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US forces seize oil tanker off Venezuela coast
(www.theguardian.com)
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I mean, I know what your point is, but can we actually just be thankful that they did not in fact blow up an oil tanker and spill all that into the sea?
Just tow it outside the environment.
Into another environment.
There is nothing out there - all there is is sea, and birds, and fish.
And 20,000 tonne of burning crude oil.
That's space bro. You're describing outer space
For your contextual enjoyment for the joke you might be missing.
Yes, I did miss this. I've seen that video but it's been forever, forgot how great it is. Thank you
No. I will not thank them for seizing the ship. That's a ludicrous suggestion.
That's not what they said.
It's equivalent to what they said. If someone comes over and punches you in the head should I be thankful they didn't stab you?
You can, in fact, be thankful that you weren't stabbed while also being upset that you were punched. Adults can have more than one emotion at a time. Never heard of a "silver lining"? It's an idiom for a reason.
Who am I being thankful toward? Who am I giving thanks to in this specific case?
It's not.
And, uh, kill all of the innocent people on board. Sorry, I just feel like that should be said.
Well when I had made the comment, there was no news on whether or not they had done that anyway.
We should not be thankful to nazi shit
For sure. They shouldn't have blown up the other boats either, but spilling the oil into the sea would certainly have been bad.
Technically the other ships they blew up spilled oil in the sea.