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[–] preppietechie@midwest.social 37 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I’m not a knower. Context?

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 88 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

The CIA secretly discovered and then raised from the seabed fragments of a lost soviet submarine in the 60s, in order to obtain soviet nuclear secrets and warheads. Some bodies were recovered with the wreckage.

Even though it was a super secret operation and the middle of the cold war, the CIA put together a respectful and moving funeral ceremony for the soviet submariners onboard the recovery ship, and they were then buried at sea. The ceremony was filmed and later, after it was declassified, the ceremony was shared with the soviet leadership and the known families of the submariners.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOypyBdVZhU

[–] Coasting0942@reddthat.com 31 points 8 months ago (3 children)

How was a cold war CIA agent that classy?

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 12 points 8 months ago

Don't know, but one of them decided that lobotomys were a step to far for them to combat communism.

[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

People are people. We just always demonize the ones we disagree with. But it’s that demonization of others that makes people commit true evil acts

[–] andrewrgross@slrpnk.net 4 points 8 months ago

Could be a double agent.

With the CIA, I don't know if your can ever really be too paranoid. The could war was wild.

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[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I heard the ending of "Titanic" was very sad. But then, Leonardo DiCaprio dies and we got a happy ending after all!

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Wait. Did you watch it in a massage parlor?

[–] Rachelhazideas@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Blame the meme, not the memer.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

When you're in a shitty naval ensign competition and the opponent is the USSR (you just brought your regular flag)

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Just to clarify, the US Naval Ensign, while technically distinct, is in fact fully identical to the “standard” national flag.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

Exactly, but that was the joke. That, and the USSR one being ugly as hell

[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone -3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Boys good! Girls yucky!

 

 

Seriously, what are you? 12?

[–] drugo@sh.itjust.works 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

While taking memes seriously is clearly a sign of maturity

[–] sagrotan@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Burrrrn. Lol

[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yeah, okay. At least I'm not the one making unfunny jokes that a 12-year-old would make.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Why do you think girls are yucky?

[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I don't. I was making fun of this post.

It is using the age-old "girls vs boys" trope, and therefore juvenile.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

But I don't think girls are yucky either, on the contrary I'm actually a huge fan. I'm not sure I understand what you're getting at.

[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 8 months ago (3 children)

The point that the meme template you're using is sexist, as it implies that women are shallow and care about "dumb" things, like romantic movies, while men are cool and care about "smart" topics like history and politics.

[–] Soulg@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Completely disagree, you're thinking of the one that's about girls VS boys with a time machine

[–] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 2 points 8 months ago

I disagree. I think the point of this format is showing how we are emotional about different stuff. Most women and men are touched by different things, and this meme has been a way of saying "do you all guys also get emotional when thinking about this" often depicting absurd stuff but it's fun when we guys find out we are the same. And the less sense it makes the funnier. If we are talking about being men it's because it's the most common trait between individuals in this community

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Thats quite CIS-gendered of you. Im not sure if Lemmy is the apropriate place for your heteronormative microaggression

[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, that's not what cisgender or any variant thereof means.

Also, we're describing a stereotype, not saying it's true. Don't shift blame or topic.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Which stereotypes are you describing?

[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Now you're just playing stupid, obviously to troll, a game I am not willing to play.

Goodbye.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago