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Re:Thailand cave rescue: all 12 boys and coach successfully ... by tomjen3 on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @11:43AM (#17499064)
I hear that argument a lot. 6 million is a holocaust a year, I don't know if that is worth celebrating.
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Re:Thailand cave rescue: all 12 boys and coach successfully ... by coryfklein on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @12:03PM (#17499299)
You literally turned the number on its head. Obviously OP is not celebrating 6 million dead, but celebrating the 14 million saved.
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Re:Thailand cave rescue: all 12 boys and coach successfully ... by armenarmen on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @12:11PM (#17499392)
And if you look at that as a percentage of the current population. The number of deaths went DOWN as the population grew by billions. It’s amazing
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Re:Thailand cave rescue: all 12 boys and coach successfully ... by dkasper on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @11:46AM (#17499107)
It is worth celebrating because 14 million per year were saved.
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Re:Thailand cave rescue: all 12 boys and coach successfully ... by AnimalMuppet on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @11:47AM (#17499124)
20 million a year minus 6 million a year is 14 million a year. That's over two holocausts a year that are no longer dying. That's worth celebrating...

... without forgetting the holocaust a year that is still happening.

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Re:Thailand cave rescue: all 12 boys and coach successfully ... by mikepurvis on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @11:53AM (#17499189)
Focus on celebrating the 14 million not dying, and the trajectory that it represents.
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