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Edited by Derobe7777:
11/15/2015 6:40:17 PM
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Paris Attacks and Destiny Support
I had a thought of the Destiny and its community's support for the victims of the Paris Terrorist attacks. I know Bungie has raise money in the past for those in need and that is very honorable.
What if someone at Bungie donated their time to create a shader or something else unrelated to ranking up your character and sold it through Tess Everis for something like $1. Maybe a shader or sparrow reflecting the colors of France. I would also hope Bungie could be sure that the money is going to a reputable charity for surviving victims or their families.
As a Dad's of Destiny clan member (meaning that I am a Dad) I couldn't imagine how devastating it would be to lose my innocent child in an act like this or if a child lost their parent in an act like this.
I am not an eloquent writer, and I don't want to get into politics, but I know there are many innocent victims that need to know they have support. I'm not sure the best way that that comes across, and is not always with Money, but as an American citizen I can't stand seeing innocent people die and everyone else left heartbroken, depressed and/or injured for the rest of their lives. I think any act of thoughtfulness from people they don't know will hopefully help their scars be a little less than what they could become.
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7 RepliesEdited by MISTMAN: 11/15/2015 4:26:01 PMLast week ISIS blew up a Russian plane load of holiday makers in the airspace over Egypt. The Western media concentrated on whether western tourists would get home with their baggage Little mention was made of the 220 or more innocent men women and children and the poor airline crew. On Thursday, ISIS sent two suicide bombers into the beautiful and long suffering Lebanese capital, Beirut, killing 43 people and injuring over 200. It barely got mentioned in the news - despite the fact that we should all be indebted to Lebanon for absorbing over a million Syrian refugees and doing much more than their fair share to ease the humanitarian crisis. The lives of Adel Termos, his young daughter and their fellow citizens - are they worth any less than the lives of the poor 129 or more innocent victims of Friday night's atrocity in Paris, France? I don't for one second think so. And yet the media treat these ISIS attacks in markedly different terms. In so doing - in ignoring the murders of Russian or Lebanese civilians - and In the comparatively saturation coverage of the horrific attacks in Paris, I honestly believe we are being given a distorted, racist narrative that is causing more intolerance and hurt. There can be no hierarchy of victims in this. Countless families have been left devastated and will never recover. It should not matter what nationality or language or city is concerned. That is why I have NOT put the French flag in my FB profile pic. Not to disrespect the souls who perished in the Paris massacres, but to honour ALL the victims of ISIS under its monstrous carnival of violence and bloodshed that has been unleashed in the Middle East and beyond.
