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South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol arrested as agencies probe his short-lived martial law decree

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  1. [10]
    kingofsnake
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    What a chaotic thing to have happen. I'm glad that they were able to deal with the situation, but it feels awfully Civil War the movie, and something that I hope America doesn't see over the next...

    What a chaotic thing to have happen. I'm glad that they were able to deal with the situation, but it feels awfully Civil War the movie, and something that I hope America doesn't see over the next rocky four years.

    9 votes
    1. [8]
      gary
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      It's bizarre, but his supporters over there were holding "Stop the Steal" signs so it might just echo back on over here..

      It's bizarre, but his supporters over there were holding "Stop the Steal" signs so it might just echo back on over here..

      8 votes
      1. [7]
        kingofsnake
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        Wow. To think that Das Kapital and the Communist manifesto among other books were seen as a thought virus once. Reading those takes effort! Now, it's only slogans that'll make waves around the...

        Wow. To think that Das Kapital and the Communist manifesto among other books were seen as a thought virus once. Reading those takes effort! Now, it's only slogans that'll make waves around the world.

        Axe the tax, stop the steal, Where's the Beef!

        6 votes
        1. sparksbet
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          To give credit where it's due, Marxism has not suffered from a lack of great slogans. "Workers of the world, unite!" and "We have nothing to lose but our chains" are still bangers.

          To give credit where it's due, Marxism has not suffered from a lack of great slogans. "Workers of the world, unite!" and "We have nothing to lose but our chains" are still bangers.

          10 votes
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          redwall_hp
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          "Make Britain Great Again" (because Great Britain) was UKIP's slogan around the time of the Brexit vote. That was stolen wholesale by Trump.

          "Make Britain Great Again" (because Great Britain) was UKIP's slogan around the time of the Brexit vote. That was stolen wholesale by Trump.

          4 votes
          1. [3]
            DefinitelyNotAFae
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            Make America Great Again was a Reagan slogan (and similar ones were used throughout history, often by nationalist/nativist and white supremacist parties/candidates/movements) America First is...

            Make America Great Again was a Reagan slogan (and similar ones were used throughout history, often by nationalist/nativist and white supremacist parties/candidates/movements)

            America First is another common one. I think it was less acceptable to say America wasn't great before that and so it was more "keep America Great" (no Chinese or Irish need apply, and we don't even count anyone browner than that. )

            4 votes
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              redwall_hp
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              I wasn't aware Reagan had used it too...but given that that party has been obsessed with Reagan for pretty much my whole life, that adds up. (And they finally found someone with equal levels of...

              I wasn't aware Reagan had used it too...but given that that party has been obsessed with Reagan for pretty much my whole life, that adds up. (And they finally found someone with equal levels of cognitive decline to be a replacement...) So it's even more formulaic and memetic than I thought.

              2 votes
              1. DefinitelyNotAFae
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                Well and I checked but Thatcher used it before Reagan (1950), there's no winner in the "who had it first" game. I'm sure I'm supposed to chant "USA" now

                Well and I checked but Thatcher used it before Reagan (1950), there's no winner in the "who had it first" game.

                I'm sure I'm supposed to chant "USA" now

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        3. Eji1700
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          This is romanticized to the extreme. Dumb "thought virus" slogans have existed for most of recorded history. In fact it was the standard for a long time because most people couldn't read.

          This is romanticized to the extreme. Dumb "thought virus" slogans have existed for most of recorded history. In fact it was the standard for a long time because most people couldn't read.

          2 votes
    2. skybrian
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      South Korea's history has a lot of surprising events. I'm not sure if there are any broader conclusions to draw from it, but it's worth following just because it's so interesting.

      South Korea's history has a lot of surprising events. I'm not sure if there are any broader conclusions to draw from it, but it's worth following just because it's so interesting.

      3 votes