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beadingbeauty97 t1_je8kblu wrote

It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years

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Icy-Neck-2422 t1_je7p2yk wrote

Holy shit - Boston Magazine still exists?

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pumpkinpatch1982 t1_jea1gnm wrote

I miss the Phoenix and the Dig.

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pumpkinpatch1982 t1_jea1nzt wrote

I should clarify apparently the Dig is still around. I no longer live in the area. Although I do miss all the crazy shit you would find in the back of the Phoenix.

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GBaby424 t1_je7nypr wrote

Boston Strong 💛💙

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jujubee516 t1_je9vcdt wrote

Wow it's been ten years? I remember that day and the aftermath so clearly....

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DoodMonkey t1_jea4ing wrote

Oh man this brings back memories.

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Thewheelalwaysturns t1_je97jke wrote

Anyone who hasn’t should listen to the True anon series on the bombing.

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Alan_Stanwyk t1_je7q4lj wrote

seems like a good chance to honor those that lost their lives, nah a rendered photo of footwear and a heart seems better.

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NE_Patriots617 t1_je83go5 wrote

Remember when the marathon was fun and not a bunch of feel good bullshit? Is it ever going to go back to normal or will we have to do this whole “BOSTON STRONG” thing for eternity? It’s exhausting

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hour_of_the_rat t1_je7wvli wrote

Where's Boston Magazine's tribute to the Iraq War and the 1,000,000 Iraqis who died, and the ~2,000 US troops?

What's that?

Oh! We only want to honor things that reinforce how good we feel about ourselves. Got it.

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10lbCheeseBurger t1_je8brd8 wrote

Unsurprisingly, they still refuse to acknowledge that in 1997 Tommy O'Conner stole my pencil in math class and then when I took it back he told the teacher I was the one who stole it. Those fucking cowards have been silent on the matter for 26 years.

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IDCFFSGTFO t1_je96gha wrote

What about the droid attack on the Wookiees?

Also, who fucking feels good about the marathon bombing?

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raven_785 t1_je82e95 wrote

Where is your tribute to the victims of the Black Death?

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hour_of_the_rat t1_je97v8n wrote

Because a natural plague that occurred 700 years ago is the same as an illegal war that happened twenty years ago.

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CommonNotCommons t1_je9g7y9 wrote

Because an illegal war that happened twenty years ago is the same as a terrorist attack on our specific city from half as long ago

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josef_k___ t1_je9bzpl wrote

It was just recently the 20Y anniversary of the Iraq invasion, clearly one of the greatest crimes of the century (when you go to the Security Council, get rejected, then still do it, I don't know what else to say), not widely covered in the media (PBS and Democracy Now had some time devoted to it, others I'm sure as well, specifically on the question: why did we do it -- to try to show we're still the superpower was the unfortunate answer from a top analyst)...still, your comment here is in poor taste.

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Conan776 t1_je824cq wrote

I feel ya, but of course Boston Mag was gonna do a 10 year anniversary thing on these morons.

For Iraq introspection and remembering all our democratically elected morons who got us into that dumb and illegal war, you and I will just have to settle for the Useful Idiots podcast, or Breaking Points, etc.

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ivb97 t1_je9mwv7 wrote

“On these morons”

…the victims of a bombing are morons? Wow

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Conan776 t1_jec57gm wrote

I was talking about the bombers, obviously.

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ivb97 t1_jecix4u wrote

The tribute is to victims obviously so you’re statement didn’t make sense contextually. But also, kind of strange to be angry about a magazine cover in remembrance of a tragic event 🧐

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Conan776 t1_jecodpj wrote

>kind of strange to be angry about a magazine cover in remembrance of a tragic event

I completely agree.

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