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wruza ◴[19 Sep 19 20:46 UTC] No.21020575[source]▶

Now imagine “U.S. drone strike kills 30 pine nut farm workers in France” and feel the difference (which is non-existent). Then it goes on tv and reads the list of this morning’s evil men who must be stopped.

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olliej ◴[19 Sep 19 21:23 UTC] No.21020889[source]▶

>>21020575 #

For it to matter to the USG is has to be "X drone strike kills 30 pine nut farmers in [some US state]"

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1. peterkelly ◴[20 Sep 19 08:16 UTC] No.21024330[source]▶

>>21020889 #

or "X drone strike kills 0 people but damages an oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia"

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U.S. drone strike kills 30 pine nut farm workers in Afghanistan