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[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is excellent art.

Do we know the name of the cowardly cop who shot her in the back yet?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Not sure, but the IDF didn't waste any time in recruiting them: https://chaser.com.au/world/la-cop-drafted-to-idf-after-shooting-journalist/

^Yes^ ^I’m^ ^Aware^ ^It’s^ ^Satire^

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

Almost missed the small print there!

“They’re a natural,” said a representative for the IDF, “they’ll fit right in, as long as they stop using those rubber bullets.”

[–] N0body 15 points 2 weeks ago

It all depends on whether or not the terror aspect works. If it keeps getting covered as “journalist randomly catches rubber bullet” and they keep calling the peaceful protests “riots,” it means nothing.

If the truth continues to be covered and spoken about openly, it does mean something, and there is still hope of the truth winning out in the end.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Goodies and Baddies are determined by who are the Winners

If the Nazis had won, our history books would be full of content of how they had to beat the evil followers of democracy

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I don't know man, killing millions of jews makes you the baddies. America has been the baddies off and on as well, no one is a monolith. Slavery, Trail of Tears, Trump right now, etc.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

The victors don't write the history books. Historians write the history books. And much of our narrative is defined by those sources, at least historically.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But some victors won’t allow for an unbiased account…

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

There's always external witnesses to record things from a different perspective

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Historians write the history books.

Unless the victors silence them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

History written by the Victor tends to be accepted easily

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

Moral relativism is brain and soul poison.

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

Kind of, a bit greyer there, first depends if it remains sustainable, though I'd like to point out the US at least. While some states do want to push for a cover up. It's fair to say that overall american history still notes the atrocities that say the US forced on the Native Americans. or say Asian Americans in WW2 etc... Of course that's also because the US kept a free press so far. With enough corporate or government control of the press, it's very likely "patriotic history" will replace objective history.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

pretty much everyone is a 'baddy' but some are vastly worse than others

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They might still be the baddies, but they control the history, just look at the USSR... well and Russia to this day

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

Ask the Chinese about Tiananmen Square.

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

you should remove the "intentionally"