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Daily Discussion Thread: 🏯 Saturday, July 20, 2024 (aussie.zone)

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[–] Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago

I haven’t been to any either, but there is a level of… I don’t think words can accurately describe it. It’s an infectious psychopathy that belies belief, but I also have questions (I don’t get into a lot of war history) what happens when you’re collateral damage in a war.

There are a couple older gents there that are survivors and one of the banners said that he now identifies with those members, feeling as though they were victim themselves.

I think the human capacity to endure in the face of such horror… I just have no words, really. I don’t think I would ever have that strength.