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But actually, it was today, some streets away:

Source: Tagesspiegel via Fefe
Background: 2500+ cops for 15- persons

Meanwhile, in Tunisia and Egypt, people show a courage and a determination that have not been seen in the Western World for a long time. If you think this has nothing to do with the situation there, you may want to read this article by Umair Haque, who is not exactly a paranoid leftist. Indirectly, the current situation in the Arab World / North Africa opens some interesting questions about our hypocritical “democracies” as well. Their long support for Mubarak and others playing in the same league is just the start.

So when will our time come when the ratio turns to 15- for 2500+? Probably when we will have learnt to (better) link facts together.

edit (June 2011): first confirmation: Spain. More to come, i assume.

In many ways, today was a Russian day in the Queendom of Subtruth – or rather a Soviet one. Most impressive among all this (pseudo-)commie stuff was this poster:

According to your favorite picture book, this is the Common Evil Counterrevolutionary Saboteur trying to grab your tovaritch girlfriend’s generous tits do counterrevolutionary things — but lo! Here falls the Государственное Политическое Управление‘s lightning, frying his brainz into political neutering with an orthodox vengeance and just in time. Which would have been fine, if the GPU really did that instead of sending scores of intelligent, devoted-to-the-idea people into work camps.

From the Holy Ghost to Soviet allegories, propaganda has a habit of striking from the sky, abusing some deep rooted Newtonian trauma about things falling on our heads (think of Astérix’s only fear!). Still, what would be today’s equivalent? Julian Assange struck by a particle cannon? That other VHS Santa who’s been dead for years hellfired? Sorry, but – once again – the Past is sexier.

Take me back to what I don’t know!

By the way: Beria killed Stalin, for fun. And yes, I’m using HTTPS for most of my linking because I am a post-net-neutrality paranoid. But it is good for you, my ducklings!

edit: more punishment thank to airborne taser.