In today’s edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune you will find a huge picture and the headline ‘Bravo, Italia!’ Of course, this refers to the World Cup that so many people are interested in. Know what I think? Well, you’re here so you must want to know. Much ado about nothing. Nothing. Zilch. Zero. Great for them but in the big picture of what’s going on, is it really necessary that this dominates the front page?

You might immediately assume that this post is about the World Cup, given the title of the post, and how I feel about it being so prominent, but you would be wrong. Here, now, I want to focus on something else. Something that deserves to be the bigger picture.

Really, are you aware that masked gunmen are executing people in Iraq? You are? Well, are you aware that they are executing Sunnis? Do you know why? Because they are Sunni. Uh huh. They are not killing allied servicemembers because we’re forcing democracy on a culture that doesn’t understand democracy. They’re not killing terrorists because they are advocating suicide bombings by women and children. Shiites are executing Sunnis. Because of who they are.

HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN RWANDA? Oh wait, they didn’t deserve this. The Iraqi people do, right? So go ahead, kill each other off because we’ll be better for it over here where our overinflated egos rule our lives, religion and politics.

But what about the people who are afraid of leaving their homes? What about the people who’s homes are stormed and family members executed in the streets with a bullet in their head solely because their last name is ‘Jubour?’ What about those who are yanked off buses and forced to show their identification proving they are Shiite and if not, they are immediately executed. What about those peace loving individuals who do not want our perverted version of government forced on them, but would still love to be able to live a happy life and not worry about whether or not their last name will get them tortured with power drills?

What are we doing about this? Are we, as a polluted government, doing anything at all? What about the U.N.? What about the E.U.? What about the Iraqi government? Is ANYONE doing ANYTHING at all?

I’m so tired of hearing about how some people deserve certain things. I’m tired of hearing that, because it has nothing to do with us, we should turn the other cheek. We are so fortunate to live in the country we do, however f***ed up it is. It is still better than most. NOT ALL, but most. While I don’t believe that we have the right to force people to live differently than they wish, I do feel that we have a responsibility to our BROTHERS AND SISTERS of the world, to make sure that this is stopped.

/sigh