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Super Irish · October 08, 2014, 07:47:20 PM

Note: The last option should be 4, but I can't edit the poll.

Chosen one? Excellent! Now here's some depressing context:

Spoiler

191,000 estimated killed during ongoing Syrian Civil war, including civilians, though the figure is thought to be an under-estimate(though previous estimates by the UN have put it at a round 200,000)

The 3600 estimated to have been killed so far in the Ukrainian Civil war.

The near-3000 killed in the 9/11 attacks. I won't put up a source, you all seem to know this as fact.

The 3800 recorded dead by the recent Ebola spread in West Africa.

And finally, the 3 4 Westerners that were beheaded by ISIS over the last few weeks. James Foley, Scott Sotloff, Alan Henning and David Haines.*

*_{Of course I'm not going to ignore the unrecorded ones of those under ISIS rule in Iraq and Syria, but there aren't many figures for that (not to mention the bias western news has for deaths of it's nationals), but Iraq's death toll alone under ISIS is around 5,500 according to the UN.}

Now my question. Considering you know where these figures are coming from, does that change your perspective over which amount is worse? Would the location, the possibility of you being affected by this personally, or the nature of how these numbers came to be change the impact and your "value" of the death?

Magos Domina · October 08, 2014, 07:50:07 PM

Nein

I'm sticking with 200,000

Alternative Facts · October 08, 2014, 07:52:37 PM

The last poll option should be 4.

Super Irish · October 08, 2014, 07:56:32 PM

Quote from: IcyWind on October 08, 2014, 07:52:37 PM

The last poll option should be 4.

Ah, I wasn't entirely sure on that one. Who did I forget, I'll update the OP.

Alternative Facts · October 08, 2014, 08:01:22 PM

Quote from: SuperIrish on October 08, 2014, 07:56:32 PM

Quote from: IcyWind on October 08, 2014, 07:52:37 PM
The last poll option should be 4.

Ah, I wasn't entirely sure on that one. Who did I forget, I'll update the OP.

Alan Henning. He was beheaded Friday.

Camnator · October 08, 2014, 08:12:13 PM

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Super Irish · October 09, 2014, 04:51:41 AM

Quote from: IcyWind on October 08, 2014, 08:01:22 PM

Quote from: SuperIrish on October 08, 2014, 07:56:32 PM
Quote from: IcyWind on October 08, 2014, 07:52:37 PM
The last poll option should be 4.

Ah, I wasn't entirely sure on that one. Who did I forget, I'll update the OP.

Alan Henning. He was beheaded Friday.

He's already in the OP, so is Scotloff and Foley. Who else got beheaded?

Flee · October 09, 2014, 07:23:29 AM

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Alternative Facts · October 09, 2014, 08:20:09 AM

Quote from: SuperIrish on October 09, 2014, 04:51:41 AM

Quote from: IcyWind on October 08, 2014, 08:01:22 PM
Quote from: SuperIrish on October 08, 2014, 07:56:32 PM
Quote from: IcyWind on October 08, 2014, 07:52:37 PM
The last poll option should be 4.

Ah, I wasn't entirely sure on that one. Who did I forget, I'll update the OP.

Alan Henning. He was beheaded Friday.
He's already in the OP, so is Scotloff and Foley. Who else got beheaded?

David Haines.

maverick · October 09, 2014, 08:25:13 AM

Not sure what you're trying to prove here, but for most people (myself included), the death of a countryman will tend to have more of an impact. Doesn't mean their life was any more "valuable".

DAS B00T x2 · October 09, 2014, 08:28:06 AM

Three.
*insert Joseph Stalin quote here*

Juuzou · October 09, 2014, 09:08:32 AM

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Super Irish · October 09, 2014, 12:17:12 PM

Quote from: Maverick on October 09, 2014, 08:25:13 AM

Not sure what you're trying to prove here, but for most people (myself included), the death of a countryman will tend to have more of an impact. Doesn't mean their life was any more "valuable".

Oh I'm not trying to prove anything, I just thought it would be an interesting discussion.

Ah, that's the word I was looking for...Impact. Hence the quotes on value.

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