Nintendo Kid posted:

You sure about that caption Reuters?

Kro-Bar posted:

Maybe not the best choice of a stock image for a story about Yom Kippur?

McDowell posted:

Honj Steak posted:

Adidas has now officially replaced hammer and sickle as the symbol of communist revolution.

I always wondered if they caught on because in a communist utopia everyone should be wearing unpretentious, comfy jumpsuits

Volcott posted:

I'm sorry but if you didn't like Terminator 2 you're objectively wrong.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX9hL93HPMI

McDowell posted:

I always wondered if they caught on because in a communist utopia everyone should be wearing unpretentious, comfy jumpsuits

Volcott posted:

Barometer posted:

What? The Terminator sequels are almost complete trash...all of them. I agree that's a cool scene but the movie? Pshaw.


More lovely sequels.

Barometer posted:

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Bohemian Nights posted:

Pope addressing Congress, saying the death penalty should be abolished

Lord Lambeth posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By56KkN95vA
Here is a video of animal rights activists in france taking a puppy away from a homeless person.

MariusLecter posted:

This is a tragedy, worse than anything ancient Greeks ever came up with.

crowoutofcontext posted:

Kinda need a back story, though the activist seem really racist and pretty cowardly.

Lord Lambeth posted:

At least part of the reason they took it away is because he is Romani

crowoutofcontext posted:

Kinda need a back story, though the activist seem really racist and pretty cowardly.

Lord Lambeth posted:

At least part of the reason they took it away is because he is Romani

budgieinspector posted:

"that spiritual fathers should punish their sons, the Indians, with blows appears to be as old as the conquest of [the Americas]; so general in fact that the saints do not seem to be any exception to the rule." -- Junípero Serra

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Q: What made you question?

Belenko: Because I am very practical, technically oriented, person. I love to be in wilderness alone with Swiss army knife and matches rather than have a huge surplus and a huge crowd. When you're around very sophisticated equipment you have this honest trait-do it right and enjoy, do it wrong and die. You cannot use ideology to survive, or be like American lawyers who can talk themselves out of any situation. So I questioned the Soviet system by using my technological knowledge. I said okay U.S. is so bad how come they send man on the moon and bring him back? (Russians could send men on the moon in only one way.) If U.S. is so bad how come they're building best fighters in the world? If U.S. is fallen apart how come they have more Nobel Prize winners than progressive communist society? At same time I could not ask anyone those questions. If I had, at that time (in late 1960s), I would have ended up in mental institution. So I made my conclusion that U. S. is not that bad. At same time I did not have a clear picture of American society. And when I came to U.S. I behaved like someone from outer space. I put myself in very funny situations. Americans were laughing at me. I behaved worse than Mork in "Mork and Mindy".

Q: Like what did you do, for example?

Belenko: First of all American super-market, my first visit was under CIA supervision, and I thought it was set-up; I did not believe super-market was real one. I thought well I was unusual guest; they probably kicked everyone out. It's such a nice, big place with incredible amount of produce, and no long lines! You're accustomed to long lines in Russia. But later, when I discovered super-market was real one, I had real fun exploring new products. I would buy, everyday, a new thing and try to figure out its function. In Russia at that time (and even today) it's hard to find canned food, good one. But everyday I would buy new cans with different food. Once I bought a can which said "dinner." I cooked it with potatoes, onions, and garlic-it was delicious. Next morning my friends ask me, "Viktor, did you buy a cat?" It was a can of chicken-based cat food. But it was delicious! It was better than canned food for people in Russia today. And I did test it. Last year I brought four people from Russia for commercial project, and I set them up. I bought nibble sized human food. I installed a pâté, and it was cat food. I put it on crackers. And they did consume it, and they liked it. So the taste has not changed. By the way, for those who are not familiar with American cat food. It's very safe; it's delicious, and sometimes it's better than human food, because of the Humane Society.

I bought a box of Freedom with the picture of nice looking lady. I did not know what it was. (I'm talking about maxi-pads.) I brought it to my apartment, I opened it, and I tried to figure it out. I thought well it's probably some cleaning device for the kitchen to give these American women freedom in the kitchen to clean up and absorb everything, because even today Russian women do not have this convenience.

Q: What do they use?

Belenko: Well, what American women did in 1920s. This is the gap between two societies. During my presentations I emphasize this by using samples from everyday life. I had so much fun and adventure during my assimilation of American culture. You could write a book or make a movie, "Top-Gunski in America." I know how Russians live today, and as long as I live I'll never take those things for granted which many Americans do take for granted.