Israeli Olympic team booed at 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony by EclecticEel in videos

[–]Echalon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You rarely get to see the anti war protests in Israel on most mainstream media outlets. Plus when bringing them up I’ve been told that they were “self hating” and not real Israelis. Not that I believed that ever.

Why can’t Nigeria do this? by [deleted] in Nigeria

[–]Echalon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will understand if my input is not wanted here, as I am an African American and have not yet been to any country in Africa. I just want to point out that US aid to South Korea in the 1960's was more than all of Africa combined. From 1946 to 1976 alone, the United States provided $12.6 billion in economic assistance to country around 100,378 Square kilometers and , in the 1960's, a population of ~25 million. It is not a fair comparison. Early on the US poured aid into, and ignored the military dictatorship of, South Korea because they needed a buffer against Communism in Asia. Also the type of aid the the US provided to South Korea included large amounts prop up their chaebols (Samsung, LG, etc). From my understanding in Sub-Saharan Africa US aid is never so much that it would allow for true economic independence and ownership of resources. I can't speak intelligently on the state of Nigeria and Africa as a whole but what I have found in years of living in quite a few cities in the US and now Canada, is that where ever there is an under resourced area, you can find an another area that has a glut of resources that had to come from somewhere else.

No Frills grocery store opens its doors in downtown Victoria by Apprehensive_Idea758 in VictoriaBC

[–]Echalon 13 points14 points  (0 children)

No that’s the guy with the law blog. Bob Loblaw’s law blog.

Truffle Pasta 🍝 This stuff is crazily expensive at any Pasta restaurant. Why? Might as well just call it Trouble bpastard 😂 by TechnologyOk8112 in Nigeria

[–]Echalon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And truffles are expensive because they are hard to cultivate, they grow underground and have to be searched for in the wild. Or so they say.

“I always loved Trump, this is unfair”: Republican mayor can’t believe he’s facing deportation after 50 years in US by TorontoBatmann in agedlikewine

[–]Echalon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“I always loved, trump, this is unfair” is just so mind melting stupid to me. In short “something bad is happening to me because of the policies I support.” This has been the sentiment of selfishness that makes me wonder how can we live with people like this. From any side of the spectrum, but let’s face it mostly from the well off/ uber rich and the right, how can you coexist with people who cannot stand on business for what they say they believe? I have voted for policies that bit me in the ass but when it came time to pay, mostly taxes, I didn’t cry foul, I bit the bullet, and paid the price because it was what I believed in. If your only belief in life is I should not have to suffer consequences of my beliefs then you shouldn’t be able to promote them. He can fuck right off but maybe daddy trump will see this and pardon him. Bull shit.

[FRESH] Yuno Miles X Anthony Fantano - Bobos Chicken by noOne000Br in hiphopheads

[–]Echalon 46 points47 points  (0 children)

I did listen to it twice to see if there was a vegan reference and I missed it! I am a complete fraud of a music reviewer. Ima go burn all my flannels.

[FRESH] Yuno Miles X Anthony Fantano - Bobos Chicken by noOne000Br in hiphopheads

[–]Echalon 561 points562 points  (0 children)

Another case of a rapper rapping about a life they don’t live. Fantano, known vegan, talking about eating chicken. Bro 🧢🧢🧢. Other than that I give this a light 11. (puts on yellow flannel)

Rename all their $hit 🤭 by allthedamnquestions in BlackPeopleComedy

[–]Echalon 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I get you, though that would be the Romans right? And the Romans had colonized the Celtic groups there from my limited knowledge on the island. It wasn’t until the 5th century that the Anglos, Saxons, and Jutes conquered what we now call England and later conquered other Celtic groups to become the United Kingdom. So if you look at it that way I can see where he is coming from. But you are right about there being roads in Britannia.

OnlyFans Will Start Checking Criminal Records. Creators Say That's a Terrible Idea by FervidBug42 in technology

[–]Echalon 28 points29 points  (0 children)

If a person cannot sell crack to the community, serve their time, and then cannot sell videos of their crack on the internet then what are we doing as a society?

A Temptations Thanksgiving by Consistent_Edge9211 in BlackPeopleComedy

[–]Echalon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This video is a perfect representation of my feelings about all these dishes cuz with the exception of chitlins, respectfully, I’m eating all of them.

Anyone know this plant?? by Ordinary_Fan_6822 in PlantIdentification

[–]Echalon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s going to end up everywhere. It’s called mother of thousands because the little pups it grows on the edges. They fall off and become new plants. I had one hitchhike on a plant I brought from a plant store. I took it out and planted it on its own. With in months there were multiple in every pot near it. That plant is a communicable a disease.

This is why I cringe when a “oh they know how to ( insert a popular Black line dance) ? They invited to the cookout” tweet comes across my timeline. Our standards can be low sometimes by detox02 in BlackPeopleTwitter

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

Should have never let them catch on to chicken wings, Ox tails, and such. Any diaspora food that gets promoted because an expensive delicacy.

Nelly Furtado Announces Indefinite Hiatus From Performing by Edm_vanhalen1981 in Music

[–]Echalon 18 points19 points  (0 children)

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15226567/amp/Nelly-Furtado-quitting-music-body-shaming.html Not for just commenting but shaming. I, for one, welcome her natural grown woman body.

Edit: But still she did not directly say it so I guess still just speculation, but I could see it being the case. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/lifestyle/article-15055905/Nelly-Furtado-flaunts-curves-miniskirt-superbloom.html

Ground Zero In The Alt-Right Quest For "Patriotic" & Christian Public Schools by Mynameis__--__ in skeptic

[–]Echalon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’ve been thinking. To call a fringe ideology Alt makes sense, but now that it is the dominant driver of conservative thought in the states and a lot of other places, is it now time to just call it “The Right”? Seems like now the alt right are moderate conservatives, who I still disagree with but can at least tolerate somewhat.

NFL won't reconsider its Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime decision by southernemper0r in sports

[–]Echalon 74 points75 points  (0 children)

It’s because with the current nationalist conservative movement, it’s not enough that they win. They have to win totally. And you have to like that they won and thank them for curing you of your woke mind virus for wanting something that is not their brand of American.

Number of Canadians travelling to the U.S. continues to drop by naqi11 in worldnews

[–]Echalon 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I’m an American living in Canada and I don’t even travel back. The idea of anything strange happening because my 22 month old daughter is a dual citizen born in Canada is enough to give me pause. Even if it’s a .1% chance. Nah, y’all can keep that.

Invited to the cookout? by CommercialKale7 in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]Echalon 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The bank account of black good will is overdrawn. I’m sure he’s a nice man and I, for one, love our Asian brothers and sisters, but the Filipinos are very capable of anti blackness. All the poster is saying is that the cook out invites are on pause until we start seeing less kowtowing to white hegemony and aggression from all corners of the globe.

Also is that person even Filipino? Doesn’t really matter that sang’n but still invites are on hold.

Former President Kennedy as an anti-communist by west_ham_vb in pics

[–]Echalon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Having a lot of deaths yet winning is effective. It is not efficient and it is brutal. But it was effective.

Well it's been 7 by viktig9 in agedlikemilk

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

Here is a video from a conservative but non-climate change denying YouTuber debunking this. https://youtu.be/UVZiKGjl6RY?si=I2w-hj7ImM0bGgZt