• specimen@lemmy.world
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    26 days ago

    How the Saddam Hussein figure remained in the world’s collective consciousness for over 20 years is nothing short of amazing to me.

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      26 days ago

      The US making a big deal out of him, and then broadcasting when they killed him was big.

      He’s tied closely (even post-mortem) to the US military-industrial complex and the questionable yet not completely discountable propaganda about him.

      Southpark put him in a Popular TV show in their heyday and put him in movies.