# This photo and description may be the saddest thing I have ever seen

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 15, 2020, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-photo-and-description-may-be-the-saddest-thing-i-have-ever-seen/918174 "2020-08-15T11:25:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lantern2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lantern2/32/3010_2.png) [@Lantern2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern2)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-photo-and-description-may-be-the-saddest-thing-i-have-ever-seen/918174/17 "2020-08-15T20:31:49Z")

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This is not a debate. When I said it was perhaps the saddest thing I had ever seen it was obviously a personal opinion. I think it’s perfectly possible to appreciate the human tragedy depicted without indulging in a heated political argument and I feel sorry for anyone who feels otherwise.

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