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⌈ Secret Post #3240 ⌋

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The world post Paris

[kallanda_lee]

I feel like everyone and everything is on edge. There was a (false) bomb alert in my city today. One of my friends wasn't allowed to go back to his flat by the cops. There's been raids in the capital. There was a shooing in my bf's city that I don't know the details of yet. Don't know if that's in any way related or not.

There was the thing in Hannover where there was apparently a real terrorist plot.

It's not even like I feel unsafe, strangely, I just feel like I woke up in a different world today.

Also this doesn't help really:

[kallanda_lee]

http://saharareporters.com/2015/11/16/french-officials-identify-belgian-born-abdelhamid-abaaoud-mastermind-behind-paris-2

Re: The world post Paris

[(Anonymous)]

http://imgur.com/gallery/YUiKI

Re: The world post Paris

[kallanda_lee]

Thank you for that, I hadn't seen that yet.

Re: The world post Paris

[diet_poison]

awesome.

Re: The world post Paris

[mimi-sardinia.livejournal.com]

Waleed!

Re: The world post Paris

[iceyred]

I have absolutely no advice except this: don't let yourself be frightened. A lot of people are terrified, and that's exactly what those bastards want. They want us scared, they want us looking over our shoulders, they want us fighting each other. Don't give them what they want. Be brave and encourage others to follow your lead.

I wish I had something more concrete and tangible to offer, but that's all I got.

Re: The world post Paris

[kallanda_lee]

It's appreciated :) I wasn't even looking for advice, I just spent most of the day sitting between 4 walls writing. then I sort of wanted to vent,n but everyone here is asleep.

Re: The world post Paris

[philstar22]

I'm just so sick of the "lets not take Syrian refugee" comments. Because one of the terrorists may possibly have pretended to be a refugee. Even though none of the rest of them were refugees.

I'm also kind of laughing at the US governers insisting that their states won't take refugees as if they get a say. This is one of those times where the fact that the feds get to do what they want on immigration actually is a good thing.

But mostly I'm just mad. And especially at the "just take Christians refugees" comments and the "Take only families, not single men" comments as if only Christians and only families are suffering persecution.

Re: The world post Paris

[kallanda_lee]

Yeah but that's it. Fear and anger bring out this sort of shit, too. I mean they were probably thinking it before, but now they feel justified in saying it.

Re: The world post Paris

[(Anonymous)]

I rolled my eyes when I saw that "Take only Christian refugees" comment. It's not surprising, really, but still, just...seriously, people?

(Not to mention, if these terrorists are pretending to be refugees, then they could just as easily pretend to be Christians or falsely claim to have a family, too, if they knew that was a way for them to sneak in without scrutiny.)

Re: The world post Paris

[a_potato]

Ugh yes.

The governor of my current state has said we will not take refugees, which annoys me. The governor of my former state has said that they will. So, of course, some of my friends who still live there were posting about it yesterday and being like, "WTF this is terrible, what a moron, I hate him, we have our own problems so why are we helping them."

C'mon, guys. These are people trying to escape a warzone, people whose lives have been torn apart, and nobody wants them. Nobody wanted them before this happened. And you're basically saying you'd rather they stay there and die than for you to be mildly inconvenienced (and you probably won't be. You probably won't notice any difference). Half of them have the French flag overlay on their profile pictures, as well, and all I could think was, "if they were French refugees, would your tune change? Or would you say the same things while patting yourselves on the back for temporarily changing an icon on the internet?"

...yeah, I have feelings.

Re: The world post Paris

[diet_poison]

My governor continues to embarrass me for being in Indiana. :|

Re: The world post Paris

[(Anonymous)]

I'm also kind of laughing at the US governers insisting that their states won't take refugees as if they get a say.

Ours (Maryland) is one of them "for the sake of the Maryland people." I want to write him a letter saying that he does not represent the Maryland people in thinking that, but sadly I'm not sure that's true...

Re: The world post Paris

[(Anonymous)]

I've been feeling on edge for the past few days. I went out with my friends and I couldn't help looking over my shoulder a lot and, when we went out to eat, I kept staring out the window instead of joining in the conversation and enjoying my food. I've never felt exactly safe (even though the town I live in is relatively safe) and I know I'm going to drive myself crazy if I keep being so paranoid of everyone, so I've just been trying hard to remember that most people want what I want: a sense of peace and safety. I didn't have to go to work today, so I went to volunteer at the food bank I used to work at before I got hired and that took my mind off my paranoia. I guess keeping busy helps.

Re: The world post Paris

[kallanda_lee]

I hate the looking over my shoulder thing. I was in India during the Mumbai attacks a few years ago, and that's basically how I felt then: looking over my shoulder. Almost crawling under a table at the sound of fireworks. Avoiding tourist places. I sort of shook it off quite well then, but you can return to those old emotions very quickly. But now it's in my own country and I don't quite know how that channel that.

Kudos to you for volunteering, though, regardless of the reason.

Re: The world post Paris

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, I don't doubt it's going to take a while to fully shake off those feelings of dread and being on edge. Especially when things are still feeling tense and uncertain in general.

That said, though, I very much admire your attitude about all of this, and I second the kudos for volunteering on your day off. Not only is it a wonderful gesture in and of itself, and a great distraction, but it's stuff like that that will further prove to the terrorists they aren't going to achieve their goals.

I've just been trying hard to remember that most people want what I want: a sense of peace and safety.

Well said. This is a message everyone should keep in mind for life and other people in general, really.

Re: The world post Paris

[a_potato]

I'm trying to think of something to say. I'm not coming up with much of anything.

The whole situation is just awful. I'm sorry that anyone has had to experience what's gone on the past few days.

Re: The world post Paris

[kallanda_lee]

Honestly it's this sinking feeling of : shit, this might not turn out okay.

Re: The world post Paris

[caerbannog]

Yeah we had a scare last night in peak hour at the train station. I'm not surprised, there's usually a copy cat scare after a real event...

Re: The world post Paris

[kallanda_lee]

People can be such assholes sometimes, I swear.

Re: The world post Paris

[cbrachyrhynchos]

Of course the three-letter organizations are tripping over themselves to say, "we need encryption back-doors."

But.

Unbreakable encryption (with some caveats)

was invented

in 1882

and was done

on a typewriter.

Re: The world post Paris

[(Anonymous)]

Oh ffs. What happened in Paris is horrific, but it's nothing new. People in the West are only making a big stink about it because it happened in their backyard this time.

(And before someone accuses me of trolling, I'm far from the only person saying this. Case in point: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/16/world/middleeast/beirut-lebanon-attacks-paris.html?_r=0)

Re: The world post Paris

[nightscale]

I'm sorry your going through this right now, there's not much I can really think to say other than I hope you and your family/friends are okay. And many internet hugs to you.

Re: The world post Paris

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah but can you blame them? ISIS has been a threat for a while now, but it's horrible when things like this occur. They're trying to goad people into a fight/war something, so it makes sense that everyone is on alert.