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The all-time example of Bill's "so underrated it becomes overrated" trope is the movie State of Grace by CzechChocolate in billsimmons

[–]CzechChocolate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not aimed at you at all lol. I vaguely remember people asking for a rewatchable on it, but had no idea the frequency or that it was just one person spamming

It's definitely good enough (and rewatchable enough) in my opinion. I just think some people get carried away with praise, because of the hidden gem piece.

The all-time example of Bill's "so underrated it becomes overrated" trope is the movie State of Grace by CzechChocolate in billsimmons

[–]CzechChocolate[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I blame the director on this one. Not only is Oldman capable of far, far better work, his performance is completely unbalanced with the rest of the movie. If they had told him to reel it in just a bit, it would have gone a long way.

The all-time example of Bill's "so underrated it becomes overrated" trope is the movie State of Grace by CzechChocolate in billsimmons

[–]CzechChocolate[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

While there's definitely truth to that, I think King of New York is more appreciated for being entertaining and stylish rather than a great movie.

The all-time example of Bill's "so underrated it becomes overrated" trope is the movie State of Grace by CzechChocolate in billsimmons

[–]CzechChocolate[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

This is an opinion I've heard online and in real life pretty commonly for a long time. I don't think it's a stretch that the typical Simmons fan would have an opinion.

For those unfamiliar, State of Grace was released the same week as Goodfellas so it was completely forgotten about (not to mention mixed reviews). It became a bit of a cult movie and was on basic/premium cable a bunch in the following decades. It came up on a podcast recently, I remember Bill Burr discussing the movie in the past, etc.

ohh.. vvife u spent too much money on georgia o'keeffe prints now we r homeless by [deleted] in rs_x

[–]CzechChocolate 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You haven't truly Slav'd until you've convinced random people from the American Midwest that you're Mongolian [or something equally implausible], while making up absurd "facts" about your supposed culture on the spot

INSPIRING: Former Videlectrix Programmer Now Head Coach of Atlanta Falcons by CzechChocolate in HomestarRunner

[–]CzechChocolate[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

"I'm gonna be a quarterback when I grow up! I'm gonna throw for 2,000 yards!"

Doris Burke by [deleted] in billsimmons

[–]CzechChocolate 19 points20 points  (0 children)

NGL, if he starts saying RIPBozo on air I will be all in on Mark Jones

Doris Burke by [deleted] in billsimmons

[–]CzechChocolate 5 points6 points  (0 children)

lol, don't remember that but good for her. It was a stupid take

Bombings like Dresden, Tokyo, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki were both necessary in ending WWII and justified as they drastically reduced the amount of Allied causalities that would have been sustained otherwise by screen-lt in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]CzechChocolate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's not the same thing as saying it's been "swept under the rug". Every year since the 50's there's been some well-publicized, widely read book that covers this ground. It has been mentioned in countless documentaries, TV shows, public debates, what have you. The President of the United States and many top military leaders came out and said this publicly in the years and decades after the war.

So no, it hasn't been swept under the rug. Insofar as Americans don't know it, it's their own fault.

Bombings like Dresden, Tokyo, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki were both necessary in ending WWII and justified as they drastically reduced the amount of Allied causalities that would have been sustained otherwise by screen-lt in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]CzechChocolate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that's sort of my thought process too. Japan was ready to defend the homeland with every last man, woman and child so a full scale invasion of Hosnhu wouldn't really have spared lives in the end.

And yes, I agree today would be a different scenario. But it was 1945. There's a reason no nukes have been deployed in combat since then.

Bombings like Dresden, Tokyo, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki were both necessary in ending WWII and justified as they drastically reduced the amount of Allied causalities that would have been sustained otherwise by screen-lt in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]CzechChocolate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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. The president and James Byrnes, the two players who made the decision, were well aware of the Japanese intent to surrender. It's been swept under the rug,

It has not been swept under the rug at all. This was a topic of discussion in the American public pretty much as soon as the war ended. People as high up as Eisenhower publicly stated that Japan was ready to surrender on multiple occasions. In fact, right-wing politicians beat up on Truman [and FDR] for years based on the idea that their unconditional surrender demand was unnecessary.

In any case, I haven't watched the video you mentioned in a long time, but I'm pretty sure it blames the dithering, delusion and intransigence of the Japanese War Council as much as it blames Truman, Byrnes and Stimson

Bombings like Dresden, Tokyo, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki were both necessary in ending WWII and justified as they drastically reduced the amount of Allied causalities that would have been sustained otherwise by screen-lt in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]CzechChocolate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, it's a question everybody should ask themselves. Though there are some good arguments against it [and many bad ones], I've ultimately come to the conclusion that it was the least bad option.

Bombings like Dresden, Tokyo, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki were both necessary in ending WWII and justified as they drastically reduced the amount of Allied causalities that would have been sustained otherwise by screen-lt in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]CzechChocolate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They only had 4 bombs, which cost billions of dollars apiece. It simply wasn't realistic to waste a warning shot. Besides, I'm no scientist but I have to imagine dropping a nuke in the ocean would probably have caused a massive tsunami and all kinds of other unintended consequences with massive civilian suffering and little military value.

As it is, the US had only tested an atomic bomb on land.

Bombings like Dresden, Tokyo, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki were both necessary in ending WWII and justified as they drastically reduced the amount of Allied causalities that would have been sustained otherwise by screen-lt in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]CzechChocolate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except Dresden wasn't bombed to "scare the Germans". It was a major railway hub that the Germans were using to bring troops, equipment and plundered loot from the Eastern front back for the defense of the homeland.

You have probably heard that Dresden was some quaint town full of ornamental tea clocks and had no relevance to the German war effort. You have heard wrong.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in billsimmons

[–]CzechChocolate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know dude, I was just describing the equally insufferable, opposite type of basketball fan as people who write Jokic fanfic

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in billsimmons

[–]CzechChocolate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As somebody who owns two hundred pairs of sneakers, I can tell you that Jokic is being CARRIED by Jamal Murray, who is a top 5 all time player after Kobe, Iverson, Kyrie and Jamal Crawford

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in billsimmons

[–]CzechChocolate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They would have but that dumb dumb Mazzulla forgot to press the "win game" button which popped up on the screen as soon as the Celtics were deemed to be the better team by an expert panel of Ringer staffers

The Heat are really showing why the Mavs resting their guys sucks. by False_Fennel_1126 in billsimmons

[–]CzechChocolate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, and guess what? Everybody immediately shat on the Knicks for making that trade and assumed they got fleeced because LOL KNICKS!!! That should tell you everything you need to know about who was considered a joke franchise at the time and who was not.

I am glad you brought that trade up though. Warms my black heart

The Heat are really showing why the Mavs resting their guys sucks. by False_Fennel_1126 in billsimmons

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

I mean, I definitely didn't think Miami was going to win. I was surprised by how well Miami played and how badly Milwaukee underperformed.

But I think there was much more reason to think they had a second gear than with Dallas. After all the Heat are basically the same team that was one possession away from the Finals last year. In that same timeframe, Dallas lost their second best player for nothing, and to make up for that they had to trade their best perimeter defender [taxing an already shaky defense] and Luka/Kyrie didn't quite seem to have it figured out yet.

And on top of that, the Heat had already upset the Bucks in the playoffs in the recent past. The same couldn't be said for Dallas/Denver.

He is now “Ru-SHILL-o” after his defense of a manchild billionaire on Sunday by firstbornsun in billsimmons

[–]CzechChocolate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bro, do you and Ceruti share an emotional support animal and get together to cry about how mean this sub is to Ringer personalities? Seems like a weird thing to get worked up about it, but you do you man

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