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maxsolomon

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6. Vice does an amazing job of that. Humanizing the "enemy".

Reply to Orrex (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:34 PM

Mar 2016

Their report from Yemen, among the Houthis and the wholesale destruction the Saudis have wrought, was incredible. Fathers, mothers, brothers, all telling their stories, showing where they hide from the bombs, talking about their dead families.

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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