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oxbow

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5. These scenes are routinely scrubbed by the media

Reply to poboy2 (Original post)

Mon Feb 26, 2018, 04:35 PM

Feb 2018

School shootings, dead soldiers and the like are not seen by the majority. It was what turned the tide in Vietnam, which those in power clearly remember. The people are thus disconnected from the real consequences of such policies on human beings.

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Jim Carrey paints image of bloody schoolgirl on American flag in response to Florida school shooting [View all] poboy2 Feb 2018 OP

KNR Thank you! Lucinda Feb 2018 #1

you're welcome! poboy2 Feb 2018 #4

Powerful!!! Wellstone ruled Feb 2018 #2

Graphic. And true. The cleansing of the scenes of massacres by AR15's is a large reason why Fred Sanders Feb 2018 #3

These scenes are routinely scrubbed by the media oxbow Feb 2018 #5

Powerful Image. sheshe2 Feb 2018 #6

Wow, he is pretty good hueymahl Feb 2018 #7

I have nothing against this, but Canada has their own problems with murder... LisaM Feb 2018 #8

I don't know if you know this, but Cha Feb 2018 #16

No, I guess I always think of him as Canadian. LisaM Feb 2018 #18

Bloody footprints walk right over her lame54 Feb 2018 #9

Waiting for the inevitable hand-wringing gratuitous Feb 2018 #10

New tweet says hes fading into the everything for a while. nolabear Feb 2018 #11

You could be right. He was on a run though.... poboy2 Feb 2018 #12

wow...his art is impressive Skittles Feb 2018 #14

It's interesting that Carrey sees himself as Prince Arjuna localroger Feb 2018 #13

And then Lord Krishna let Arjuna see him. OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #15

I always knew pressbox69 Feb 2018 #17