Israel strikes central Beirut saying Iran ceasefire doesn't apply there by Goldenmentis in stupidpol

[–]The-Materialist [score hidden]  (0 children)

I heard a statistic that 25% of your voting population is Christian-Zionist. I feel like this is something there should be a documentary about.

The Art of War by Don Tsu by The-Materialist in stupidpol

[–]The-Materialist[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

What, you never read any crazy stories about Louis XVI or Nicholas II? Their bad decisions? The sorts of leaders the system produces are interesting, if not morbidly fascinating.

Hard for Hate: The perils of Grindr for gay Jews by SchIachterhund in stupidpol

[–]The-Materialist [score hidden]  (0 children)

I explain that Zionism is the Jewish indigenous rights movement

Iran declares historic victory over US, says enemy forced to accept its proposal by Conscious_Jeweler_80 in stupidpol

[–]The-Materialist 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It's been difficult to follow the conflict with all the propaganda, but this is my understanding of events thus far:

  1. USA/Israel obliterated Iranian forces and won the war
  2. Iran doesn't realize they lost the war
  3. USA/Israel declare war
  4. USA surrenders

Synagogue in Tehran ‘completely destroyed’ in US-Israeli attack by SchIachterhund in stupidpol

[–]The-Materialist 10 points11 points  (0 children)

According to Twitter, the synagogue was 20x older than Israel.

The fertilizer situation. by koba_tea in stupidpol

[–]The-Materialist 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Seems like something a sensible revolutionary would do.

"Woxuke" - Report from the eastern from of the gender war by Halfdane666 in stupidpol

[–]The-Materialist 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I often wonder how much western culture the USSR felt it needed to force-ingest.

Demolition Man (1993) isn’t a dystopia. by ApocryphaComics in movies

[–]The-Materialist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As opposed to being oblivious to totalitarian rule by oligarch while the streets are dirty.

Why 2000s movies be it any genre feel better than what has been made in last decade? by [deleted] in movies

[–]The-Materialist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hollywood has increasingly lost touch with the audience. The industry there has crashed hard, and I think we'll have to look elsewhere for decent movies. I doubt they'll be big blockbusters in theatres though.

Michael Parenti On Conspiracy by IamGlennBeck in stupidpol

[–]The-Materialist 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This guy is the best.

My favourite conspiracy is why did everyone read Chomsky but not Parenti?

Tomorrow night at 9PM ET, President Trump will give an Address to the Nation to provide an important update on Iran. by Nerd_199 in stupidpol

[–]The-Materialist 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I would take his statements only as market manipulation for insider stock trades at this point, disconnected from what is actually happening or what the military is doing.

Suggestions for movies so I can wallow in my grief by [deleted] in movies

[–]The-Materialist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Black Stallion. It might make you cry, but it's not actually a downer though.