>>>https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/may/17/generation-sociopaths-review-trump-baby-boomers-ruined-world
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>>It tickles me when so-called journalists wring their hands over how Trump and Co might make it more difficult for someone to get a shot of penicillin for a sniveling nose.
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>>Those same journalists are mute about the fact that every day, innocent people in Iraq and Afghanistan are dying because of wars begun and perpetuated by "normal" politicians who don't do nasty things like tweeting.
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>>We called Saddam a war criminal because he allegedly killed 70K civillians.
>>Johns Hopkins estimates the civilian body count from the Iraq war at over 600K, and counting.
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>>Here's another little tidbit that people screaming about health might ignore:
>>https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/blogs/jessica-abrahams/the-war-widows-of-afghanistan
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>>Again, that number continues to rise daily.
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>Is the one an excuse for the other ?

No, but doesn't it seem a bit absurd to berate someone who won't pay for someone's band aids while that person's slaughter of innocent civillians goes unnoticed?