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		prawn on Nov 2, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ‘Post-Fire London was a magnificent, beautiful com... To be fair, the article says "few urban conflagrations can compare" and then you compared a few. Seems reasonable.

M_Grey on Nov 2, 2016 [–]

Except you could then add a few more, Dresden, Berlin, etc... and then a few more. And a few more.

The article is chock-full of sophistry, and the lead-in just sets up the mindset.

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