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PatSeg

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18. I'm not being sympathetic

Reply to JudyM (Reply #17)

Fri Mar 6, 2020, 05:11 PM

Mar 2020

Just bringing some perspective. People who are brainwashed from a very young age are pretty much cogs in the wheel. The people who orchestrated the horrors of World War II knew what they were doing, the children were often their pawns.

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He would have only been nineteen in 1945 PatSeg Mar 2020 #15

Poor guy. JudyM Mar 2020 #17

I'm not being sympathetic PatSeg Mar 2020 #18

Sorry, still a fail; suggesting they're mere pawns only continues to amplify your sympathy. JudyM Mar 2020 #19

I tend to be sympathetic to abused children PatSeg Mar 2020 #20

WTH!? "Abused children?" Based on what evidence?! And what of the people in the concentration camp?! JudyM Mar 2020 #22

Taking children and turning them into fascists PatSeg Mar 2020 #24

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And thank you PatSeg Mar 2020 #27

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You really are a "customer service guy"! PatSeg Mar 2020 #30

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