[BenF]

Why bother commenting at all then? Did you feel your apathy towards the suffering of other human beings would convince anyone else to also ignore the suffering?

[BikerNYC]

People suffer throughout the world every day for reasons having nothing to do with the present doings in the Middle East. I literally don't have the strength not to feel apathetic about a good deal of that suffering.

For some reason, however, suffering at the hand of Mother Nature or some other unforeseen event leads me to less apathy than this ceaseless and deliberate bickering, fighting, and killing over land to which each side claims some holy and ancient right. I am sure each side takes great comfort knowing that their loved ones will be in a much better place after their deaths in this mindless conflict. For me, that comfort is what they deserve.