TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 26 days agothis my rulesh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1305arrow-down13
arrow-up1302arrow-down1imagethis my rulesh.itjust.worksTriflingToad@sh.itjust.works to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 26 days agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squarespecimen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up44·26 days agoHow the Saddam Hussein figure remained in the world’s collective consciousness for over 20 years is nothing short of amazing to me.
minus-squarerumba@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down1·26 days agoThe 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.
minus-squareMayor Poopington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·26 days agoIt’s even better than that. The soldiers who held Saddam sent a signed photo to Matt and Trey.
minus-squareditty@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·26 days agoHoly cow, that actually happened!?
How the Saddam Hussein figure remained in the world’s collective consciousness for over 20 years is nothing short of amazing to me.
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.
It’s even better than that. The soldiers who held Saddam sent a signed photo to Matt and Trey.
Holy cow, that actually happened!?