SelzeroMar 2
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Show threadRichard Rathe

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All of the references I can find via top 20 DDgo (Bing) search are deep links to facebook or youtube posts (ie, NOT trustworthy). The reference to the Irish newspaper in one of the replies is the first legit reference I've seen (thanks for that) but single secondary/tertiary source is pretty flimsy.

As much as I like the quote, I'm skeptical. If legit it would be all over "liberal" news media and it's not. Also, pretty sophisticated response for an "in the trenches" interview. My two cents.

Addendum: Also labeling is incorrect. There were plenty of Americans ready to hear that message in 1969.

Mar 2 at 11:30pmWeb
Show threadPasswordsarehard4Mar 3
@nickrauchen @selzero it seems odd to me because of the timeing. This kid would have been lucky to live out the year, the interviewer would have known he was likely to not walk out of that hellscape. There was no future, not half a century away at least. He would have asked what he had to say to the people back home if he ever got the chance. In case you don’t get the chance to talk to your son what do you want him to know. They didn’t think about us because they had more issues
Show threadLaukidhMar 3
@nickrauchen @selzero yeah, it’s gotta be AI. There’s no legit source for this quote.