PugJesus @ PugJesus @lemmy.world

Cripple. History Major. Irritable and in constant pain. Vaguely Left-Wing.

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The intense amount of propaganda in NK is necessary in order to maintain that control - and it is always a struggle between the public's perception of reality and the ability of those in power to distort it. If there was no hope of the state being overthrown, there would be no need to struggle against the public's perceptions of reality.

Authoritarian regimes are often enduring but brittle, like glass. They can last decades of storms and tempests without a single crack, but the right stress will shatter them in an instant.

Wish I could claim credit for it, but I just stole it from much wittier folks.

It won't mean anything. Whoever they pick will likewise be an incompetent fascist cretin, just like WhiskeyLeaks.

The Polish Home Army was instrumental in enabling the uprising.

Haven't seen it lately, no.

Explanation: It's a common historical counterfactual for amateur history enthusiasts to ask "What if Nazi Germany had [insert technology here]?" as a means of creating alternate timelines where Nazi Germany won the war.

In reality, considering that the US was deeply concerned that the Nazis may have been getting close to nuclear weapons themselves (they were actually far behind the US project), any serious reversal of Allied fortunes in Germany probably would've ended up with the nukes being used on the Nazis instead of Imperial Japan.

Honestly, the attitude in this place is contagious!

Yes, to keep in contact with 6 people.

I tend to believe the Yemeni version because of the earlier evidence, but you're correct that neither origin is definite, and history probably will never be fully certain on the matter.

https://www.thespruceeats.com/the-origin-of-coffee-765180

"Burnt water" is how I described the taste to my coffee-loving grandparents after numerous (and enthusiastic! I wanted to like it) attempts to find coffee I liked.

I don't care for the taste, but the smell is truly fantastic.

Chewing the beans, I believe.

Who wants to bet that this attack had little-to-no military objective, and is just murdering civilians because Trump thinks that will make him look 'tough'.

Explanation: While use of coffee beans originated in Ethiopia, it was the Arabs of the 15th century AD who discovered that it could be brewed into a drink. While I'm not a coffee drinker myself, both an appreciation for the historical importance of the drink and the fantastic smell makes me thankful for the discovery as well! Truly the world's first step into modernity 🙏

My grandparents used to watch it. I think it had one (1) funny moment I saw in all the show's run that I caught when living with them - when Neil DeGrasse Tyson calls up Bill Nye and says "I hear you've been talking shit about me", and Nye immediately hangs up the phone in abject terror.

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Fantastic 🙏

Could be true, but I wouldn't trust anything this administration says. Especially not on China at a point in time when the administration is shitting their pants in impotent fury that China has dared to not sit back and take exceptional tariffs without comment or reaction.