[kyleb]

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I thought Phil's argument was crystal clear all along.

NCAces

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Please help out us 'unclear' thinkers then.

Elaborate on the clarity that you see present in his argument.

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It's actually quite simple. Phil is not saying that the deaths of the students at Kent State was warranted or justified. He is saying that their deaths shouldn't come as a surprise considering the abuse that the student body levied on the National Guard on that day and on days prior.