Though it has long been known that there is little correlation between the attention paid to conflicts and their level of casualties, the disparity is depressing. Since the start of the year, an estimated 30,000 people have died in Syria, about 20 times the number in Ukraine—though the latter gets far more attention in terms of Google searches. Likewise, the war in Iraq resulted in thousands of deaths so far this year. Yet it was largely out of mind until June, when the Islamic State offensive intensified, and again last week, as America announced air strikes.
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 10:10:38 +0000
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