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[–] reddit@hexbear.net 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I've made an edit

[–] reddit@hexbear.net 21 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I think someone's original comment was actually making a joke about the gold the Swiss laundered for the Nazis - they were saying that Switzerland is bad

[–] reddit@hexbear.net 15 points 2 weeks ago

I haven't fully finished it yet but I'm also losing it over this. I knew the Sino-Soviet split was a disaster but I didn't know how deeply China worked with the US as a result. I guess I understand now why they were able to convince the US to tie their economies so deeply together

Vietnam stays winning

[–] reddit@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Is this actually from 1993 or is it one of those forums that measures all dates as September of that year - the eternal September

[–] reddit@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago

If memory serves it's actually at least partially driven by humans wanting to eat it

[–] reddit@hexbear.net 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Genuinely might be my favorite scene in the movie. One conversation and it lays out everything so perfectly and precisely while never leaving the metaphor of the Matrix. Especially the comment about these people being the very people they are trying to save - but until they are, they can't see through the system. It's how I feel every time someone tells me I'm being hyperbolic about capitalism or idealistic about socialism.

[–] reddit@hexbear.net 1 points 4 months ago

I believe that's only in the animated version, in the comic he just fails to save him. The comic gets weird as hell tho, beyond just the typical complete misunderstanding of communism, capitalism, really anything about material reality or human nature.

[–] reddit@hexbear.net 7 points 4 months ago

Don't worry it's not the silly letter quote - I know that would be devastating to lose

[–] reddit@hexbear.net 9 points 4 months ago

We have both - seeing this one (or maybe a variation on it) this morning was what prompted me to actually go find the source, I was curious. Is there anywhere to see a list of taglines?

[–] reddit@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago

Oh shit I'm sorry, I didn't realize. I'll put it in an archive link

[–] reddit@hexbear.net 29 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Thankfully the silly letter quote is real, if we lost that one I would be inconsolable

 

Apologies if everyone knew this and it was a sitewide bit but I did not and now I feel kinda gross for having used it

EDIT: Converted to an archive link out of concerns about direct linking to reactionary site, mea culpa

To clarify: this is NOT the silly letter quote, that was very real

 
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