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maxsolomon

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5. Its not real unless it affects someone like you, someone you know, or

Reply to Jokerman (Original post)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:31 PM

Mar 2016

someone from your town. People are tribal; local news knows that's the only way to get them to listen. The government knows that, that's why we can conduct our drone war on anonymous bystanders.

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"Bombing in Belgium has HUGE impact right here in Indiana." [View all] Jokerman Mar 2016 OP

Hehehehehe - now that's malaise Mar 2016 #1

Pittsburgh does that as well. Orrex Mar 2016 #2

well if you care about innocent people being slaughtered it does have an impact MariaThinks Mar 2016 #3

Then that's how it should be framed Orrex Mar 2016 #4

Vice does an amazing job of that. Humanizing the "enemy". maxsolomon Mar 2016 #6

Its not real unless it affects someone like you, someone you know, or maxsolomon Mar 2016 #5

And if you happen to know someone who was once in Belgium you can claim victim status... Human101948 Mar 2016 #7

Hell, a former St. Mary's (CA) player was in it at the time! KamaAina Mar 2016 #8