Hawke

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[–] Hawke 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

It depends.

Were they killed in the line of duty? Did they make a choice that is at bare minimum well-intentioned? Or did they just happen to be there and died by bad luck?

Firefighter dies trying to save someone from a burning building? Sure, okay. Dies in a vehicle crash while responding? Maybe.

Dies by someone else’s actions and is never aware of any possibility of a choice? That’s not any sacrifice, let alone the “ultimate” sacrifice.

[–] Hawke 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

That’s not victim blaming, bud. To the contrary.

Webster’s, definition 2:

martyr: a person who sacrifices something of great value and especially life itself for the sake of principle

That leaves aside the religious overtones of the first definition.

If you are treating deaths due to terror attack as anything other than tragedy, there is something deeply wrong with your society.

To suggest that it is in any way voluntary, or intentional for the sake of religion, is disgusting.

[–] Hawke 0 points 3 months ago (11 children)

Unfortunately we have martyrs

If you have “martyrs” from a terrorist attack that are not the terrorists, you’re doing something wrong.

[–] Hawke 9 points 3 months ago

“Prejudiced” is the word you are looking for.

[–] Hawke 3 points 3 months ago
[–] Hawke 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] Hawke 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It’s amazing but too short.

[–] Hawke 8 points 3 months ago

I dunno, Wii seemed to manage it just fine.

[–] Hawke 6 points 3 months ago

… and if they were hanging around a polling place that might be a problem.

[–] Hawke 4 points 3 months ago

BioForge was particularly impressive for the time, with mixed pre-rendered graphics.

[–] Hawke 18 points 3 months ago (5 children)

No, he’s right. The power glove was garbage from the get-go. Really cool cyberpunk thing on paper but … hell, we still aren’t there today!

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