The Shooters Not The Shot, The Bombers Not The Bombed

[poliphilo]

Ailz came across these figures.

33 million service personnel of all nations died in the big wars of the last century. And 48 million civilians.

And yet in our commemorations we mostly mourn the combatants-  the combatants who were also the killers.

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[internet-sampo.livejournal.com]

And I ran across this when preparing my lectures for next week. These aren't wars, but genocides.
http://www.murraymoerman.com/images/20thCentury_of_Death.jpg

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

The mid years of the 20th century were truly frightful.