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		hack_edu on July 12, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: World War II was totally unrealistic What kind of asshole draws historical conclusions based on /numbers/ dead? Reducing the dead to numbers and comparing a lost life to another an atrocity in itself.

JoeAltmaier on July 12, 2010 | [–]

Classic morality problem: sacrifice 1 you know for 10 you don't. Have you solved it? Enlighten us.

arethuza on July 12, 2010 | [–]

"One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic"

Stalin

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