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Re:Congress, at Last Minute, Drops Requirement to Obtain War... by mikeash on Tuesday December 25, 2012 @06:09PM (#4967396)
I use that one a lot. Roughly one 9/11 every month, continually, and nobody really cares.
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Re:Congress, at Last Minute, Drops Requirement to Obtain War... by jwoah12 on Wednesday December 26, 2012 @10:23AM (#4969498)
It isn't that nobody cares. It's that people see (however irrationally) car accidents as an unpreventable occurrence, while they see terrorism as something that can be stopped if we go and kill the bad guys that are doing it.
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Re:Congress, at Last Minute, Drops Requirement to Obtain War... by pjbrunet on Thursday December 27, 2012 @09:46AM (#4973452)
If you want to play that game, nothing beats abortion deaths. http://www.numberofabortions.com/
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Re:Congress, at Last Minute, Drops Requirement to Obtain War... by driverdan on Thursday December 27, 2012 @10:28AM (#4973589)
Play what game? Abortion has nothing to do with what is being discussed.
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Re:Congress, at Last Minute, Drops Requirement to Obtain War... by mikeash on Thursday December 27, 2012 @10:24AM (#4973580)
Please take your disingenuous politicking elsewhere.
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