Ahaha, thanks!
Reality: French prison, unsure of date, I’m on a mountain.
Yup, which is my favourite kind of joke. But the rest of lemmy seems to feel otherwise.
Edit: Or, based on some of the conversations I’ve had today, are too young to know the context.
Reality: Iraqi-native-turned-American-translator known only as Samir holds Saddam Hussein to the ground just after U.S. forces discovered him.
Reality: Unboxing of the statue of liberty.
Real history: Japanese parliament goes wild as a bill that would allow the Japanese “self defense force” (what they call the military) to fight abroad. Japan has had very strict limitations on the military since WW2. The bill passed despite protests.
You can read more here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/17/japanese-politicians-brawl-in-parliament-over-bill-to-allow-troops-to-fight-abroad
Not really.
The lottery is paid for by those who all have an equal chance of winning that prize. Also, the profits from lotteries are usually spent on social funds etc.
I feel more conflicted about thr fact that it preys on addiction and those who buy the most lottery tickets are often those who can least afford them. I find that much more grotesque than a random person getting very lucky, but to each their own.
Reality: A brave, unknown protestor blocks a column of tanks leaving Tiananmen Square after the massacre. Video footage appears to show hin eventually being removed by two folks in blue. There are conflicting stories about what happened to him afterwards, some think he was removed by government agents, others by concerned bystanders.
Allright, let’s take 10% off there bud.
On the one hand, I fully agree and think it’s pretty silly to dye it and pretend it’s natural. But at the same time, as a dude who finally had to give in to his bald spot and start shaving… I kinda get it. Pride and shame are strange masters.
Yup. I wasn’t sure if it was in too poor taste to post. Especially as my taste in comedy is incredibly dark but I figured I’d give it a shot.
The Irish potato famine was more an exogenous factor (a blight) not the direct result of mismanagement, which is generally a feature of communism. So that’s a pretty poor comparison.
Bengal was a mostly agrarian state so not really an advanced capitalist society. Again, not a particularly good comparison.