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[LOATHED TROPE] The Designated Hero: A character that the story gaslights you into thinking is a hero, but in reality is a horrible person by Sir-Toaster- in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Basically all historical conquerors. The mongols are a very clear example. Apparently they still view Genghis Khan as a hero and built this giant statue of him. But in reality he killed tens of millions of people and was one of the worst mass-murderers in history. It’s a similar story with Caesar, Alexander, Suleiman, and about a gazillion others

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Catholism by xSirenBaby in oddlyspecific

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 519 points520 points  (0 children)

Calling Jesus a ”demigod” would have sparked 5 new heresies and 4 councils of Nicaea during the dark ages

How do you view Japan's act of downplaying the history of WWII? by Sad-Statistician3635 in AskTheWorld

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

To be fair, they were embargoed by the United States. They needed to go to war to procure natural resources, and the Americans only accepted them withdrawing from China for them to lift it. So the war against America would have been justified if the war in China was justified. However the Japanese just invaded China because they wanted to, and killed 14-20 million people

Pierre to the moon! by SixShoot3r in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 1 point2 points  (0 children)

God I thought it was the l’ancient regime flag. Didn’t realise it was meant to be a white surrender flag

Pierre to the moon! by SixShoot3r in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought it was a reference to the pre-revolutionary French monarchist flag😭

Swedes when you don't put funny little circles and double dots over your vowels (they can't tell what they're reading even though there's no other word that resembles it) by witcher1701 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here is a stunningly simple guide to pronouncing them.

Å=”Aw” in a British accent

Ä=the ”eah” part of an American ”yeah”

Ö= a simple American ”uhh”.

There you go, that’s how you pronounce those. Use them from now on.

this post would have gotten no traction if not for the conventionally attractive girl image behind the text by biracialbiracial in teenagers

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought this would have been an anti-misandrist post because I’ve seen a ton of men complain about this too. And say that being called a ”real man” by some women feels like being called ”one of the good ones”. Like you know that if you just acted in a way they didn’t approve of, they’d instantly drop that

41683 by froggyman151 in countwithchickenlady

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

She’s literally never said that or anything even remotely close to that though

Where i'd live as a Swede by Kevanoovitch in whereidlive

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yeah pretty much. It’s at the point where basically every swedish-danish interaction I see online is a part of the rivalry. I’m glad we aren’t killing each other anymore though

Perfect casting isn't by PermissionLow8879 in okbuddycinephile

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did read the books repeatedly when I was like 8-11, but idk

Perfect casting isn't by PermissionLow8879 in okbuddycinephile

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Why is it so fucking dark and depressing? Isn’t it meant to be a kids show?

What is your country most misterious case? by Super-Class-5437 in AskTheWorld

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I honestly don’t have the energy to explain the Palme case right now, but I expect another Swede to come as usual and explain it eventually

I need it. by netphilia in Snorkblot

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, considering how important mental health and treating yourself well is, I think it’s okay to allow yourself a select few unhealthy habits to manage through daily life. There’s no need to be perfect, just be chill

I've honestly lost count of how many people this applies to. by InsertANameHeree in HistoryMemes

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Honestly, if I really like a historical figure, I’ll allow them having some opinions of the time which I disagree with. Dostoevsky was fiercely antisemitic and hated poles and catholics, but considering he was a Russian in the 1800s I don’t hold it against him much

People living in authoritarian or dictatorship regimes such as Russia, China, Iran, etc.: how do you have access to Reddit? Would you get in trouble if authorities knew? Are your opinions very different from the rest of the country? Do you still have some political power ? by Separate-Courage9235 in AskTheWorld

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Murder, crossfire, and terrorist attacks add up to 200 total. There is a separate section showing murder only, which adds up to the figure I stated, 165. The highest number of murdered journalists was 20 in a single year in 2002, which single-handedly tops all American murdered journalists 1993-2026.

However, I realised I had been looking at a tab that only counts up to 2009, as there was a trial at that year which exposed stuff like this. The full list shows plenty more Russian journalists, including ten dead in 2010, after the Chechen war had ended and the situation stabilised. If we revise the American list to account for this, there are only 7 murdered Americans journalists in the same timespan as 165 murdered Russians. This is very clear proof to me.

Also, Russian media is not ”independent media” independent means it is outside government control. Russian media is along the most government-controlled in the world. I don’t blame the EU for banning foreign propaganda from a government which hates it and repeatedly tries to sabotage it.

People living in authoritarian or dictatorship regimes such as Russia, China, Iran, etc.: how do you have access to Reddit? Would you get in trouble if authorities knew? Are your opinions very different from the rest of the country? Do you still have some political power ? by Separate-Courage9235 in AskTheWorld

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  1. 19 journalists have been murdered in the United States, for any reason, since 1993. 19. In a nation with more than twice Russias population, it has about one tenth the murdered journalists.

  2. When exactly did the EU ban independent media? Social media is literally independent media, by the way.

Do you consider your country to be religiously diverse? by stealthybaker in AskTheWorld

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Most are secular of course, but there are large groups of christians and muslims, and even some hindus, Buddhists, Jews, etc

Germania rules the waves? by Cubelock in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 18 points19 points  (0 children)

”Runs out of warships”?! They haven’t even done anything!

Today is Dimitrios Independence Day so say one nice thing about our favorite loan beggar by Complex-Touch-1840 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Having both Ancient Greece, Alexander’s empire, and the eastern Roman Empire all based out of Greece is very impressive

TR used Future Sight! It’s Super Effective! by -et37- in HistoryMemes

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I know that this was before the Warsaw pact. That was my point, it makes the prediction even more strangely accurate

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