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Well and you have partition and reunification as well, which must play into it. Postwar Germany seems to have been partially defined by a series of unique and almost absurd culture shocks as Germany encountered successively different versions of itself.
I hope this discussion doesn’t offend the Germans among us. My interest is earnest and genuine, and as an American in 2024, more than simply academic.
Yeah but I think I’m okay with Germany’s stance on it, as I understand it at least.
It isn’t avoidance or denial, it seems to me, as much as total repudiation.
It strikes me as an appropriate response for a nation that is host to such an abomination, and worthy of emulation by any other nation that should ahem manage to make any similar mistakes.
It is interesting to experience my own increasing openness to this kind of humor as time passes.
For context, I’m an American, I was an adult when this happened, and have worked for one of the involved airlines since before the attacks, but was nowhere near NYC and didn’t know anyone directly impacted.
But even still, probably 5 years ago I’d have been a little skeeved out my this. Now I chuckle.
Just interesting.
38·6 days agoTrump and co are spreading the lie that Haitan refugees in Springfield Ohio are stealing family pets and eating them.
Just as an aside, the GOP Twitter posted an AI generated image of a cat and a goose looking scared with a caption like “protect our cats and ducks” and cats I get, sure, but I’m supposed to believe eating duck is somehow crazy?
Duck? Of L’orange fame?
Insanely, if he were capable of forming and articulating coherent thoughts, he could have actually landed an attack that would have turned off some swing voters, but he was basically frothing with impotent rage by that point.
Relevant survey response:
“14. As President will you use your executive authority to ensure that transgender and non- binary people who rely on the state for medical care — including those in prison and immigration detention — will have access to comprehensive treatment associated with gender transition, including all necessary surgical care? If yes, how will you do so? Yes X No ⬜ Explanation (no more than 500 words): It is important that transgender individuals who rely on the state for care receive the treatment they need, which includes access to treatment associated with gender transition. That’s why, as Attorney General, I pushed the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to provide gender transition surgery to state inmates. I support policies ensuring that federal prisoners and detainees are able to obtain medically necessary care for gender transition, including surgical care, while incarcerated or detained. Transition treatment is a medical necessity, and I will direct all federal agencies responsible for providing essential medical care to deliver transition treatment.”
Only losers blame the ref.
Care to share your impressions?
Have you seen us? We’re pretty fucking sexy.
Clarity is peak for me, but Bleed American is an amazing accomplishment
Beatles answer: Revolver
Non-Beatles answer: Sunny Day Real Estate - the pink album
Conversely, store precious calories while we can?
I have learned so much about shitposting from this single post.
I have to say I found this to look ugly and dated when it first came out. Now I’m kinda feeling it. Cute little wheels.
Awkward that you would mention streaming. We moved on to gleeking 3 years ago.
This is fourteen words
I’m walkin’ on sunshine, woah-oh!!
We met on the internet back when that was still viewed as kinda sketchy.
We progressed very quickly from being friends to deciding we were meant for each other to having a kid on the way and being married at a very young age.
I think most people knew we were doomed from the start.
And I don’t blame them for thinking so, but we’re planning to renew our vows in a few years, when we celebrate our 25th anniversary. Just to twist the knife.
In all seriousness, I love my wife more than I ever thought I would be capable of loving someone else, and that is a statement that is increasingly true with time, and mutually shared, as it seems we aren’t done falling in love yet.
But I hesitate to relate this story, romantic as it is (and it is), because it risks validating what was really a series of poorly informed decisions; partially the passion of youth and partially the ignorance of a sheltered upbringing. It so happens we did and do love each other, but there are many unknowable versions of our story where our love would just not have been able to overcome our circumstances. We are beating the odds so far, but the odds are, yknow, the odds.
But damn I love my wife.
Their silence on the geese claims speaks volumes, however.
Most of the really clever ones are here now, he coped mildly.