Lance Posted March 22, 2016 Share #1 Posted March 22, 2016 Brussels went into lockdown on Tuesday after a series of explosions rocked the city's airport and subway, leaving at least 26 dead in what appeared to be a coordinated attack. Officials raised the terror threat level, shut down all public transport in the city and advised locals to stay indoors after the blasts, which also wounded dozens. Belgium's federal prosecutor said one of two explosions at the airport was likely caused by a suicide bomber and that all three blasts were acts of terrorism. Read more: Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted March 22, 2016 Share #2 Posted March 22, 2016 Can we have a safe world for once? Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted March 22, 2016 Share #3 Posted March 22, 2016 This crap happens all the time in places like Turkey and Syria. This is sad and all, but Europeans and by extension us Americans live in a world that is insulated from violence. The violence has longed ceased, for the most part, in Europe and the US, but the rest of the world suffers. Which is why I am at the point in which I feel mad not because terrorists just killed 30 people, but because this type of sympathy and compassion is never shown to the refugees who come into Europe escaping from ISIS and their brand of violence. Watch, Facebook and Google are going to be putting all types of doodles to support Belgium. But they'll never do it for Syria and the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted March 22, 2016 Share #4 Posted March 22, 2016 This crap happens all the time in places like Turkey and Syria. This is sad and all, but Europeans and by extension us Americans live in a world that is insulated from violence. The violence has longed ceased, for the most part, in Europe and the US, but the rest of the world suffers. Which is why I am at the point in which I feel mad not because terrorists just killed 30 people, but because this type of sympathy and compassion is never shown to the refugees who come into Europe escaping from ISIS and their brand of violence. Watch, Facebook and Google are going to be putting all types of doodles to support Belgium. But they'll never do it for Syria and the like. Fully agree with you. And yes, there will be a time when the social network is gonna go around being like, "Hey, please support the Brussels attack." I'd expect it to be out in no less than a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted March 22, 2016 Share #5 Posted March 22, 2016 Fully agree with you. And yes, there will be a time when the social network is gonna go around being like, "Hey, please support the Brussels attack." I'd expect it to be out in no less than a week. Same thing happened in Lebanon. They got attacked the same day as Paris... (not a word form the news or a doodle form Facebook. They wouldn't even give them the flag overlay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yardlet6 Posted March 22, 2016 Share #6 Posted March 22, 2016 The reasoning is that Syria,Lebanon and the like have had this stuff going on for awhile. Also Americans pretty much consider the Middle East a savage land where stuff like that happens every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelix500 Posted March 23, 2016 Share #7 Posted March 23, 2016 Saw what I think was S.W.A.T. at 161st Yankee Stadium. They had all their gear on and M4s. I wonder if it was because of what happened in Brussels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewYorkElevated Posted March 25, 2016 Share #8 Posted March 25, 2016 It has been revealed that two brothers were behind the attacks. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35879141 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted March 25, 2016 Share #9 Posted March 25, 2016 Same thing happened in Lebanon. They got attacked the same day as Paris... (not a word form the news or a doodle form Facebook. They wouldn't even give them the flag overlay. That's because it wasn't the same day. It was the day before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted March 25, 2016 Share #10 Posted March 25, 2016 The reasoning is that Syria,Lebanon and the like have had this stuff going on for awhile. Also Americans pretty much consider the Middle East a savage land where stuff like that happens every day. Savage is a relative word. People easily forget the worst wars of history and the bloodiest massacres in the world have occurred in Europe. Europe is happy this crap is happening elsewhere now. These terrorists make it look more civilized than they really are. Remember, Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted March 26, 2016 Share #11 Posted March 26, 2016 That's precisely why it garners so much attention. Europe has been fortunate enough to have avoided a lot of violence since World War II, thus, when something like this happens, it will attract a lot of attention. If a grisly murder occurs in an up and coming neighborhood like Battery Park, people will be more shocked than if it happened in the Bronx, because it's an irregular occurence. Doesn't make what happened in the Bronx or in Syria any less tragic, but it doesn't surprise anyone because it's the status quo at present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yardlet6 Posted March 29, 2016 Share #12 Posted March 29, 2016 Savage is a relative word. People easily forget the worst wars of history and the bloodiest massacres in the world have occurred in Europe. Europe is happy this crap is happening elsewhere now. These terrorists make it look more civilized than they really are. Remember, Germany After WW1,rampant inflation,far right fanatics like the Freikorps,huge debt payments,demoralization lead to any fool to spout hateful things. A charismatic one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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