https://lemmy.world/comment/3295001

I'm starting to notice the half of Lemmy not federating with Hexbear is even more reactionary on average than I thought.

  • FnordPrefect [comrade/them, he/him]
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    10 months ago

    The more I learn about actual history, the more I realize that History ™️ is a lot like relying on cops body cameras to learn what happened:

    "repression by Syngman Rhee?"

    cop Camera was switched off

    "Jeju Uprising?"

    cop Camera was blocked by my uniform

    "When the South invaded the North?"

    cop Camera was malfunctioning

    "When the North continued south to liberate it?"

    cop When they violently invaded without provocation? I guess it was just a loose connection 'cause we got great footage of that!

    • hexi [they/them]
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      10 months ago

      Jeju uprising

      Looked that one up, and once again the forces established to fight them used a skull on their logo.

      Real AreWeTheBaddies energy no matter if it's Ukraine or SKorea.

        • hexi [they/them]
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          10 months ago

          Brace and Liz have had them on, do they talk about the skulls? What episode should I start with?

          • Florn [they/them]
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            10 months ago

            Season 3 is about the Korean War.

            Seasons 1 and 2 are about the Iraq War and the Cuban Revolution and Season 4 is about Afghanistan.

        • moondog [he/him]
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          10 months ago

          I listened to the first 2 eps and now took a break for a while, any tips on how I can get a quick refresher on what I've heard so far? I've forgotten who everyone is already

          • FloridaBoi [he/him]
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            10 months ago

            It might be worth listening at 1.5x speed. Idk if there are any posted summaries anywhere

    • GarbageShoot [he/him]
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      10 months ago

      I would support the North liberating the South even on the simple basis of the US colonial takeover of the latter. That said, did the South really invade first?

      • ElHexo [comrade/them]
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        10 months ago

        The South didn't invade first, there were just repeated "border clashes" where South Korean soldiers advised by the US wanted to get ice cream from the soda shop but took a wrong turn and ended up in North Korea

        • GarbageShoot [he/him]
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          10 months ago

          Was this consistently southerners in the north and not the reverse?

          • ElHexo [comrade/them]
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            10 months ago

            I don't think you can really apply that sort of northerner-southerner thinking because the border only arose in the last few years and you've got left leaning fleeing the south and anticommunists going south. But recollection it was generally as you put it.

      • Alaskaball [comrade/them]
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        10 months ago

        Skirmishes. Lots of them. I think you'd enjoy the Korean War section of blowback. Or if that's not your slice of cake, they have a source material page so you can read the books yourself.