Mr. Belmont, Obviously, I am against the genocide in Darfur. In fact, I don't know anyone who thinks that it is a good thing or a justified thing. People have opinions on it, pretty unanimous ones, they are just inactive. I agree that acting on this issue is important, and I know of many organizations trying to end the genocide in Darfur and spread awareness about it. I don't actually understand your point so I can't respond to it, but I would like to explain that the reason I am particularly outraged about some of Israel's actions is because the U.S. is a huge supporter of Israel and has been complicit in them. Because I am an American, I feel a responsibility to protest such actions on the part of my government because it is in my name. When I criticize the Israeli state (never its people, to make that extra clear for those who refuse to listen to me closely) I criticize with it the American government's support of it. Israel could not have carried out the Lebanon war, for example, without America's permission. Speaking of ignored tragedies, did you know that more people have died in the Congo in the last couple years than in Darfur- the most under-reported news story of the year. I do fully agree that these tragedies need to be talked about more. After the Holocaust, everyone said, "never again" will we let genocide happen. Yet we do.