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Re:1962 U.S. Military Ejects Bear from B-58 to Test Escape C... by HeyLaughingBoy on Monday March 26, 2018 @10:31AM (#16679161)
If it weren't for some weapons, you might not be alive today either.
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Re:1962 U.S. Military Ejects Bear from B-58 to Test Escape C... by mgkimsal on Monday March 26, 2018 @10:38AM (#16679198)
If it weren't for some cosmetics, many of us might not be alive today either.
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Re:1962 U.S. Military Ejects Bear from B-58 to Test Escape C... by eeZah7Ux on Tuesday March 27, 2018 @10:14AM (#16688554)
Survivor bias? If it weren't for some weapons, a lot of people might be alive today.

Claiming that weapons save more people that they kill is simply illogical.

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Re:1962 U.S. Military Ejects Bear from B-58 to Test Escape C... by HeyLaughingBoy on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @12:39PM (#16699263)
Where exactly was that claim made?
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Re:1962 U.S. Military Ejects Bear from B-58 to Test Escape C... by eeZah7Ux on Friday March 30, 2018 @06:05PM (#16720188)
> If it weren't for some weapons, you might not be alive today either.

...unless you are implying that this is about saving me personally at the expense of other people lives.

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