Welders set off Beirut blast while securing explosives

Re:Welders set off Beirut blast while securing explosives by antoniotamer on Saturday August 15, 2020 @04:48AM (#24167192)

I feel hurt by this comment. I’m Lebanese, and I can assure you a large swath of the population is traumatized from this incident and from decades of mismanagement and corruption.

Everything about your comment reeks of privilege and luxury.

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Re:Welders set off Beirut blast while securing explosives by saagarjha on Saturday August 15, 2020 @12:59PM (#24170323)

> But really, people (you and I) should only be a witness to stuff they have personally experienced.

You got a comment from someone who was fairly close to the blast, how is that not a “personal experience”? The only people who could have given a more personal experience are would likely not be able to do so.

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Re:Welders set off Beirut blast while securing explosives by golergka on Saturday August 15, 2020 @07:10AM (#24168015)

It's not privilege, it's awareness of the scope of fraudulent donation initiatives that get viral on social media.

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Re:Welders set off Beirut blast while securing explosives by feralimal on Saturday August 15, 2020 @07:35AM (#24168126)

Absolutely - I'm not privileged and these sorts of donation initiatives do not get my agreement. Where is the evidence? Here we are provided 2 news clips.... what do those prove?

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Re:Welders set off Beirut blast while securing explosives by saagarjha on Saturday August 15, 2020 @01:00PM (#24170328)

Evidence of what? That there was a massive explosion?

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