Juxtaposing Terrorist Attacks

Kabul v Manchester

It’s frustrating that I only found out about the bombing in Kabul that killed 80 people and wounded as many as 350 (mostly civilians) by going to the Associated Press website. I’m not comparing so as to diminish the horrendous act of terrorism in Manchester, but when you log onto social media sites like Facebook or Twitter or Instagram and see everybody posting their condolences with the hashtag #manchesterattack, and then juxtapose the reaction to the attack in Kabul, it’s easy to notice the sheer indifference we have toward people in the Middle East (aka brown skin).