kryptonianCodeMonkey

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

The quintessential symbol of heroism, of 'The American Way', Superman, was created during the rise of fascism and nazism by two Midwestern Jewish boys, one of whom had immigrated from Canada and whose parents were immigrants from Russia and The Netherlands. In the story introducing their character to the world, he saves a wrongly convicted woman from execution, stops a wife beater from killing his wife, and stops a slimy lobbyist and corrupt senator from roping the US into a war with Europe. i.e. it acknowledges that the justice system gets it wrong, that women can be abused and endangered by their husbands, and that congress has a huge corruption and bribery problem. Sounds pretty fucking woke to me. And a few years later had him literally punch Hitler. The idea that they didnt have anything to say with the character about prejudice, about immigrants adopting their new home and being adopted in turn, about politics, is fucking laughable... "too woke". No, Dean, you're too ignorant to think that he ever wasn't "woke".

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Dean Cain can lick a sweaty nutsack. An embarrassment in the history of Superman casting.

Him and Kevin Sorbo can lick boots together while they swap stories about how they used to play strong guys on TV but now spend their time being weak-willed sheep IRL.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 hours ago

Ironically, ICE Barbie would be deported form Barbieland

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago

When the real fight comes, the Nazis will have morons running the show, while the Resistance will have the smartest, most experienced people in the world.

Happened before. Jews were round up and killed or fled Germany, and their "Jewish sciences" like the work of Einstein were taboo ot outright rejected. So when it became apparent that nuclear energy could be harnessed to make a bomb, the Germans were on the back foot and had no one with expertise in the theory necessary to build it. Germany fell before the bomb was ultimately built, but it would have turned the tides of the war immediately had they not, as we saw.

The problem now, though, is that most of the world powers already have enough doomsday weapons to destroy all of humanity 10 times over so... even as we get more precise and efficient and effective at taking out specific targets from afar, all it ever takes is for one mad man with a legion of nukes to end it all, and guess what we have...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago

And the brain drain continues.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago

Starbucks white mocha frappaccino is too sweet by half. But Starbucks white mocha frappaccino with an extra shot (or two extra shots!)... Delightful.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago

For her, it's just who ever most recently said a thing she liked vs who who ever is in charge and can be blamed for all the things she doesn't like. She's probably never met a government official she couldn't blame for a cloud blocking her sunlight, and never met a politician that lies if the things they're saying sound nice.

PS. That's not aimed at Mamdani, just Shirley Wong and those who behave like her.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

Mormons 🙄

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It's certainly different than 30 degrees in the US 🥶

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago

1998: I invested in this small company that makes this pretty decent way to search for things on the internet. Can't imagine it will be able to compete with the big boys like Yahoo!Search or even edge out the cool new guys like AskJeeves, but I like that they have "dont be evil" as part of their company rules.

2025: I own every detail of your lives. Our eyes are always watching. I'm richer than God. Our search engine is almost useless.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And you think they understand or care about that? This administration?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

On the one hand, I do not want politicians' opinions to constantly chase polling numbers. They shouldn't cynically change their views like their underwear as it suits their electability, only learn and evolve gradually as we all do. And when they firmly believe in something, they should have principles and stand by those principles. For those that are doing that, I admire their resolve and integrity. On the other hand, their principles are shit, and they need to go.

 

This is from the last election in 2020. How fun that it's still relevant!

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