Oh, but it is satire.
JET sees hypocrisy in the canned sentiment attached to these atrocities.
He rejects the sentiment, and argues its opposite to make his point.
He is satiring the people who nod their heads in serious agreement at atrocities that occur to people they know nothing about, thousands of miles away. How can you have sentiment for the abstract?
He sees hypocrisy, because he feels that people who console themselves that they are good people because they feel bad about these things (or at least make the apporopriate noises,) are actually responsible to a degree.
He feels that many of these people who do this, are putting the pressures in place themselves that create the incident.
I don’t agree with his thesis, though from a media standpoint he may have a point. That’s not what he’s referring to.
He’s referring to the roles society makes you play. You play the role of the outraged person who is appalled at JETs comments. Similarly you play the role of concerned citizen of the world, outraged at this incident.
The fact is you do not know the people involved. They have no contact or meaning to you, and your sentiment serves no purpose other than to make you feel good. And, your conscience is thereby cleared of any guilt you might feel for the tittilation the media has provided you.
Odd though that your sentiments provide sympathy and empathy where it worthless, but in dealing with JET where your views and thoughts may have an impact, you instead choose to insult and wound him.
In JET’s mind this confirms his theory as JET feels that these incidents are instigated by people who are alienated by those they come in contact with because they are different, or express different views.
People you have no contact with cannot benefit from things you think, or sentiments you feel. People you have contact with can.
JET feels (and I agree with him,) that the latter is what’s important. The former is just posing.
I went through quite a long discussion with JET to understand his points. I think he enjoys fucking with people cleverly in making his points, and I wish he would find another way of doing it, but I also enjoy the satirical way in which he does so.