Ironically, because of Kaczynski's death, more people have already heard about the Katyn Massacre than would have heard about it had he simply placed a wreath at the gravesite.This is true. I learned about the massacre while study IR at BU, but I'd forgotten the details. If you'd asked me yesterday what Katyn was, I'd have said, "No no, it's pronounced 'Cotton.'" And if you clarified that you were inquiring about the Katyn Forest, then I might have said, "Oh, um...something bad, right?"
True, the crash was a catalyst for spreading the word about a part of history. It served as a refresher course as well.
However, as a conspiracy lover, I don't agree with this:
Let us hope the flight data recordings from Kaczynski's downed plane will provide enough evidence to dissuade conspiracy theorists.I mean, come on! Conspiracies are exciting! Plus they justify hate, distrust, and anger, and those are some powerful emotions.
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indeed. while logically it doesn't seem very likely to me that the russians intentionally caused the plane crash, or even unintentionally caused it, by trying to force the plane to divert, i am naturally inclined to think they did just that, becasue fuck, they're the russians. What wouldn't they do.
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