I understand the photo to be real, and it's bad. I would say in fairness she doesn't always look quite so much like Majora's Mask as she does in this photo but yeah it's an atrocity and so is she.
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.
You can dispute what he did and make the case that it had some kind of impact but I think you're simultaneously (a) ignoring a bunch of other factors and (b) vastly overestimating how plugged in the average voter was to that drama. Hanging the election on Comey is wild.
Trump 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?
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."
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Yeah I figured as much. I'm viewing this on sync for android.