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Originally Posted by evollove
Yeah, I saw that the other day. It offended me then too.
You know what's like the Holocaust? Nothing.
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i know what you mean. send those refugees home today!
lol no. well it's not a competition. that image was used to illustrate something.
the native american extermination, the african slave trade, armenia, ukraine, rwanda, darfur... should we give medals by ranking, and make them stand on a podium? some people try to do that actually...
i know nobody is as ruthlessly efficient as the germans (lol), but damn... history doesn't begin nor end with their actions. (i know i know... the holocaust doesn't "belong" to the germans now-- just trying to make a point)
the shoah has got the most researched historical documentation and the most institutions (and a whole nation) dedicated to its remembrance, so it's understandable that its imagery is understood very quickly as a result.
because of that, it will be used to bring a light to similar situations that require public awareness and prevention of similar scenarios.
no?
i mean, you could say "remember the armenian genocide!" and people will be "huh? armadillos?"
or you can talk till your'e blue in the face about darfur and it will barely register.
but post a picture of anne frank and every dumb schoolchild gets it.
it's totally fair use in this case. a massacre is a massacre is a massacre is a massacre is a massacre.
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Originally Posted by Severian
I was just referring to what's become a daily dose of fuck soup for me, and I assume for you too. The act of waking up, scrolling through news feeds and dying by little increments. I wasn't exactly saying that the Newsweek thing dropped yesterday. But I did learn about it yesterday in the morning. Shrug.
It's all just fuck soup.
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yes. every day. and on that note, i'm gonna go dunk my head into breitbart's shit bucket right now. gotta get vaccinated. strengthen my filthiness. once i stink as thick as a pilgrim on massachusetts bay i'll be immune to all plagues.