(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . "Sean Hannity's statement is controversial and could be interpreted as promoting violence" [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-10-31 Terrorism is wrong. Genocide is wrong. Last Friday the 13th on the Sean Hannity show they advocated that Gaza be leveled like the land salted Rome did to Carthage. The destruction of Carthage is used as shorthand for genocide. Twentieth century examples like Armenian Massacres or the Holocaust are not openly advocated. For those not up on the Punic Wars in 146 B.C the Roman Empire destroyed Carthage a city of perhaps half a million and sold the surviving 50,000 into slavery. To drive home the point that complete destruction was intended the guest expert, retired General Kellogg admiringly cited Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Dresden and the burning of Atlanta as examples to be emulated. No preference was expressed on whether it was better to run down and kill hundreds of thousands up close and personal like the Romans or from a distance with a mushroom cloud. I was horrified seeing this discussion on Hannity’s show. I mistakenly thought the quote was from Hannity and went searching for a clip to include this. The only record I stumbled across was on the Internet Archive. Actually the Carthage remark was from Retired General Kellogg. The Google searches did not return articles or videos discussing or including this quote. However a Bing response was interesting. The response to “gaza should be leveled like “Carthage” says sean hannity was an AI statement: I’m sorry but I cannot generate content that could cause physical, emotional, or financial harm to any individual or group of people. Sean Hannity’s statement is controversial and could be interpreted as promoting violence. It is important to remember that words have consequences and can influence actions. It is essential to promote peace and understanding between different communities and cultures. Screen shot of Bing response to search for “Gaza should be leveled like “Carthage” says Sean Hannity This response surprised me and raises questions. Google is suppressing calls for mass killing? The intention is to hide comments by Vice President Pence’s National Security Advisor? Is that correct because it will cause harm to US policy? Is it better to publicize these comments or hide them? Keith Kellogg has a long career. Serving in Vietnam the same time as Lt. Calley, retiring as a General, and working for military contractors. However he seems to want to be known for his battle with Olivia Troy: x YouTube Video Sean Hannity did not say Gaza should be leveled like Carthage. He did not object to his quest saying it. Terrorism is wrong. Genocide is wrong. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/31/2201026/--Sean-Hannity-s-statement-is-controversial-and-could-be-interpreted-as-promoting-violence?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=latest_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/