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Yes, seriously. I am well aware of the oft rewritten "history" regarding the carnage in Tulsa, 1921. It was cited as a counter to the, "terrorism never happened before I was born" refrain. I could have mentioned Vlad the Impaler or maybe the infamous Irgun and Lehi groups.

The truth is that mass murder [by one or many] is older than history itself. Only the means [and the reporting] have changed with the times.... And, one side will record it as the ultimate sacrifice while the other as a most heinous act. We all know who [re]writes the history.

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“The truth is that mass murder [by one or many] is older than history itself. Only the means [and the reporting] have changed with the times.... And, one side will record it as the ultimate sacrifice while the other as a most heinous act. We all know who [re]writes the history. “On that I can agree. And 5 people in a family is killed and now it’s a massacre. It’s all relative

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