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What makes some people heroes is what makes us criminals. It is almost simplistic to say that we are guilty by birth. Our existence is purely mechanistic; we are reminded, through policy and procedure, that we are unfortunately born to die. And in our deterministic march to the grave, we encounter each other as unlucky strangers, fledgling and futureless. T_T
— Jun 14, 2025 09:34AM
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Everyone was there: the stay-at-homes, the
engineers, the stone throwers, the self-described apolitical passersby, the
paramedics, the students, the elderly bus drivers, the clergy. For a fleeting
moment, the wounds didn’t hurt, the jail-time didn’t matter, the tear gas
wasn’t so bad. For a fleeting moment, Shireen Abu Akleh liberated
Jerusalem, and Jerusalem, in turn, gave her a funeral fit for a martyr.
— 5 hours, 18 min ago
engineers, the stone throwers, the self-described apolitical passersby, the
paramedics, the students, the elderly bus drivers, the clergy. For a fleeting
moment, the wounds didn’t hurt, the jail-time didn’t matter, the tear gas
wasn’t so bad. For a fleeting moment, Shireen Abu Akleh liberated
Jerusalem, and Jerusalem, in turn, gave her a funeral fit for a martyr.
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The logic is straightforward: certain citizenships can transform the
slain—usually a number in a given statistic—into a person of blood and
flesh, a victim worthy of sympathy. The bald eagle embossed on Shireen’s
travel documents would make her even more worthy.
— Mar 01, 2026 12:45PM
slain—usually a number in a given statistic—into a person of blood and
flesh, a victim worthy of sympathy. The bald eagle embossed on Shireen’s
travel documents would make her even more worthy.
