People really are so one-track-minded. What happened in Paris was so awful. But it was not the only thing going on. That needs to be recognised.

I kinda get what people are saying because not all countries get affected equality.




But I really hope that all those people complaining changed their social media profiles and support to include some of those other countries over the past few years. In 2015 that would also include Kenya and Lebanon.

Attention only came to attacks in Beirut and Baghdad etc. BECAUSE of Paris. Before that, people weren't really talking about it.

I can bet they didn't.

The media and the people themselves are very one track minded.

A tragedy happens people talk about it then forget about it two weeks later.

Like the bring back our girls campaigne in Africa, haven't heard anything on that. Were they even returned?.

She did the right thing. People are only outraged re Paris because it's 1st world.

Non-developed countries don't get the same level of attention because, imo anyway:
- 1st world lives are valued more. It's just a depressing fact of our society.
- white lives are valued more (although obviously not all people in the 1st world are white but it is still one of the factors)
- people have a ''oh, [insert developing world place] is ****ed up anyway, this happens all the time'' mentality towards it

Yesterday was for Paris, Beirut, Baghdad and any other city affected by terrorism. Are you saying Paris is more important than them? Because newsflash, it's not

You can talk about more than one tragedy. And you can do it in a way that doesn't make it look like you're belittling the significance of another.

She didn't lie

Can you read?

I don't know where are you living but media in my country have reported about Ebola's death toll in African countries, searching for cure/vaccine for people from countries affected by the epidemic and the potential danger of the spread of Ebola to the other parts of the words since I remember. And I live in a country that is 99.9999% white. 'Murica I guess.

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It's obvious that tragedy in Paris is closer to us because it's a tragedy that happened in our part of the world but she did nothing wrong with mentioning tragedies in Lebanon & Syria and honoring the victims. I don't really know why people got pressed over it, those people are certificated idiots imo.

The Middle-East has practically been a war-zone for years. There are HUNDREDS of humanitarian, political and social groups all around the world focusing on the Middle-East crisis, so drop the "nobody cares" argument already. While it should not be the reality of any country, violence has became a synonym with the Middle-East. However, what happened in Paris this year was not normal. Terrorist attacks on this magnitude are not frequent in Europe. People are not surprised when something as tragic happens in Beirut or Baghdad because these countries are in and out of wars all of the time.
Besides, Paris is one of the most Iconic cities of the world. People tend to be more affectionate and supportive towards what they know or have feelings for. It's really hard to pretend you care about something you know so little about. You also cannot blame people for knowing so little, people are surrounded with their personal and their own countries problem to have the time or effort to fathom the Middle-East crisis. It's very complicated and long. However, what happened in Paris was simple to comprehend.