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Nah. My logic is sound, don't attribute flaws in it based on your inability to understand my point. Let me break it down for you:
I have not made this claim. I have suggested that numbers can help gain better understanding of a situation, especially when the numbers suggest incorrect portrayal of a situation, one which is extremely prevalent in US media.
Canada ... in WW2, as topping the leaderboard as responsible for civilian casualties? Canada is your second place there? I mean, why the fuck do I bother discussing this with people online. And.. the US on first place? Sure, the US nuked 2-300 000 people... Man... the dumb arguments I see. Aside from ethnic cleansing, it is one of the worst war crimes committed, but even so, it's a % of the civilian casualties in USSR, China and Nazi Germany. But, I'm sure that's part of the copium right. "The animals beheaded 40 babies" => "Let's do some ethnic cleansing, because intent matters, not numbers!". (PS: Numbers of beheaded babies: 0, "but I'm sure they intended to!")