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The horrors we ignore
Back in the 90s and early 2000’s there were a couple of movies set in Africa where a line was said in both that summed up the world’s attitude: “This is Africa. Nobody cares about Africa.” Sure, rock stars and then Christian artists got together a couple of times and sang some songs and raised some money… and then?
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The conflicts we DON’T pay attention to
This is from The Dispatch: But with international focus trained on the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, comparatively little attention has been paid to what has become the largest displacement and food crisis in the world. Neglect of the conflict has driven international media to continually label Sudan the “forgotten” crisis.
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Gettysburg — Why They Fought
Another excellent piece by David Brooks in The New York Times today. It is a reflection on the difference in soldiers from the Civil War to today. The language, the letters, the thoughts, are so completely different. We look so small today in comparison. In our current era, as the saying goes, we take that which is lower to be…
Tag: Civil War
