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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-07-05 01:47 PM
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5. due to the high profile nature
of these attacks, yes, it will get more airplay.

and in the western mind, it is somehow more tragic and more offensive to our collective psyche to imagine people like US getting slaughtered on their way to or from or at WORK (something we can all relate to).

naturally, this will get wall to wall coverage, so we'll all know what happened and yes, untimely death is a sad thing and people should have a modicum of respect.

what i don't understand is the "urge to glurge" among americans and the desire to memorialize everything into some saccharine sweet and cloying almost religious context.

my point is, this is NOT the most horrific thing to befall a people and we should all be on our guard against the marketing and manipulation festival that is sure to follow this.
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