Manuel Calavera posted:

usenet celeb 1992 posted:

One thing I read a long time ago (possibly in the Straight Dope, take it for what that's worth) is that "cake" could have been a mistranslation or a misunderstanding of the term as it was used at the time, which was to refer to crusty leftover batter; that is, she was saying the poors could just dine on scraps. Not sure if that really changes the tone of contempt and disconnectedness associated with the quote, but it's an interesting footnote.

Apple Pie Hubbub posted:

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mandatory lesbian posted:

when i was really young i used to think that what was going on was the the poor people were like "we need food" and Marie was like "let them eat cake" and then threw the cake out the window for them to eat

i kinda wish i'd never gained context cause the idea of some rich french lady throwing cake out a window at people is still funny to me

Crabtree posted:

And even if false, some dumb rich house wife just trying to give cakes out to people out of the naive ,yet possible kindness of her heart is better than the "POOR PEOPLE DESERVE TO SUFFER" mentality of the current self stylized aristocracy.

Alhazred posted:

It's would be better than what Marie Antoinette actually did, which was pissing away the money on gambling and a village where she could cosplay as a poor peasant.

Jay Rust posted:

Sandpuppy posted:

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Sir Tonk posted:

Pretty sure that isn't how the NEA works

Sir Tonk posted:

Pretty sure that isn't how the NEA works

Sandpuppy posted:

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D.N. Nation posted:

The Indian is actually the worst.

Sandpuppy posted:

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Johnny Walker posted:

I assume Dooche the artist also pays taxes.

rydiafan posted:

While true, it's very frustrating how under the radar the Notre Dame mascot flies.

Johnny Walker posted:

I assume Dooche the artist also pays taxes.

Alhazred posted:

Which is then spent on more art.

Alhazred posted:

Which is then spent on more art.

Sandpuppy posted:

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Starshark posted:

This always brings sunshine to my black heart:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_to_Varennes

(the wiki article doesn't do it justice, worth researching further)

Garrison posted:

I drew this cartoon earlier this week in the anticipation that Geert Wilders might win the Dutch election. Wilders stood for halting the rising tide of Islam in the Netherlands as well as Europe. He was also for stemming the EU’s globalist hegemony and returning power to the people. Naturally, the EU loves endless Muslim immigration because it weakens nationalism and allows globalism to tighten its grip.

We also heard the cries of “Nazi” from such leaders as Erdogan, who himself is much more akin to Hitler than anyone protesting Islam. After all, the Turkish tyrant wants Islam to conquer Europe and he hopes to control that new ‘caliphate.’ He told his fellow Turks at home and in Europe that “You are the future of Europe.” He continues to threaten a dump of millions more Muslim ‘immigrants’ into Europe while calling for a holy war, or jihad. This will mean even more crime and terrorism committed by Muslim immigrants throughout Europe.

Wilders and LePen are at least trying to create some momentum to stop that invasion. They’re not only trying to protect their own countries, but they’re also raising awareness that western civilization itself is at stake. Do we really want to see Europe fall to Sharia Law? There will be honor killings and child marriages (like the one their leader Mohammed himself had—he married a nine year-old). Do we really want to see gays prosecuted? Stoning and beheadings? There will be rise in female sexual mutilations as well as the general oppression of women. Christians and Jews will be attacked. This is how Islam spreads—by force. I too once bought the malarky that Islam is a religion of peace. No, it has always spread by violence. Lebanon used to be a Christian country. Now it’s Muslim. Afghanistan used to be Buddhist. Now it’s Muslim. Pakistan used to be a Hindu country. Now Muslim by force.

My friend Enrique from Spain told me that we shouldn’t give up just yet. Wilders gained seats. Le Pen may not win either, but awareness is being raised. So I decided to publish this cartoon anyway.
It’s time to get over the Political Correctness hurdle and start trying to save western civilization while there’s still time.

— Ben Garrison

Sandpuppy posted:

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Atlantic posted:

On Thursday morning, President Trump’s proposal for the federal budget confirmed a fact long suspected: the proposed elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Together, the four groups receive less than a billion dollars a year, with the NEA and the NEH costing taxpayers $148 million a year each—approximately 0.004 percent of the federal budget individually. Their elimination would be largely symbolic, signaling the Trump administration’s intent to slash spending it sees as “wasteful” while potentially spending 146 times as much as the NEA’s annual allotment on a border wall whose efficacy even Republican lawmakers have disputed.

Cloks posted:

Goddamn Garrison, what benefit do you get from Nationalism in a foreign country?

Cloks posted:

Goddamn Garrison, what benefit do you get from Nationalism in a foreign country?

Trapezium Dave posted:

I refuse to believe a cartoonist can draw four boots on a windmill without that symbol being intentional.