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RNG posted:I'm sorry about your hosed up ex and the weird EDM rape scene you dropped on her head. Sounds like you Don't do this poo poo
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quote:“The reason I killed the dog is this, it’s real simple ... I’m sorry, I think ya'll [sic] are going to have to take me to the Psych Institution, I get that," Kincannon told officers, according to their police report, per the Washington Post. "But I’ll tell you from a legal standpoint you know, it’s in the State Constitution that God is sovereign and I honestly think he told me to do it." Bulletproof.
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Uhhh wow, that was days ago and I’m just hearing about it now.
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Ariong posted:Bulletproof. He'll get reelected.
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Ariong posted:Bulletproof. Ya'll [sic]
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So today in my timezone at least it's the 73rd anniversary of the atomic attack on Hiroshima. Here's a pretty good article from The New Yorker, published back in 1946: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1946/08/31/hiroshima
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Negrostrike posted:So today in my timezone at least it's the 73rd anniversary of the atomic attack on Hiroshima. I'm only a few paragraphs in but it's remarkable restrained for being published in 1946. I figured it'd be waaaay more racist
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Not exactly an article, but I recently discovered an epic thread by a Belgian adventurer couple about their 2008 road trip through the Democratic Republic of Congo, from Lubumbashi to Kinshasa, just a few years after the Second Congo War ended. It was the first time the drive had been attempted by anyone outside the Congo since the 1980s, back before the wars, when the infrastructure in the country was much better. It's not written in perfect English, but it's an absolute rollercoaster and worth your time. Pretty unnerving for several reasons: the tourists' cheerful disregard for their own safety; the evident after-effects of one of the most brutal wars of the 21st century; the number of times they almost died or were chased by angry villagers with machetes; the revelations about how much the Democratic Republic of Congo has suffered, and its infrastructure deteriorated, in the past 30 years; the fact that some of the older people in the Congo actually miss the brutal colonialism of the past because at least it provided some stability; and also, I guess, all the stuff about cannibal bandits and ears being fried in pans.
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Milo and POTUS posted:I'm only a few paragraphs in but it's remarkable restrained for being published in 1946. I figured it'd be waaaay more racist Exactly. I was pretty surprised they wrote a realistic account of what happened only one year after, accurately depicting how the people suffered and without portraying them as savages who deserved it or whatever. I still have to finish reading it as well.
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Negrostrike posted:So today in my timezone at least it's the 73rd anniversary of the atomic attack on Hiroshima. Speaking of the bombing, yesterday I wound up watching a clip from Barefoot Gen, a manga that was created by a survivor of Hiroshima's bombing, depicting an almost autobiographical account of his childhood, including the massive changes wrought by the bomb. In the first movie adaptation of the manga, there's a graphic section of  the bomb hitting Hiroshima. It's awful to watch, and while obviously stylized it's still probably the closest we'll ever get to "seeing" what happened that day.I learned that the bomb had a little parachute on it, which gave the plane time to get out of the blast zone, which is... yeah. e: And I just found an interview with the creator, which is harrowing to read. quote:GLEASON: Tell me what happened that day. StrixNebulosa has a new favorite as of 13:51 on Aug 7, 2018 |
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Skelicopter posted:Not exactly an article, but I recently discovered an epic thread by a Belgian adventurer couple about their 2008 road trip through the Democratic Republic of Congo, from Lubumbashi to Kinshasa, just a few years after the Second Congo War ended. It was the first time the drive had been attempted by anyone outside the Congo since the 1980s, back before the wars, when the infrastructure in the country was much better. It's not written in perfect English, but it's an absolute rollercoaster and worth your time. Are the pictures broken or is it just my browser?
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang posted:Are the pictures broken or is it just my browser? Just your browser, I think. I'm using Chrome and the pictures are fine.
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Skelicopter posted:Not exactly an article, but I recently discovered an epic thread by a Belgian adventurer couple about their 2008 road trip through the Democratic Republic of Congo, from Lubumbashi to Kinshasa, just a few years after the Second Congo War ended. It was the first time the drive had been attempted by anyone outside the Congo since the 1980s, back before the wars, when the infrastructure in the country was much better. It's not written in perfect English, but it's an absolute rollercoaster and worth your time. I’m barely a paragraph in and as an ex-cook, seeing a brimming pot of boiling oil for french fries on an open flame is seriously unnerving.
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Skelicopter posted:Just your browser, I think. I'm using Chrome and the pictures are fine. opened it in chrome and it works. I was using Firefox 
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Serling was incredibly liberal and a lot of people just don't realize how important and groundbreaking a TV show The Twilight Zone actually was. For instance the episode titled The Big Tall Wish starred nobody but African-Americans, which was incredibly rare if not completely unheard of in 1960. Not only did it star African-Americans but the fact that they were black was not an issue. The episode wasn't about the trials of being black or anything, it just happened to be played by black people. quote:Television, like its big sister, the motion picture, has been guilty of the sin of omission… Hungry for talent, desperate for the so-called ‘new face,’ constantly searching for a transfusion of new blood, it has overlooked a source of wondrous talent that resides under its nose. This is the Negro actor. Serling won the Unity Award for Outstanding Contributions to Better Race Relations in 1961. He also hired homosexuals that couldn't get work and people blacklisted from Hollywood. He was also incredibly prolific in his writing, writing nearly every episode in the first few years.
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Hauki posted:I’m barely a paragraph in and as an ex-cook, seeing a brimming pot of boiling oil for french fries on an open flame is seriously unnerving. They don’t seem like people who take a lot of thought into taking care of themselves tbf
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They basically do almost everything wrong when traveling in a wartorn foreign country yes.
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bean_shadow posted:Serling was incredibly liberal and a lot of people just don't realize how important and groundbreaking a TV show The Twilight Zone actually was. For instance the episode titled The Big Tall Wish starred nobody but African-Americans, which was incredibly rare if not completely unheard of in 1960. Not only did it star African-Americans but the fact that they were black was not an issue. The episode wasn't about the trials of being black or anything, it just happened to be played by black people. Serling was way ahead of his time in that respect. He used the show to address topics that were taboo for television at the time, but he knew he could slip them by the censors and the uptight sponsors by presenting them in a sci-fi/fantasy program.
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Negrostrike posted:Exactly. I was pretty surprised they wrote a realistic account of what happened only one year after, accurately depicting how the people suffered and without portraying them as savages who deserved it or whatever. I still have to finish reading it as well. This article (later published as a book) was required reading when I was in high school.
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Skelicopter posted:Not exactly an article, but I recently discovered an epic thread by a Belgian adventurer couple about their 2008 road trip through the Democratic Republic of Congo, from Lubumbashi to Kinshasa, just a few years after the Second Congo War ended. It was the first time the drive had been attempted by anyone outside the Congo since the 1980s, back before the wars, when the infrastructure in the country was much better. It's not written in perfect English, but it's an absolute rollercoaster and worth your time. quote:This made me so angry. He was right ofcourse, this was not my country. I was nothing more then a visitor. I had no other intentions but to explore their country and meet the people. But they did not want me here. They wanted my money, but not me.
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StrixNebulosa posted:Barefoot Gen I'm sure most of you have seen it or are aware of it, but Grave of the Fireflies is another WWII anime that will absolutely ruin your day.
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RNG posted:I'm sure most of you have seen it or are aware of it, but Grave of the Fireflies is another WWII anime Lol, no.
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Mammal Sauce posted:Lol, no. ? Are you going to explain or are you just going to be rude? Grave of the Fireflies is set "during the final months of the Second World War." and shortly after, according to wikipedia. RNG posted:I'm sure most of you have seen it or are aware of it, but Grave of the Fireflies is another WWII anime that will absolutely ruin your day. It sounds amazing and awful, given everything I've heard about it. I can't do it right now, but someday when I'm in the mood to stare despondently at the ceiling...yes, I'll watch it.
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StrixNebulosa posted:? I think he's saying: anime 
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Milo and POTUS posted:I think he's saying: anime Then he's a child and not old enough to be in this thread, it's not safe for immature minds to look at and read. 
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StrixNebulosa posted:Then he's a child and not old enough to be in this thread, it's not safe for immature minds to look at and read. Lol do you think all of us weren't seeking poo poo like this out before we were ten
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Milo and POTUS posted:I think he's saying: anime I found the fanservice quite gratuitous personally
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Negrostrike posted:Exactly. I was pretty surprised they wrote a realistic account of what happened only one year after, accurately depicting how the people suffered and without portraying them as savages who deserved it or whatever. I still have to finish reading it as well. John Hersey, the author, was raised in China (parents were missionaries from the US) and was considered very progressive on many issues, including intercultural and race relations, throughout his career. On the down side, he plagiarized some bits of later works. But not this, this was on-the-ground reportage and it's considered one of the finest works of journalism of the 20th century.
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Skelicopter posted:Not exactly an article, but I recently discovered an epic thread by a Belgian adventurer couple about their 2008 road trip through the Democratic Republic of Congo, from Lubumbashi to Kinshasa, just a few years after the Second Congo War ended. It was the first time the drive had been attempted by anyone outside the Congo since the 1980s, back before the wars, when the infrastructure in the country was much better. It's not written in perfect English, but it's an absolute rollercoaster and worth your time. The story of the journey is very interesting but the author's attitude towards the locals begging/asking for money is the most insufferable thing in the world and he never stops pouting about it or seems to gain any insight into the matter at all.
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ulex minor posted:The story of the journey is very interesting but the author's attitude towards the locals begging/asking for money is the most insufferable thing in the world and he never stops pouting about it or seems to gain any insight into the matter at all. He was just upset they weren’t willing to give him a hand.
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RNG posted:I'm sure most of you have seen it or are aware of it, but Grave of the Fireflies is another WWII anime that will absolutely ruin your day. My great aunt hated how it had a happy ending compared to what she experienced in post-war Japan. Both the main characters die of starvation and the last shot is their spirits overlooking modern Kobe. She was also a nurse in Hiroshima during 1945, and she had a nice photo book that was given to her by a friend. She showed it to me when I was 8 and I didn't sleep for weeks, I was afraid the ant walking crocodiles were going to get me. I wouldnt recommend looking that phrase up, they're the unlucky survivors who were close enough to the blast to have their eyes vaporized and their skin burned off, but not so close they could actually die.
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Bobby Digital posted:He was just upset they weren’t willing to give him a hand. Boo! Boo this post.
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All this discussion of the horrors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki reminded me of the one song that always wrecks me when it comes to these events. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9ckznQP2FA First penned by Ian Campbell of the Ian Campbell Folkband, it's probably best known as the cover recorded by Simon & Garfunkel, but I prefer The Dubliners version. The way it draws you in as just a nice little summery melody and then sideswipes you in the last verses. The Sun has come to earth.
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ulex minor posted:The story of the journey is very interesting but the author's attitude towards the locals begging/asking for money is the most insufferable thing in the world and he never stops pouting about it or seems to gain any insight into the matter at all. I love the idea of Belgians who have enough money to apparently travel whenever they want being like “gently caress off Congo it’s not like we owe you anything” like the actual loving balls to even attempt that Maybe if you weren’t willing to hand out a few bucks you could of returned some of their actual hands instead on your poverty tour E;fb Aesop Poprock has a new favorite as of 06:02 on Aug 8, 2018 |
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Don Gato posted:My great aunt hated how it had a happy ending compared to what she experienced in post-war Japan. Both the main characters die of starvation and the last shot is their spirits overlooking modern Kobe. The author insisted it was about his hubris as a young man and got pissed off when it reduced the audience of grown executives to tears. I'm so sorry your aunt/family had to go through that. It seems like the closest thing I can imagine to hell on earth.
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RNG posted:I'm sure most of you have seen it or are aware of it, but Grave of the Fireflies is another WWII anime that will absolutely ruin your day. Mom got into animation a few years ago with The Triplets of Belleville. She actually forgave me for slipping Fireflies into her mix a few years later,
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