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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't subscribe to the whole never forget thing. But this is still in poor taste. 3000+ people did die that day.

[–] neptune@dmv.social 47 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The shock value is the point. It's supposed to juxtapose how the #alllivesmatter people feel about 9/11 VS deaths at the hands of police. The point of the meme is NOT that those 3000+ lost are not valuable, rather that #alllivesmatter is insensitive, not the point, and not useful.

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you for sharing that interpretation. That view had not occurred to me.

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

One of the rare instances where a meme really is like a piece of art