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I re"gif"ted this. It was on FP yesterday, but it cropped out the first and last moments. It is just a few frames, but I feel as though they are important and insightful. This little girl for a brief moment forgot her name. The trauma of the events leading up to this moment have had an effect on her and she is fatigued and hungry. She smiles because her culture teaches her to smile. She comes from a paternal society and she just lost her father - meaning she lost almost everything.
There are still very important things going on abroad and the refugee crisis is still very much an important issue.
sauces:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Mg6cad21cg
http://www.preemptivelove.org/
nervousbitch
Her sweet face just breaks my heart.
Figuritot
I've seen those eyes before. Eyes of the broken. Bless her heart.
spongecrab
This broke my 22-year old seargant heart. Terrible. I wish we could take them all to safety. Permanently. Just, terrible.
ReddFraggle
I'm crying and my daughter is wondering why... I show her this and all she says is "well did she eat?!"
jrabbitmusic
and trump says there are no women and children refugees, just big strong men... His xenophobic rants hurt children like this
MFCK82
Id adopt her. Poor thing. Humanity is shit
PerfectGifComment
wallywobbins
This will haunt me forever.
MasterofNoneSon
Do not read the Youtube comments on this video.
puddleofaids
I like dark humour but making fun of this makes you a cunt
Reyn187h
That poor little baby girl. She looks around my nieces age, prayers for her.
kgiraffe
I feel like to some people the only "crisis" to worry about is the fact that refugees want to come here.
BiggieShakur
I just want to hug her and protect her from this cruel world
sayitsoooooooooo
putyourpawsuplikeyoujustdontgiveafuck
Her broken smile....
cayde6ix
I just want to hold her and hug her and I'm sad now
trippingthelightfantastic
I'm not as strong as this little girl...I'm holding my dog and sobbing in his fur...my heart is breaking and I feel helpless. Who are we?
Scimmy
stopreportingmemegan
I will adopt her please
HalfPintKatie
Please! I'll take her! My kids are teenagers and too big to cuddle on my lap (they're bigger than I am now)...I'm not done Momming!
KatrinaKayMiller
This is the cutest thing I've ever read! :)
HalfPintKatie
Awww thanks :) It's true tho...I need a little lap cuddler and it's too soon for grandkids.
ZombieZooZombieZoo
God damnit, I'm on vacation. My feels are only supposed to be happy ones. Not soul crushing.
MetalPsychologist
I'm so sorry. Enjoy your vacay and then come home and be sad.
AussieSwede
Thanks, we need some perspective. Reality is often harsh.
boopityboopboop
Her eyes speak volumes.
Bobonuke
this is so fucking sad. especially how she tries to keep her smile.. i can't watch this shit
sorrycannotbraintoday
The "I've seen too much" dead eyed smiled as she answered "i don't know" to a simple question like what her name was heart wrenching
jackalope
Don't look away from this. We can help her.
Lethalshroud
Want to help her? Kill the oil industry, kill privatization and globalization. Secure fre trade for all.
Lethalshroud
And impeach al the politicians
YellowDrank
sadly hundreds of children died today because warlords hid behind religion as an excuse for their actions
YellowDrank
dont feel bad you posted or argued online so you are a hero
YellowDrank
tell me again why your religion is better than mine?
Dremersvision
The sheer resilience. The fact that she tries to hold it together is amazing!!!!! There are adults that would have crumbled into pieces.
cunttliflower
Like me, right now, just watching this
spaghettiThunderbolt
The physical and emotional resilience of children is truly remarkable. It borders on inhuman and unbelievable.
CirB
The other side of the coin being, that childhood traumas tend to shade the entirety of the rest of our lives.
DH11
Yup, shit's normal until you realize it's not and you are dysfunctional all over the place, where other people are perfectly OK :(
CirB
IMO this is the true crime of war and especially terrorism: even if short, it still leaves a permanent mark that lasts generations.
Crimx42
DrSpaceperson
This gif made me laugh when I should be said hahah
DrSpaceperson
*sad
ThisGuyHere
http://imgur.com/v2I08kf
UterusUterusGhali
I wonder where she is now and if she has anyone left. The world seems so fucked lately. This isn't a life she should be living at all.
ThomasPee
Can I adopt her? ;-;
MetalPsychologist
I think she is with people. But they're hungry. In the full video (above) a young mother or older sister is seen petitioning for food.
MetalPsychologist
With that said, for a young Iraqi girl to lose a father is absolutely devastating.
MrOne2
I think it's been like this for a long time, but now we have better access to information. And we see it's effect in the western world also.
girdzer
The hate on this post is appalling. How can you pompous 1st world hypocrites can even make fun of the situation the child is in?
CheetahFart
This saddens me and I don't feel like making fun of it, but God damn, loosen your butt cheeks a little.
WhyAreYouASmugBellend
I saw another comment like this, I don't see the humor in the post. Where is the joke? I thought this was an awareness post!
girdzer
Well. I picked it up from user sub and if you go down the comments, you will see what I meant.Good to see common sense has finally prevailed
Puppydonk
Gimme. She can stay here, Ill fatten her up and love her and squeeze her and be mean to her first boyfriend.
chantellie
Same
Iteki
Contact your local government and tell them you would be willing to house an "unaccompanied minor".
Puppydonk
That sounds....really sketch. "Hey, got any uh...kids layin around?"
Iteki
Yeah, almost as dodgey as those weirdos that adopt people!
Iteki
Meant it more metaphorically? How about you contact you local Refgees Welcome branch and offer to play some football, help with homework.
Iteki
An hour a month too much? Do you have a few extra dollars? Movie tickets or similar would be ace for them to pass on to the kids.
Iteki
Broke? Maybe you can go through your old games, dvds, clothes, see what you aren't using. You got 80+ points for your comment, do something.
Iteki
Same challenge made to anyone who upvoted the compassionate comment. There's lots of opportunities to make a difference.
sunflower37
Want to be practical and help? Go to greatneed.com. They provide shoes, shelter, and all kinds of help for the Yazidis in the Middle East 1/
Sashady
Broken link. Please fix and please have the site provide proof of help.
KatrinaKayMiller
This needs to be top comment.
FrenchPressBenchPress
it doesn't work
sunflower37
Thanks! Damn, I left off the first word. thegreatneed.com
sunflower37
SORRY!
MetalPsychologist
Thank you.
sunflower37
Can't believe I wrecked the link!! thegreatneed.com. Sorry!!
sorrycannotbraintoday
Thank you
sunflower37
you can also buy things the people in the camps create and the money goes directly to them. (My friend created this.) #shoutforiraq
sunflower37
or follow them here @thegreatneed