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aspearin t1_jcaay35 wrote
Reply to comment by Damascinos in The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of Politics of Fear - (2004) BBC, part 1 of 3 compares the rise of neoconservative movement and the radical Islamist movement [00:59:11] by Damascinos
Our history teacher showed us this in high school and it has made a lasting impression on how to view the world over the last two decades.
Damascinos OP t1_jcaaxpq wrote
Reply to comment by Beat-the-heat in The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of Politics of Fear - (2004) BBC, part 1 of 3 compares the rise of neoconservative movement and the radical Islamist movement [00:59:11] by Damascinos
I disagree, as someone who grew up in both a Muslim and western culture.
Islamist, as defined, are individuals advocating Islamic fundamentalism in society and laws. Islamic fundamentalists describe themselves as such, as this documentary shows. However, you can still be a Muslim and not prescribe to Islamist beliefs in my opinion, and as history has proven within Muslim countries throughout the Levant and North Africa and even more recently during the Algerian civil war in the 90s and Afghanistan between 1990 and 2001. This documentary explores this and the failings of, during both.
There’s nothing orientalist about using their own words. They only received the extra push and spotlight by the boogeyman the neoconservatives created post 2001.
BelAirGhetto t1_jcaa2aq wrote
Sugarplague t1_jca857p wrote
Reply to The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of Politics of Fear - (2004) BBC, part 1 of 3 compares the rise of neoconservative movement and the radical Islamist movement [00:59:11] by Damascinos
To this day this is still one of my favorite documentaries of all time. Everyone in the US should watch this.
Beat-the-heat t1_jca84fy wrote
Reply to The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of Politics of Fear - (2004) BBC, part 1 of 3 compares the rise of neoconservative movement and the radical Islamist movement [00:59:11] by Damascinos
This one is okay but pretty inaccurate when it comes to "Islamists", the use of such an orientalist term should be a giveaway anyhow.
DJOldskool t1_jc9xo1q wrote
Reply to The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of Politics of Fear - (2004) BBC, part 1 of 3 compares the rise of neoconservative movement and the radical Islamist movement [00:59:11] by Damascinos
Great documentary, really opened my eyes back in the day.
Damascinos OP t1_jc9u4fx wrote
Reply to The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of Politics of Fear - (2004) BBC, part 1 of 3 compares the rise of neoconservative movement and the radical Islamist movement [00:59:11] by Damascinos
Wikipedia article of documentary
Relevant in that the residue of these two movements are still felt today in both cultures American (Western Europe to a certain extent) and Islamic cultures
rudedogg1304 t1_jc9tvya wrote
gleep23 t1_jc9mftg wrote
Reply to comment by JarredSquints in When The LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood (2023) the lapd mishandles a ton of fireworks [00:18:50] by Oh_Fuck_Naw
You would think when the bomb disposal truck gets called out, they call out the bomb disposal expert to evaluate and manage the situation. Nah. "Fill 'er up!"
gleep23 t1_jc9m47v wrote
Reply to comment by Bdsman64 in When The LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood (2023) the lapd mishandles a ton of fireworks [00:18:50] by Oh_Fuck_Naw
Except its the peoples money that pays for their mistakes.
WrongJ0n t1_jc61zwb wrote
Reply to comment by The__Showoff in When The LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood (2023) the lapd mishandles a ton of fireworks [00:18:50] by Oh_Fuck_Naw
MISINFORMATION SPREADER!!!!
The__Showoff t1_jc5jw0n wrote
Reply to comment by WrongJ0n in When The LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood (2023) the lapd mishandles a ton of fireworks [00:18:50] by Oh_Fuck_Naw
For one, nobody mentioned whether or not it was the federal government. They mentioned the US in general and the US has bombed its own people. Whether or not it was the federal, state, or local authorities doing it.
Level9TraumaCenter t1_jbr92d6 wrote
Reply to comment by turnpot in When The LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood (2023) the lapd mishandles a ton of fireworks [00:18:50] by Oh_Fuck_Naw
"Why did you make me hit you?"
Iwaslamp t1_jbr61gj wrote
Reply to comment by timothy_Turtle in When The LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood (2023) the lapd mishandles a ton of fireworks [00:18:50] by Oh_Fuck_Naw
Notable to mention, but that's actually a firefighter. I believe still technically a cop since they're part of LAFD's arson division.
Fun fact, some cities bomb squad's are actually a part of the fire department. It's an odd field cause their jurisdiction is all their own really. It normally comes down to who gets assigned the budget for it.
instantnet t1_jbr00mi wrote
Reply to comment by misterchief117 in When The LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood (2023) the lapd mishandles a ton of fireworks [00:18:50] by Oh_Fuck_Naw
Hose them down? Before loading on a flat bed?
Whoretron8000 t1_jbqye1j wrote
Reply to comment by Jeep_Stuff in When The LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood (2023) the lapd mishandles a ton of fireworks [00:18:50] by Oh_Fuck_Naw
Oh crap, I thought it was the whole stash when writing the comment. Which was 5000 lbs according to the begining of the doc.
So they added way more explosives to set it off... Only blowing up a tiny fraction of the total.
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Reply to comment by BLKMGK in When The LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood (2023) the lapd mishandles a ton of fireworks [00:18:50] by Oh_Fuck_Naw
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BLKMGK t1_jbqf81y wrote
Reply to comment by genius_retard in When The LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood (2023) the lapd mishandles a ton of fireworks [00:18:50] by Oh_Fuck_Naw
Who’s fronting that money? Contractor’s aren’t going to work for free.
JarredSquints t1_jbq99nr wrote
Reply to comment by Bdsman64 in When The LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood (2023) the lapd mishandles a ton of fireworks [00:18:50] by Oh_Fuck_Naw
Way less broken windows for sure. Safest way would have been to send the up in the air. Canister shells like that are packed with power.
WrongJ0n t1_jbq8foz wrote
Reply to comment by Archivemod in When The LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood (2023) the lapd mishandles a ton of fireworks [00:18:50] by Oh_Fuck_Naw
Stop spreading misinformation 🤡🤡🤡
Bdsman64 t1_jbq8ffa wrote
Reply to comment by EchoTrucha in When The LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood (2023) the lapd mishandles a ton of fireworks [00:18:50] by Oh_Fuck_Naw
They said he got 6 months in prison and 2 years probation.
OutOfStamina t1_jbq79tn wrote
Reply to comment by Bdsman64 in When The LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood (2023) the lapd mishandles a ton of fireworks [00:18:50] by Oh_Fuck_Naw
True (ie, arrows aren't bombs but are missiles). And I wondered if someone would mention this when I said the German Shepard thing.
It's also true that some missile are bombs, and some aren't. So far, we're talking about the ones that blow up. Of all missiles that are bombs, they're bombs (which is tautological).
No one claimed they dropped missiles that weren't bombs. Which... is kind of a case in point for the entire (totally absurd, lol) argument.
Relevant_Monstrosity t1_jcafi7z wrote
Reply to The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of Politics of Fear - (2004) BBC, part 1 of 3 compares the rise of neoconservative movement and the radical Islamist movement [00:59:11] by Damascinos
> Upon this a question arises: whether it be better to be loved than feared or feared than loved? … because it is difficult to unite them in one person, it is much safer to be feared than loved …
— The Prince, Machiavelli