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That picture is not Doncaster, It's Devils Dyke in Sussex, UK. It is facing East toward Chanctonbury Ring (furtherest hill in the distance). Behind the photographer will be a pub and a carpark. Its a drive of about 230 miles between there and Doncaster. #justsaying
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Even aside from that, I see 12 guys in the picture. If we assume this is a stock photo and the actual number was 5 times higher that's still only 60 people. If a foreign country or terrorist organization was invading you with 60 dudes in parachutes you could almost call the local shooting club and let them handle it. That's hardly worth the label "invasion".
wrote on last edited by [email protected]I mean the island of Sark was unsuccessfully invaded by a single dude in 1990
(apologies for the terrible linked source, its just one of the first search results that wasn't a random reddit thread or other even less reputable source)The local volunteer Constable, the only law enforcement on the island, being informed of the invasion thanks to the notices, decided to take the threat seriously. On the morning of the invasion, Constable Perrée began to plan the island’s defense, which was a two stage scheme. First, he went looking for Mr. Gardes. He found him sitting on a park bench in army fatigues preparing for the massacre that was about to befall this island. As the Constable approached the invading army (a.k.a. Gardes), he saw Gardes loading his automatic weapon.
The first “showing up” stage now complete, Mr. Perrée executed the second stage of the plan. He complimented Mr. Gardes on his choice of gun and convinced Gardes to remove the magazine and let him see the instrument of the island’s assured defeat, so the constable could better admire it. When Gardes acquiesced, the Constable took the gun and punched him in the nose. The invasion was over. The gun used in the attempted coup now sits in the Sark Museum next to old ships and a dedicated exhibit to one of the island’s two original telephone calls.
Edit: I'm a little disappointed there isn't a Wikipedia article on the subject with a list of belligerents, details of the strength of forces and a tally of the casualties and losses like this:
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Aw naw! They're comin' from Bradford!
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Real talk, we have to figure out how to handle this kind of chronic fear and paranoia, because this shit ain't normal, but it is frighteningly common.
Like yeah this is a hilariously over-the-top example, but the amount of people you and I both know who go through life genuinely thinking that they're going to be the victim of a kidnapping or worse at any given time is astounding. And it's not without impact either, because this is exactly the unfounded sense of fear that conservatives/fascists seize on to manipulate the population.
I don't know the solution, but a world where everyone is afraid of their own shadow is a literal hellscape.
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Holy propaganda victim
wrote on last edited by [email protected]My thoughts as well.
It makes me wonder about my own fears. How many of them were put there by propaganda?
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the british have to be the most over sensitive people on the planet, for some of the shit I've seen them complain about that made the news cycle.
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That picture is not Doncaster, It's Devils Dyke in Sussex, UK. It is facing East toward Chanctonbury Ring (furtherest hill in the distance). Behind the photographer will be a pub and a carpark. Its a drive of about 230 miles between there and Doncaster. #justsaying
So you're #justsaying that the chickenshit woman is also full of regular human shit?
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Real talk, we have to figure out how to handle this kind of chronic fear and paranoia, because this shit ain't normal, but it is frighteningly common.
Like yeah this is a hilariously over-the-top example, but the amount of people you and I both know who go through life genuinely thinking that they're going to be the victim of a kidnapping or worse at any given time is astounding. And it's not without impact either, because this is exactly the unfounded sense of fear that conservatives/fascists seize on to manipulate the population.
I don't know the solution, but a world where everyone is afraid of their own shadow is a literal hellscape.
If I were a betting man, I'd wager this woman spends a lot of time scrolling through right-wing posts on Facebook about the "invasion" of Britain. A Brexit type, if you will.
That's just speculation in this specific case, but the amount of fear-mongering right-wing content on social media is absolutely a contributor to this kind of worldview more broadly.
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Real talk, we have to figure out how to handle this kind of chronic fear and paranoia, because this shit ain't normal, but it is frighteningly common.
Like yeah this is a hilariously over-the-top example, but the amount of people you and I both know who go through life genuinely thinking that they're going to be the victim of a kidnapping or worse at any given time is astounding. And it's not without impact either, because this is exactly the unfounded sense of fear that conservatives/fascists seize on to manipulate the population.
I don't know the solution, but a world where everyone is afraid of their own shadow is a literal hellscape.
The solution is multi-factorial and will take a generation to implement. Expand the social safety net, expand public education to encompass critical thinking skills and researching skills, restrict private media monopolies that hold public consciousness in a deathgrip.
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So you're #justsaying that the chickenshit woman is also full of regular human shit?
More likely the 'journalist' just grabbed a stock image (it even credits Getty Images) of paragliders.
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the british have to be the most over sensitive people on the planet, for some of the shit I've seen them complain about that made the news cycle.
Nothing real ever happens here. So me picking bits off the scab on my left knee has a good chance of making the national press.
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If I were a betting man, I'd wager this woman spends a lot of time scrolling through right-wing posts on Facebook about the "invasion" of Britain. A Brexit type, if you will.
That's just speculation in this specific case, but the amount of fear-mongering right-wing content on social media is absolutely a contributor to this kind of worldview more broadly.
A contributor? I would call it a primary source, tbh.
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How deep do you need to be in the propaganda to think like that?
Don't forget that in WW2 UK civilians were taught to pay attention to other peoples' shoes because of rumours of hairy-handed nuns in Fallschirmjäger issue boots. This kind of shit is nothing new.
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Real talk, we have to figure out how to handle this kind of chronic fear and paranoia, because this shit ain't normal, but it is frighteningly common.
Like yeah this is a hilariously over-the-top example, but the amount of people you and I both know who go through life genuinely thinking that they're going to be the victim of a kidnapping or worse at any given time is astounding. And it's not without impact either, because this is exactly the unfounded sense of fear that conservatives/fascists seize on to manipulate the population.
I don't know the solution, but a world where everyone is afraid of their own shadow is a literal hellscape.
The way to handle it is to find the "The Architects of Fear", getting rid of them, and making sure no new ones take their place.
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Oh yeah, hamas is very well known for their incredible Airforce and paramilitary units and operations
Paramilitary, paragliders, I never made the connection before!
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To be fair this did happen 10 days after the October 7 attacks where paragliders attacked small villages
The paragliders were used to attack Israeli military bases.
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I was working for a company that was renovating and upgrading the water filtration system in the ass end of nowhere and we had some official show up to ask us what we were doing b/c someone called us in thinking we were terrorists sabotaging the water system.
That's reasonable I think, if people are messing with infrastructure, it's good it's being verified they are doing legitimate work. Though don't call them on a hunch terrorists obviously...
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That picture is not Doncaster, It's Devils Dyke in Sussex, UK. It is facing East toward Chanctonbury Ring (furtherest hill in the distance). Behind the photographer will be a pub and a carpark. Its a drive of about 230 miles between there and Doncaster. #justsaying
Well, duh. The photo isn't of Doncaster because it's already fallen to Hamas.
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the british have to be the most over sensitive people on the planet, for some of the shit I've seen them complain about that made the news cycle.
Allow me to introduce you to Americans...
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They found a photo of the leader
