A Single Death Is a Tragedy; A Million Deaths Is a Statistic
this post was submitted on 30 Sep 2023
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I liked it better when this was misattributed to Stalin.
"A Single Death Is a Tragedy; A Million Deaths Is a Statistic" - The Lorax
"The trees can't be harmed if the Lorax is armed."
~The Lorax
Tell that to the Jews.
How about we curse them both?
i say we let the feller at the billionaires
Why is he benighted?
"in a state of pitiful or contemptible intellectual or moral ignorance"
New word!
As someone who lives locally to said Sycamore, it's quite surreal to me that this has made such widespread news.
It's a nice image and completely senseless that someone would destroy it. The story creates a universal "WTF?" reaction from everyone.
No people died, so it's a story that isn't morbid, no debates about anything political, it's just pure WTF so it's a simple story for news companies around the world to pick up.