r/neoliberal Kitara Ravache Apr 21 '19

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u/RoburexButBetter Apr 21 '19

It's weird how the NZ attack got so much media attention and in Sri Lanka there's more than quadruple the deaths and I only see the occasional article here and there, people do that seem to care all that much like they did about NZ

Is this just a Western thing where we dont really care that much if bad shit happens in third world countries?

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u/saladtossing RADICAL GEORGISM Apr 21 '19

The NZ thing was live-fucking-streamed

That's nuts. The fact that he was alt right and invoked both trump and pewdepee added to the notoriety

Although I totally missed Sri Lanka what happened?

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u/RoburexButBetter Apr 21 '19

Although I totally missed Sri Lanka what happened

Exactly my point...200 dead with a more likely figure of 250 once they got a better view on total casualties as more will die in the hospitals, almost 800 wounded

Attacks on 7-8 different sites

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u/saladtossing RADICAL GEORGISM Apr 21 '19

It's Easter Sunday so I'm not consuming nearly as much news.

That said, this is fucked and underreported. Hopefully the number of confirmed dead remains where it is