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Agree. I was never that cognizant of what ISIS/ISIL/Daesh were capable of until I saw videos on LiveLeak that made it all very real. You won’t find those anywhe
by throwawaysea 6y ago
Agree. I was never that cognizant of what ISIS/ISIL/Daesh were capable of until I saw videos on LiveLeak that made it all very real. You won’t find those anywhere else, but I dare say that the emotions those stir in the viewer create political clarities that are razor sharp, in a way you can’t get through overly academic and stoic news articles.
- 74d-fe6-2c6 6y agoGetting your head cut off and die within few seconds isn't more cruel than getting half your face ripped off and a leg due to an airstrike and then bleeding to death over the course of several minutes. Isis was just more honest with their inhumanity.
- secondcoming 6y agoThere are videos of beheadings where it literally takes minutes for the head to be cut off. It's not a swift blow to the neck with a sword. I remember one where the executioner had to borrow a knife from someone in the crowd because his wasn't sharp enough.
- 74d-fe6-2c6 6y agoutterly disgusting ... period. I almost want to vomit reading that. I hope you didn't watch that yourself. my point holds nonetheless.
- criddell 6y agoI think you're being downvoted because you're point is really just whataboutism. It's perfectly valid to talk about the horrors committed without needing to point out that other groups do nasty things too.
- 74d-fe6-2c6 6y agoit's not at all whataboutism because I'm not trying to justify either side. and - being downvoted on HN becomes more and more an endorsement afaic tell.
- op00to 6y agoIt’s almost as if the propaganda is working.