lies, damned lies, and statistics

Joe Stalin had these folks pegged: ” A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.

…If you find yourself really delighted that a war of choice has resulted in the deaths of a population the size of Jersey City, or maybe Oakland, instead of one the size of Baltimore, you probably need to rethink your priorities.

Joe Stalin had these folks pegged: “A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.

If you find yourself really delighted that a war of choice has resulted in the deaths of a population the size of Jersey City, or maybe Oakland, instead of one the size of Baltimore, you probably need to rethink your priorities.

[From Crooked Timber » » Post-Invasion Deaths in Iraq]

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