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Post subject: Re: America..why won't you just ban the fucking gun?
Posted: Fri February 16, 2018 6:42 pm
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theplatypus wrote:
It's hard not to be moved by the coach's story (and, you know, all the kids that died) but that cartoon is some cheap, manipulative garbage
Sure. But it does a good job of capturing the heroism of the act while simultaneously reminding us of just how big our shame is for letting it get to this point.
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Post subject: Re: America..why won't you just ban the fucking gun?
Posted: Fri February 16, 2018 7:31 pm
NYUCK NYUCK NYUCK
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Bi_3 wrote:
theplatypus wrote:
It's hard not to be moved by the coach's story (and, you know, all the kids that died) but that cartoon is some cheap, manipulative garbage
Sure. But it does a good job of capturing the heroism of the act while simultaneously reminding us of just how big our shame is for letting it get to this point.
While also kind of diminishing the extent of the tragedy by painting a saccharine fantasy of a bunch of dead kids hanging out happily in heaven. Yuck
Post subject: Re: America..why won't you just ban the fucking gun?
Posted: Fri February 16, 2018 7:35 pm
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theplatypus wrote:
Bi_3 wrote:
theplatypus wrote:
It's hard not to be moved by the coach's story (and, you know, all the kids that died) but that cartoon is some cheap, manipulative garbage
Sure. But it does a good job of capturing the heroism of the act while simultaneously reminding us of just how big our shame is for letting it get to this point.
While also kind of diminishing the extent of the tragedy by painting a saccharine fantasy of a bunch of dead kids hanging out happily in heaven. Yuck
Post subject: Re: America..why won't you just ban the fucking gun?
Posted: Fri February 16, 2018 7:39 pm
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cutuphalfdead wrote:
theplatypus wrote:
Bi_3 wrote:
theplatypus wrote:
It's hard not to be moved by the coach's story (and, you know, all the kids that died) but that cartoon is some cheap, manipulative garbage
Sure. But it does a good job of capturing the heroism of the act while simultaneously reminding us of just how big our shame is for letting it get to this point.
While also kind of diminishing the extent of the tragedy by painting a saccharine fantasy of a bunch of dead kids hanging out happily in heaven. Yuck
Post subject: Re: America..why won't you just ban the fucking gun?
Posted: Fri February 16, 2018 7:40 pm
NYUCK NYUCK NYUCK
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 3:35 pm Posts: 32048 Location: Buenos Aires
cutuphalfdead wrote:
theplatypus wrote:
Bi_3 wrote:
theplatypus wrote:
It's hard not to be moved by the coach's story (and, you know, all the kids that died) but that cartoon is some cheap, manipulative garbage
Sure. But it does a good job of capturing the heroism of the act while simultaneously reminding us of just how big our shame is for letting it get to this point.
While also kind of diminishing the extent of the tragedy by painting a saccharine fantasy of a bunch of dead kids hanging out happily in heaven. Yuck
Post subject: Re: America..why won't you just ban the fucking gun?
Posted: Fri February 16, 2018 8:19 pm
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Joined: Wed April 20, 2016 7:11 pm Posts: 14139
theplatypus wrote:
Bi_3 wrote:
theplatypus wrote:
It's hard not to be moved by the coach's story (and, you know, all the kids that died) but that cartoon is some cheap, manipulative garbage
Sure. But it does a good job of capturing the heroism of the act while simultaneously reminding us of just how big our shame is for letting it get to this point.
While also kind of diminishing the extent of the tragedy by painting a saccharine fantasy of a bunch of dead kids hanging out happily in heaven. Yuck
I don't read it as "the kids are happy in heaven now", I read it as "fuck you America for filling heaven with dead kids". To each their own.
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Post subject: Re: America..why won't you just ban the fucking gun?
Posted: Fri February 16, 2018 9:33 pm
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To McP’s earlier point, the county has, not suprisingly, announced that building will be torn down.
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