Facebook photo filter lets you show solidarity with Paris

[Pablo 8,575]

6 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said:

But who said a filter on a social media was going to solve anything? 

It's called solidarity. What is lighting up monuments with the French flag colors gonna do? NOTHING.

What is #PrayForParis gonna do? NOTHING.

It is purely symbolic.

Solidarity: unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; mutual support within a group.

 

Thank you for showing me another viewpoint.

I still don't see why people in the Midwest (where I live) changed their profile. I guess we all deal with grieve and tragedy in different ways. I'm more prone to keep it private.

[Morphine Prince 109,650]

Just now, Pablo said:

Thank you for showing me another viewpoint.

I still don't see why people in the Midwest (where I live) changed their profile. I guess we all deal with grieve and tragedy in different ways. I'm more prone to keep it private.

Because we as Westerners all share the same values. I like how Obama said it: "An attack on humanity" 

We can relate to these people. The terrorists aim to destroy our way of life. Regardless of the politics of situation like this, there is the human side. In the US we've had our fair share or terrorist attacks. It's easy to relate. 

Changing your profile picture simply symbolizes that you stand with these people suffering right now. Sure there are people who don't have all the knowledge on the situation but expressing some empathy is never a bad thing. 

[AlexanderLevi2 5,849]

I just want world peace. It's so sad that people target innocent humans based on their religion/belief system. I may not agree with you but would never take the life of someone because it failed my core beliefs. Violence is never the answer.

[AlexanderLevi2 5,849]

16 minutes ago, Pablo said:

Thank you for showing me another viewpoint.

I still don't see why people in the Midwest (where I live) changed their profile. I guess we all deal with grieve and tragedy in different ways. I'm more prone to keep it private.

I don't get why people get upset about people changing their profile picture? If that's the way they want to show solidarity then let them. People may start to see that the little things that happen in life may not be that big of an issue. There are bigger issues at large.

[mmm 879]

9 hours ago, LebaneseDude said:

Spoken like someone who doesn't even understand Lebanese geo-politics. 

The attack was done in a Hezbollah neighborhood. Given that people there are fully armed Hezbollah militia, I'd hardly call the area civilian. It was a terrorist vs terrorist attack with unfortunate civilian casualties given the location.

Then again I'm hardly surprised. Hezbollah terrorists love placing themselves within civilian ranks. It's the best away to avoid getting blasted by Israel.

Correct me if im wrong but it was done in a hezbollah controlled area but not to the hezbollah terrorists themselves.. and as you know many civilians including women and children and innocent men live there and it being in beirut im sure other people were there too. Just because it was done in a Hezbollah area doesnt mean it was not civilians who died or we could label them terrorists. I also dont see why you would call Hezbollah terrorists as they do the same crimes all governments in the world does.

[Yves 1,891]

14 hours ago, Morphine Prince said:

I knew these type of responses would come in. I'll answer plain and simple and you may not like it: 

In these other places you mentioned terrorism has become the norm, sadly. You hear of attacks every week it seems. In the Western world this is NOT the norm and we pray it does not become the norm. Plus, Facebook is an American company with Western values who will obviously do something like this.

If they did this for every tragedy we'd be changing profile picture everyday. 

Exactly. I could not agree more. 

[LebaneseDude 6,146]

4 hours ago, Fays1 said:

 I also dont see why you would call Hezbollah terrorists as they do the same crimes all governments in the world does.

..cause they aren't a government... using their weapons to terrorize and put fear into the rest of the nation in all matters of governance and civil liberty.

Just stop.

[mmm 879]

1 minute ago, LebaneseDude said:

..cause they aren't a government...?

Just stop.

so if you say that governments cant be terrorist, does this mean Saddam Hussein and Hitler were not terrorists? and you just ignored the rest of my argument. 

[LebaneseDude 6,146]

Just now, Fays1 said:

so if you say that governments cant be terrorist, does this mean Saddam Hussein and Hitler were not terrorists? and you just ignored the rest of my argument. 

It's cause your entire comment reeks of ignorance.

Hezbollah aren't a ****ing government. so why are you classifying them as such? They're a subset of a nation that use their arms to have their way. They terrorize the rest of the nation, while committing terrorist acts abroad. The fact that you're defending them is maddening.

Also Saddam and Hitler weren't terrorists in today's sense. They were despots. There's a huge difference in classification. 

Ignored the rest of your comment because you don't understand the concept of an armed militia. Those people targeted were members of Hezbollah whether directly or indirectly. If Hezbollah didn't have their militia operating in the area, they would not have bombed the location given it would have had no obvious purpose.

Also you continue to fail to understand that most people in my area say "Good I hope they kill each other" whenever something like this happens. People here don't care.That's how much they hate each other. Almost zero psychological impact.

Done with you.

[mmm 879]

6 minutes ago, LebaneseDude said:

It's cause your entire comment reeks of ignorance.

Hezbollah aren't a ****ing government. so why are you classifying them as such? They're a subset of a nation that use their arms to have their way. They terrorize the rest of the nation, while committing terrorist acts abroad. The fact that you're defending them is maddening.

Also Saddam and Hitler weren't terrorists in today's sense. They were despots. There's a huge difference in classification. 

Ignored the rest of your comment because you don't understand the concept of an armed militia. Those people targeted were members of Hezbollah whether directly or indirectly. If Hezbollah didn't have their militia operating in the area, they would not have bombed the location given it would have had no obvious purpose.

Also you continue to fail to understand that most people in my area say "Good I hope they kill each other" whenever something like this happens. People here don't care.That's how much they hate each other. Almost zero psychological impact.

Done with you.

I never defended Hezbollah im a Sunni muslim so obviously im against them.. I said what I said because you ignore the lebanese civilians that were bombed because they were in an area of hezbollah! I never said hezbollah was a government im just saying that world governments including paris commit the same terrorist crimes yet people who support that government are not labeled as terrorist and when they die people make a big deal of it.

[Kayla 7,595]

14 hours ago, Morphine Prince said:

But who said a filter on social media was going to solve anything? 

It's called solidarity. What is lighting up monuments with the French flag colors gonna do? NOTHING.

What is #PrayForParis gonna do? NOTHING.

It is purely symbolic.

Solidarity: unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; mutual support within a group.

 

It also must be nice for Parisians to come online and see that the whole world is rooting for them. Horrifying events can make you feel isolated and alone, but these small gestures make it clear that what they went through is on everyone's mind. 

I also believe other countries deserve the same recognition. It's sad that other countries who've suffered tragedies like this have to watch Paris get so much love worldwide while they look around them and see no end to their struggles or messages of support.