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Beirut should be a warning for all of us who live in comfortable countries and think things well be like that forever. I remember talking to somebody who grew u
by spaetzleesser 4y ago
Beirut should be a warning for all of us who live in comfortable countries and think things well be like that forever. I remember talking to somebody who grew up in Beirut sometime in the 60s or 70s and she said at that time nobody would have believed that their well developed, prosperous city would descend into chaos only a few years later.
- deepdriver 4y agoMinneapolis is well on its way.
- benburleson 4y agoReally? As an American (on the West coast), I had no idea.
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- deepdriver 4y agoRemains to be seen whether periods like this post-Floyd were a one-off, or devolve into a regular occurrence. I am pessimistic. Ethnic and sectarian divides getting worse not better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovtLTPrB2MA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovtLTPrB2MA