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Antiwar protests (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

There weren't really 1,000s of death from 911. It was more like 3,000.

It's worth noting this relatively small number because millions of people were murdered as a result. It's a very similar situation to how zios use minor resistance as as justification for endless genocide. Etc.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

As you say, the response was grossly disproportionate. That said, three thousand would technically meet the criteria for thousands, and doesn't include the initial survivors who have since developed terminal cancer due to Ground Zero exposure.

Regardless, though correct, the use of a vague term such as "thousands" is clearly meant to allow the reader to draw erroneous conclusions.