mashkwi asked: I wasn't trying to appeal to anyone's emotions by making that comparison. The footage of what is happening in Syria speaks to people's emotions well enough by itself. I was making the comparison because ,as stated, the world was blamed for it's inaction in Rwanda and it was blamed for it's interference in Libya. I don't believe the reasons for the violence in Rwanda, Syria and Libya are the same as one another except in the fact that the international community may or may not intervene.

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The international community may or may not intervene in EVERYTHING. The only thing linking these situations is a death toll. I reject comparisons like yours as I feel they are exploitative of people’s plights. I don’t mean to be a dick here, I just think it’s inappropriate to call on the suffering of half a million people to make a point.

Let’s talk about the facts on the ground, not loose connections to other situations where similar harm was committed.