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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I haven’t specifically said this as a response to anyone and I am not on social media so don’t post things like this, but if someone asked me how I am today, I am not OK. I am physically fine but I am watching footage of terrorists kill and rape people who are friends of my friends and family. I do not feel fine. I’m not jumping on any bandwagon, it is how I am feeling[/quote]

didn't op specifically say unless it's your friends and family?
op I agree I see this all the time and it's - not sure what the name is but - people making it about themselves. It feels icky to me not because i don't doubt they are sad but because it's like - you are not the one this is happening to so one should keep the spotlight there. [/quote]

But I said it was friends OF my friends and family. Very fortunate that my friends and family are so far alive and unhurt. Maybe it matters to you and others when/where it is said. Within my community, most people are in my position, which means we all know that we are much much more OK than our friends and family actually in Israel. We are all supporting each other and we all know that we are also “not ok”. To the outside world, who have even less connection to this than we do, I think the point of people saying they are not ok and sharing more details is to explain to others that it is impacting them, and by extension, that Hamas’s actions (in this particular case) have an impact outside of the immediate circle of people who have been murdered and attacked. 
In other words, I don’t think when people say they are not ok they are trying to divert sympathy to themselves. They are trying to bring awareness to the general issue and the impact it has[/quote]

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