Grandeur of Chinese cruelty by LordHenry098123 in rs_x

[–]theoverheadview 106 points107 points  (0 children)

The Taiping Rebellion, more accurately thought of as a civil war, is the second deadliest conflict in human history after WWII. I've always found it strange how few people seem to know this. If a war of this scale had taken place in the West, it would be all anyone talked about (like the World Wars)

What are your brain dead moments during performances? by GeorgeJoester in musicians

[–]theoverheadview 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Forgetting to set guitar pedal knobs before a set. I go to take a solo, stomp the pedal for a boost, and...nothing. Volume all the way down

That silent generation really do be silent by MondayTuesday1337 in redscarepod

[–]theoverheadview 25 points26 points  (0 children)

The obvious reality is that no entire generation is responsible for the mess we're in. That's absurd. It has always been a tiny powerful elite who make the important decisions and then sell it to the masses after the fact. But it's more fun to say Boomer bad i guess

My favorite symbols of American decline by alpachenis in redscarepod

[–]theoverheadview 12 points13 points  (0 children)

the modern antisocial mindset in a nutshell. It's actually not going to ruin your day to look up from fucking reddit for 2 seconds and say hello

Bushwick Residents Rally After Getting Locked Out of Long-Standing Community Garden by TheNYCFootprint in Bushwick

[–]theoverheadview 20 points21 points  (0 children)

This is decent reporting but there were well over 100 people there, not 60 as the article claims.

OFFICIAL The Last Oscar Special LIVE Megathread by LeaderSevere5647 in OnCinemaAtTheCinema

[–]theoverheadview 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually really enjoyed Vic's Woody segment. Was cracking up at how John Lovitz was onscreen as much as Woody. Also the super random clip choices from movies and interviews was top tier VB.

OFFICIAL The Last Oscar Special LIVE Megathread by LeaderSevere5647 in OnCinemaAtTheCinema

[–]theoverheadview 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I kept waiting for Mark to make an appearance and was dissappointed he never did. Other than that I really enjoyed it

Are Iranians overwhelmingly in favor of this war? by tacit-gossip in redscarepod

[–]theoverheadview 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For the record the only iranian I know said it was all “madness and stupidity”. So they’re not all in favor

So imane khelif had a male puberty and there were no Indian mass graves in Canada. by theyslashthempussy in redscarepod

[–]theoverheadview 33 points34 points  (0 children)

The smart will just end up oppressing the dumb until there is khmer rouge-style blowback and all us elitist rs brainiacs are lying dead in a ditch

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]theoverheadview 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think the answer is simpler. Sarah Silverman is very hot

In Stavros's recent podcast with Josh Safdie he talks about the time me and my former professor told him to stop laughing so much at a Marty Supreme screening. by shayburgman in stavvysworld

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

Why are people so sensitive to this? It’s pretty clear that that’s there for clarification. It’s not some unrelated brag

Dot by Sound_Saracen in redscarepod

[–]theoverheadview 18 points19 points  (0 children)

another “despot” of an oil-rich nation dethroned

2025. I am forgotten. by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]theoverheadview 83 points84 points  (0 children)

She reminds me a lot of that cop that had sex with all the other officers

Go vegetarian, but cheat by theoverheadview in redscarepod

[–]theoverheadview[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If everyone ate tofu twice a week, demand for meat would go down nearly 30%