Don’t Panic!: What is the result of the Israeli war in Gaza earlier this year?
July 20, 2009 at 12:51 pm by Andisheh Nouraee in Don't Panic
After Iran’s nascent green revolution was forced from America’s collective consciousness by Gov. Mark Sanford’s public loss of virginity, Michael Jackson beating it, and Sarah Palin quitting to prove she’s no quitter, many of my friends were dismayed. Quite a few of them complained about how titillating news is always pushing important news out of the limelight.
For a long time, I thought obsessing on nonsense was a luxury enjoyed by prosperous, peaceful societies. Humans are born with enough mental capacity to hunt for food and fight off predators and rivals. Because our society is prosperous and orderly, I thought, we Americans can’t help but devote our unused mental capacity to stupid things like “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.” OMG, have you seen Danielle’s sex tape? OMG, she’s so trashy!
(Illustration by Andisheh Nouraee)
July 20th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
“Hamas fighters who launch makeshift rockets into southern Israel from fields and deserted lots”
“grabbing Palestinian civilians and using them as human shields”
wow things have REALLY changed in that fight.
come on, man.