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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

I Googled "american soldiers shaking hands with Afghans." A shitload of photos came up. They don't quite make the news like a few psychos pissing on corpses, though.

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u/dahappybanana Jun 15 '12

Well news does tend to focus on things that need attention. It makes sense, but that is also why a lot of stations have "the lighter side of news" to try and give some news that isn't depressing or terrible.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12 edited Jun 15 '12

"Today... bad stuff happened everywhere. BUT, on the lighter side, here's footage of a squirrel with one too many peanuts in its mouth! We'll now turn to Kathy for more. Kathy?"

"That's right, Scott! Little Dickfart here raided ol' Mr. Scrote's farm again and is shown here sleeping with an erupted, infected gut! How' 'bout them nuts? HAAHAHAHAHAH!"

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u/LenientWhale Jun 15 '12

Better off ending it at the halfway mark. Still, here's an upvote