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What does it mean?
A country where a museum celebrates killing villagers with machine guns deserves our sorrow.
In plain terms
It is sad when a country glorifies killing in a museum.
What can you take from it?
Glorifying violence reflects a broken society.

Where it applies

  • examining culture
  • studying war

Putting it to work

  • critique violence in media
  • question museums

Questions to consider

  • Should violence be celebrated?
  • What does culture value?

Another view

It judges an entire country based on one exhibit.

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