Between the kidnapping reenactment videos (REALLY?! WTF?), the conspiracy theories (about what Bibi knew and when) and the entire professional media chewing every gory detail of the conflict like Marie Antoinette set pieces, I’m sorry but I just can’t anymore.
Facebook has become the de facto battleground for the armchair warriors, and I can’t handle it anymore.
So many millions of people pretending that what they share on FB can actually change the geopolitical landscape.
As if.
Vietnam was a nominally better war because it was only on TV, and we KNEW we couldn’t do a damn thing about it until our leaders stepped up and did something. We were just as powerless, but the landscape was far more honest. If we couldn’t handle it, or if the kids were in the room, we could turn off the TV and get on with our truly private lives.
I sound like a cranky old fart.
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