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by krapp 4 hours ago
It's new, but is it "interesting?" Does it "satisfy intellectual curiosity?"

Many people here will consider this categorically off topic and flag accordingly because politics doesn't satisfy theirs. Even if it's a good article, and even if the discussion is on-topic and civil.

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What is "intellectual curiosity" that doesn't include curiosity about whether, when, and how often the world superpower commits a war crime? For reference just the other day we had [1] on the front page. Was knowing the consumer price index for the month really all that much more satisfying of "intellectual curiosity" than this?

[1] https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm