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I feel hurt by this comment. I’m Lebanese, and I can assure you a large swath of the population is traumatized from this incident and from decades of mismanagem

I feel hurt by this comment. I’m Lebanese, and I can assure you a large swath of the population is traumatized from this incident and from decades of mismanagement and corruption. Everything about your comment reeks of privilege and luxury.

golergka 6y ago
It's not privilege, it's awareness of the scope of fraudulent donation initiatives that get viral on social media.
- feralimal 6y ago
  Absolutely - I'm not privileged and these sorts of donation initiatives do not get my agreement. Where is the evidence? Here we are provided 2 news clips.... what do those prove?
  - saagarjha 6y ago
    Evidence of what? That there was a massive explosion?
feralimal 6y ago
Mismanagement and corruption is everywhere. Not just in Lebanon. I'm sure that people are traumatised by stuff they see on TV. But really, people (you and I) should only be a witness to stuff they have personally experienced. If we repeat what we see without personal evidence, I think that is a type of lie. So, what is your personal experience of this event? And, if you are personally involved, are you setting up a go fund me for it? BTW, you shouldn't be hurt by a comment. In fact, you can't be hurt be a comment. You can be hurt by an explosion or a punch. Personally, I'm highly suspicious of events that are portrayed on TV - frequently they are not as they are portrayed. From that perspective, when I read that comment, it seems kind of a poor attempt at what used to be called 'begging letters'. Its not really impressive to me, to ask for money at all, and to talk about death etc in order to raise taboos that aren't usually challenged in order to get away with it.
- saagarjha 6y ago
  > But really, people (you and I) should only be a witness to stuff they have personally experienced. You got a comment from someone who was fairly close to the blast, how is that not a “personal experience”? The only people who could have given a more personal experience are would likely not be able to do so.

golergka 6y ago

It's not privilege, it's awareness of the scope of fraudulent donation initiatives that get viral on social media.

feralimal 6y ago
Absolutely - I'm not privileged and these sorts of donation initiatives do not get my agreement. Where is the evidence? Here we are provided 2 news clips.... what do those prove?
- saagarjha 6y ago
  Evidence of what? That there was a massive explosion?

feralimal 6y ago

Mismanagement and corruption is everywhere. Not just in Lebanon. I'm sure that people are traumatised by stuff they see on TV. But really, people (you and I) should only be a witness to stuff they have personally experienced. If we repeat what we see without personal evidence, I think that is a type of lie. So, what is your personal experience of this event? And, if you are personally involved, are you setting up a go fund me for it? BTW, you shouldn't be hurt by a comment. In fact, you can't be hurt be a comment. You can be hurt by an explosion or a punch. Personally, I'm highly suspicious of events that are portrayed on TV - frequently they are not as they are portrayed. From that perspective, when I read that comment, it seems kind of a poor attempt at what used to be called 'begging letters'. Its not really impressive to me, to ask for money at all, and to talk about death etc in order to raise taboos that aren't usually challenged in order to get away with it.

saagarjha 6y ago
> But really, people (you and I) should only be a witness to stuff they have personally experienced. You got a comment from someone who was fairly close to the blast, how is that not a “personal experience”? The only people who could have given a more personal experience are would likely not be able to do so.