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Martin Eden

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43. The grief of a parent losing a son, or a brother losing a brother

Wed Mar 18, 2026, 04:28 PM

12 hrs ago

Is unfathomable, yet barely considered, if at all, when politicians and the oligarchy launch a war. The deaths of our "enemies" matter not, or is cheered.

The most pressing concern appears to be the price of gasoline. I was about to ask "What have we become?" -- but haven't the collective "We" always been thus?

Little Iranian girls slaughtered in their school will soon be forgotten, though not by their families and angry young men thirsting for revenge by any means possible.

The cycle of violence and grief goes on.

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