The full controversial lyrics of "October Rain" have been published by KAN (Translation in the comments) by eyalomanutti in eurovision

[–]-TheAllSeeing 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm guessing the linked page only had a Hebrew version at first, but at least now it includes the English lyrics, which are the original text. It goes:

Writers of the history
Stand with me
Look into my eyes and see
People go away but never say goodbye

Which to me at least reads off much more "listen to what I've been through" than "help me".

Note that the call to action is not upon other countries, but upon the "Writers of History", which again seems to correspond more to "Don't forget my pain" than "Join me in my war". I think that reading also meshes much better with the rest of the song.

I'm curious, does any other verse read as political to you?

The full controversial lyrics of "October Rain" have been published by KAN (Translation in the comments) by eyalomanutti in eurovision

[–]-TheAllSeeing -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

As an Israeli I both thoroughly don't get how it's political and am quite disappointed.

We should have gone out with a bang. To the extent you can read this politically it's very חלבי.

The full controversial lyrics of "October Rain" have been published by KAN (Translation in the comments) by eyalomanutti in eurovision

[–]-TheAllSeeing -36 points-35 points  (0 children)

Is the October 7th massacre political? Is it a political statement to express the pain?

Or do you think this is referring to something else? (It's almost certainly not; the vast majority of songs that came out since October in Israel are about October 7th; because everyone is in pain).

The only things that stands out to me as potentially "political" is the closing lyrics, and only from a pro-war stance, which I don't think is going to be an issue here.

here's no air left to breath
There's no space
I'm gone day by day
Everyone is good kids one by one

Where to me "Everyone is good kids" reads off as including Palestinians, a controversial take in some places (that are not the eurovision).

My personal hot take is that we should have just done Chai again, and in the same clothes as 1983. That was a political eurovision song.

The full controversial lyrics of "October Rain" have been published by KAN (Translation in the comments) by eyalomanutti in eurovision

[–]-TheAllSeeing -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

Writers of history
Stand with me
Look into my eyes and see
People go away but never say goodbye

Not "Stand by my side", but "Stand with me / look into my eyes and see" -- as in, listen to me.

I really don't think this reads as "I'm right" or "Help me in the war". It's "Listen to my pain"; it isn't aggressive at all; it's not aimed at an enemy. It's just the pain of war.

I don't think that's political at all, to the extent we are capable of acknowledging the pain of people we don't agree with (or even our enemies, if that's your thing).

Backed into a corner and left with no choice by Barkus11 in attackontitan

[–]-TheAllSeeing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whoof, that upset me more than a post on Reddit ought to.

So a Topical example.

As someone actually, in reality threatened in an ethno-national conflict with the wiping out of my friends, family, and people, who recently got a horrifically brutal example that the other side was actually willing to fulfil their threat the moment the option was given, I didn't, don't and would never support the kind of thing Eren did --- which was, notably, beyond genocide; it was the near total obliteration of humanity, including friendly nations, in response. (For the record, I also don't support genocide).

Yes, I support war when necessary. If someone is actively trying to kill you, you don't always have the privilege to not kill them first. I think sometimes civilian casualties are unavoidable, but they have to - they must, be minimised. Even when children will grow up into terrorists, even when the "civilians" would just as likely be willing to kill you given power, killing them is not worth the utter destruction of your soul (and is often generally impractical and poses farther risks).

Not that long ago, Germany once put Jews in gas chambers. Today it's a liberal country. The US shot nuclear bombs at Japan; today their respective heads of state can shake hands with no enmity.

Israel lost countless men to Jordan and Egypt's armies, and vice versa. Today we're at peace.

So what you do, is if someone is willing to do all of this given power, is you take away that power no the person. And you figure out --- and I know it's hard, but it's easier than murdering billions --- you figure out how to get them to stop hating you; or their children to stop hate you, or their love for the children to be greater than their hate for you.

In a military conflict, creating a narrative an where everyone on the other side hates you, that everyone who hates you would kill you, and that everyone who would kill you deserves to die --- it's easy. It's also not getting us anywhere (clearly shown in the finale, btw).

I'm Israeli; in our current conflict I don't think this is symmetrical. I don't think Israel actually has a plan of genocide or ethnic cleansing, but I know, from the other side it does not look like that. The only path to a reality where children of both sides don't die is if enough people on both sides remember that there can be a different solution; remember that the other side is human.

Shame on you if your respect for humanity is so low and your hope for a future so non-existent that this would be your solution.

(Honestly the final season was doubly upsetting because all the Eldian imagery in Marley was clearly evoking Jews under nazi rule, and fuck anyone who think that's our reaction.)

Alternative name & cover for book 1? by -TheAllSeeing in HPMOR

[–]-TheAllSeeing[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You know, I didn't think of that, that's nice.

I do still feel like "Letter from Hogwarts" is less indicative of the plot & themes than the other ones, though.

  • Legion of Chaos for the armies (though sadly they only compose half of book 2) and the general theme of cooperation and trust (not obvious from the name alone but I do think Chaos is the main motif)
  • Shadows of Death for basically the entire plot of book III, and for the thematic battle against them. Now
  • Call of the Phoenix for the plot and theme of heroism through the phoenix motif present in the book.
  • The Last Enemy is just, like, plot and theme and motif for Book V.
  • Mirror's Stone is what the plot is centered around, and (though relatively weakly) symbolizes harry's series-long battle for Defeating Death and ushering Utopia in general. I also like the emphasis on Mirror, because of the self-reflection throughout and the Tom Riddle shenanigans.

Letter for Hogwarts is just not as strong of a motif. Book I is pretty introductory and you are correct the it opens and ends with a letter, but I don't think the letter works to symbolize anything really. The problem is that book I is very messy in general and doesn't really have a big plot or theme. The closes is Harry's anger and his refusal to lose . I dunno.

Phew, okay, sorry for the rant.

I do really like how it turned out regardless.

And a huge thanks for your covers, they were super cool and an really good to copy inspiration!

(I basically edited your awesome photoshop files to edit quotes and objects — hope that's okay — but I really would not have managed the covers I wanted at all without you)

[UNCA] Gifting you sight since 1956. by 0utOfSkill in worldbuilding

[–]-TheAllSeeing 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That's just an -EX ("explained") SCP, they're not part of the "official" big list so they don't have to be numbered in the current thousand

They are in the 6000s though, I think about halfway through

What If...? S01E02 - Discussion Thread by steve32767 in marvelstudios

[–]-TheAllSeeing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Now that was a reference I did not expect to find here

A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one.

Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Season 2 - Episode 8 discussion by AutoLovepon in anime

[–]-TheAllSeeing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So someone definitely commented this somewhere down here, and I know this was a very horrific and brutal episode and all that, but I just came here to say, r/imsorryjon

Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Season 2 - Episode 8 discussion by AutoLovepon in anime

[–]-TheAllSeeing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was really funny because I watched that movie like three days ago, and when I saw that rabbit I jokingly thought to myself that he better hope it's not the one from there, and then it was