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Old 06-04-09, 03:16 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl View Post
I think I see what Letum is saying. A massacre cannot and should not be compared to a different massacre to determine which was "more" atrocious. It sets a benchmark by which some killings are made less detestable, whereas we should focus on the fact that they are all equally despicable from a moral standpoint.
Is that close?
Whilst I also agree with this to some lesser extent, it isn't the angle I was
coming from at all.
I don't think the stance you lay out holds a lot of water.
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