Some things you cannot unsee

I came across this post by a "friend" on Facebook. I was inspired to honestly
comment on what came to mind. After thinking about it, I decided not to post
 my comment, but at the same time I felt as if it should exist somewhere.

Here is the post:

Here is what I wrote as a comment:

That same thing happened to me with some pictures that I saw on the internet last year. I will never unsee them. They were photos of the birth defects caused by the depleted uranium artillery shells which the USA used in Iraq. Horrific stuff. It took me about a week before I could close my eyes without seeing them. I felt it would be completely cruel and wrong to share those pictures with anyone but at the same time, those things are allowed to continue because we are over here safe and cozy, in the belly of our empire, insulated from having to see the consequences of our actions. We can "afford" to ignore the inconvenient things in this world that others cannot escape from.