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<p>[QUOTE="Cherd, post: 8090943, member: 24754"]I'm not saying that the guy is an innocent angel. But, I will say that illegally buying items that were pulled out of the dirt last week is not equivalent to, "<i>grievous cultural damage wrought across the globe.</i>" It is an example of poetic licensing being used to overstate the case.</p><p><br /></p><p>We should all be warry of this kind of thing whether we agree with, disagree with, like, or hate the person being targeted. These types of angles are increasingly, recklessly utilized by news agencies, journalists, lawyers, and politicians these days. If we do not see it for what it is, and call it out for what it is, then we become just another of the mindless, irrational mob being directed by whomever happens to be writing the stories.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Cherd, post: 8090943, member: 24754"]I'm not saying that the guy is an innocent angel. But, I will say that illegally buying items that were pulled out of the dirt last week is not equivalent to, "[I]grievous cultural damage wrought across the globe.[/I]" It is an example of poetic licensing being used to overstate the case. We should all be warry of this kind of thing whether we agree with, disagree with, like, or hate the person being targeted. These types of angles are increasingly, recklessly utilized by news agencies, journalists, lawyers, and politicians these days. If we do not see it for what it is, and call it out for what it is, then we become just another of the mindless, irrational mob being directed by whomever happens to be writing the stories.[/QUOTE]
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