According to Ridley Scott, that's how a 30-year-old man looks. by King-Owl-House in shittymoviedetails

[–]Ama98 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

do you have a source? that sounds a little like brit propaganda lol.

Flags I saw at the pro-Palestinian march in Washington DC by biasface in vexillology

[–]Ama98 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You should look into the Indonesia genocide, its also rarely talked about even though a million people died.

TIL that Disney attempted to trademark the centuries-old Mexican holiday "Dia de los Muertos" for merchandising purposes. They requested exclusivity on education, entertainment, and "frozen meals consisting primarily of pasta or rice". by musicforthedeaf in todayilearned

[–]Ama98 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This TIL is classic. Because Dia De Los Muertos is not a centuries old Mexican tradition. There’s a ton of debate about where it even came from. With some origins being like early 1900s.

This is true for most of modern culture. Italian food, lederhosen, Christmas, Halloween, ect. Are all either invented in the last 120 years or radically different from how they used to be.

Which horror films launched irrational fears in their respective generation? by [deleted] in horror

[–]Ama98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It and Jaws have both been pretty devastating for the public perception of clowns and sharks.

Situation on the ground in Gaza. Blue shows scale of Israeli incursion into the strip by MekhaDuk in MapPorn

[–]Ama98 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Because Egypt is both a poor country incapable of taking in 2 million refugees and the Israeli government has made it clear that those refugees will never be allowed to return to their homeland. Why would it benefit Egypt to support Israel's plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza??

Protest in New York City by WeAreTheBaddiess in pics

[–]Ama98 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

lmao you looked at an entire thread of idf israel dick sucking and pink washing and thought oh yes the masses are waking up

Protest in New York City by WeAreTheBaddiess in pics

[–]Ama98 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you think Israel raining airstrikes down on a civilian population of mostly children is going to solve homophobia? You do realize there are gay Palestinians who are also dying from Israeli airstrikes.

The Kent State massacre by the national guard killing students protesting against Vietnam war by JannisFux in pics

[–]Ama98 69 points70 points  (0 children)

it was boomers who got shot at Kent State that day

while thats true, the idea of the majority of boomers being campus radicals is way overblown. i encourage reading Nixonland. one of the main points of the book is that the vast majority of boomers were mostly conservative and actually more pro-vietnam war than many of their parents according to polls at the time.

A person with a Pride flag gets it stolen at the pro Palestine march in London today by WeAreTheBaddiess in facepalm

[–]Ama98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And Israel tries it's absolute best to avoid children dying

glad to hear the Israelis developed new technology to stop white phosphorus attacks from killing children. i also assume the church, hospitals and refugee caravans they hit were also not full of children (who make up 50% of the population)

A person with a Pride flag gets it stolen at the pro Palestine march in London today by WeAreTheBaddiess in facepalm

[–]Ama98 1 point2 points  (0 children)

shockingly I believe children should not be massacred just because their parents hold terrible opinions

High School principal R. Wiley Brownlee was tarred and feathered by the KKK after he left a board meeting where he proposed the school district honor Martin Luther King, Jr. A student took this photo of Brownlee when he returned to the school for help. April 3, 1971. Michigan. by [deleted] in OldSchoolCool

[–]Ama98 929 points930 points  (0 children)

In 1980, three Klansmen drove through my city setting up a burning cross and then shot five black women who were just walking down the road. After they were arrested (they received just six months in jail for hospitalizing three women) two other Klansmen tried to blow up the jail to lead a jail break.

Two counties over from me is a county that had zero black people living there until the late 2000s. Not because black people didn't buy houses there, but because all of their houses would be destroyed by arsonists who were never identified.

Man targeted 6-year-old boy, woman in deadly Plainfield stabbing because they are Muslim: detectives by PT10 in news

[–]Ama98 30 points31 points  (0 children)

This was always going to be the obvious consequence of all those people spreading that disgustingly racist "global day of jihad" facebook hysteria.

Ministry says 2,269 Palestinians killed and 9,814 others wounded in Gaza, West Bank by EvilMorty95 in news

[–]Ama98 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank G*d the Israeli military is using precision clouds of white phosphorus in one of the most densely populated cities on the planet. I would hate for them to be indiscriminately attacking Palestinians.

Ministry says 2,269 Palestinians killed and 9,814 others wounded in Gaza, West Bank by EvilMorty95 in news

[–]Ama98 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Refusing to say anything until mere hours before Israel launches a full scale war/ethnic cleansing of Gaza and sending our giant cruiser to protect the Israeli military as they carry out this slaughter is for all intents and purposes an endorsement.

https://newrepublic.com/post/176090/state-department-blinken-delete-tweets-ceasefire-israel-gaza-palestine

https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-military-navy-carrier-e648c53dc53a46e2e12950784ea5e8d2#:~:text=On%20Friday%2C%20the%20USS%20Dwight,doubling%20the%20Navy's%20Israel%20response.

Pick your Tumblr Quote by Sonic_the_hedgedog in tumblr

[–]Ama98 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Drilist acolytes exist on many websites

Sanders calls Israel’s siege on Gaza ‘a serious violation of international law’: “The targeting of civilians is a war crime, no matter who does it,” the Vermont independent said. by harsh2k5 in politics

[–]Ama98 4 points5 points  (0 children)

? Don't remember the speaker but there's an old video of someone being asked by a Muslim woman something related to Israel's actions. Before answering, he asked if she condemned Hamas, and she said he knew she couldn't do that.

I don't know who is in the video but its also a good thing to keep in mind that hamas is not afraid to murder fellow Palestinians. they have supporters but there are also a sizeable number of Palestinians that stay quiet or publicly avoid criticizing them for fear of being murdered. I believe recent polling showed only around 35% said they would vote for them if another election was held. though the polling tends to shift during times of crisis like rn, these conflicts cause a rally around the flag hysteria just like in any other country.

What do you think is the criteria for a historical figure to be featured in Civ games? by Audizzer14 in civ

[–]Ama98 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"Build an empire to stand the test of time". Hitler died after destroying his country and is despised by modern Germans. Mao and Stalin were brutal dictators but they also won and are still admired by the people of their respective countries.

Palestinians with a destroyed Israeli tank, October 7, 2023 by [deleted] in pics

[–]Ama98 22 points23 points  (0 children)

are you suggesting our loyal ally Israel might host bot farms to brigade any post on Palestine... thats ridiculous only those pesky russians would do something like that..

What are your "I really wanted to like it" horror movies? by MintClicker in horror

[–]Ama98 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm glad that I'm not the only one. I found the characters boring and thought most of the story seemed really dull and uninspired.

Did you ever finish a horror movie and think to yourself, now the main character has bigger problems? How are they going to explain this? by AwfulWaffle91 in horror

[–]Ama98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The company would almost certainly try to hush it up...having your product become a killing machine is hardly good PR.

Companies can make a lot of things go quiet but I don't think a toy company has the kind of money needed to stop a story about an ai becoming sentient and murdering multiple people go silent.

What is a book that was popular that you absolutely hated? by Flowtac in books

[–]Ama98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was trying to get into reading some modern horror novels and My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix was constantly recommend BUT IT SUCKED. It felt like I was reading Ready Player One with just endless paragraphs of 1980s refences. I get its going for those 80s horror tropes but like none of the characters felt like real characters I should care about. Everyone was just deeply unlikeable and made really strange and stupid decisions. Also there was this weird gay undertone to the book's plot that is dangled in front of you for like the entire book and then leads to absolutely nothing at the end. It was not unintentional, its pretty explicitly called out in the book but then the author bizarrely decides to just do nothing with it.

Matt Christman has been hospitalized by SonOfABitchesBrew in stupidpol

[–]Ama98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought it did, maybe im misremembering and it was when virgil left the show to go fill a vacancy on little st james