhile systemic fraud persists across all sectors unconstrained by even more corrupt overseers and regulators? I don't understand how any sensible person can be provided such an overwhelming body of evidence and examples of systemic dysfunction by a select few rotting out the whole batch and still have opinions derived from childish tribal insecurities. We are poisoning our family well by being apathetic or forming / defending opinions that rely on the absence of critical sensibility even when faced with logic and record. It is not OK to not know that the Syrian crisis and destabilization of the entire region has more to do with pipelines and fanning the flames of market discord than it does religious idealogies or any intrinsic "evil" that curses the land (no, they have not just 'been at war for ages', that's not true so stop saying it) For every person capable of thinking and empathy (both), you owe it to the victims of western politics and enterprise to at least consider their position and your role in it (by way of democratic process... Yeah, sorry, if you believe in democracy then own it and take the good with the bad. You are responsible too). You owe it to people like you, who you're willing to turn your back on based on nothing factual about any individual personally, you owe it to them and your own humanity to at least know something before forming your opinion on whether or not they're deserving of compassion or assistance, AT ANY COST less than the cost they're paying through misfortune and western involvement. @paxdriver
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