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Lebanese football star wakes from coma caused by Israeli airstrike (www.sportspolitika.news)

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[+] [email protected] -6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I guess this guy is special because he plays soccer?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I guess sports doesn’t occur in a lab or recording studio so her achievements don’t matter? Le sportsball bad amirite fellow rediters?!1

Focusing on individuals helps turn statistics into digestible information. There’s nothing wrong with that. If they decide to start bombing deep into the country again and I get hit, wouldn’t it be worse if I was just a number that makes someone think “huh that sucks” instead of being remembered for who I am?