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9. There are a lot of us who will never be desensitized

Sat Dec 6, 2025, 11:59 AM

Dec 6

to any of it. If anything, we're tragically optimistic that one day justice will be done.

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Desensitizing, brutalizing. Yesterday, I read a DU post about a story [View all] niyad Dec 6 OP

It's from an excellent op-ed by Phil Klay. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 6 #1

Thank you! I looked, but couldn't find it again. niyad Dec 6 #3

Trumpism is more than just Trump. Beartracks Dec 6 #16

Thanks for sharing. yellow dahlia Dec 6 #21

That shit has been going on for ages. Turbineguy Dec 6 #2

As has been frequently said on DU dlk Dec 6 #4

Yes, I agree. They showed all the snuff films. Walleye Dec 6 #10

This is why I don't understand why people like violent movies. LisaM Dec 6 #5

Especially if you dehumanize them by labeling them "terrorists." surfered Dec 6 #6

There are a lot of us who will never be desensitized Six117 Dec 6 #9

High School Shooters Kid Berwyn Dec 6 #15

Worked on 9-11 Kid Berwyn Dec 6 #14

At the time, I said to myself "Pearl Harbor reference in 1...2...3..." malthaussen Dec 6 #19

Napoleon .. aggiesal Dec 6 #20