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[–] [email protected] 92 points 1 week ago (2 children)

it feels weird debating "what age = 'children'" in a report about people getting blown up in a genocide

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

This. These semantics mean nothing, lives are lost and can never be replaced.

Edit: grammar.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

Semantics mean nothing

Semantics is literally the study of meaning.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago

I don't see any debate. Just a definition for clarity since sometimes children are considered younger than other ages.