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#postingforparis

August 20, 2017
By nealvandemark BRONZE, Pullman, Washington
nealvandemark BRONZE, Pullman, Washington
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Satire in the face of pain eliminates part of the pain itself.


What's trending today on twitter hm? #prayforparis
Let the bullets and likes fly #prayforparis
The coroner's wife is trending #prayforparis
The Victim's kin is dying to see a #prayforparis
Trust me the wounded are on twitter liking the #prayforparis
I’ll spread awareness log in #prayforparis
Feelings or Bandwagon #prayforparis
The atheists, and agnostics are all trending and #prayingforparis
Are you really #prayingforparis?
Or do you like the heart emojis from your followers who are also #prayingforparis
The funeral is drowned out by buzzes and notifications, you are the one #prayingforparis
You're losing followers but the awareness is growing, why don't you #prayforparis
You are a good person now, with compassion and lots of followers you are #prayingforparis
You care and so you #prayforparis
You spread awareness, now everybody is #postingforparis


The author's comments:

I wrote this piece a long time after the Paris terrorist attack, but the piece is pointing out how social media falsely glorifies compassion for sad events. 


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