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Granite State @granitestate.bsky.social · 1d

There is a reason most Austrians find the film ridiculous.

Granite State @granitestate.bsky.social · 1d

The Von Trapp family is the worst example you could post. The real Baron Von Trapp was literally a fascist - a supporter of the „Fatherland Front“, the Austrofascist government that murdered Socialists and took power in 1933. He didn’t like Nazis, but was fine with Catholic rightists.

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Granite State @granitestate.bsky.social · 1d

This why we often knew the letters that corresponded with the numbers - that was a mnemonic device. And businesses would advertise- „that’s 1-800 EATMEAT!“. Also in smaller towns you only needed to memorize 4 numbers because we all had the same 3 number prefix.

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Granite State @granitestate.bsky.social · 1d

TIL that our Founding Fathers started promoting him because they were looking for an origin myth with a hero who wasn’t tied to England (like Cabot or Hudson). Columbus fit the bill since genocide and slavery weren’t disqualifying back then. Hence „District of Columbia“, „Columbus, Ohio“, etc.

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Granite State @granitestate.bsky.social · 1d

I suspect Trump has cut some unsavory deal with Qatar in exchange for them pressuring Hamas. It is painfully obvious that most Arab leaders just want the Palestinians to disappear so that they can start making money with Israel.

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Granite State @granitestate.bsky.social · 1d

John Cabot (Giovanni Cabotto) would be a fine replacement for Columbus. He didn’t murder or enslave people, he explored North America not the Caribbean and he was Venetian not Genovese. Just better in every way.

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Granite State @granitestate.bsky.social · 3d

Well, to be fair he might be covering up for his chief donors and financial supporters.

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Granite State @granitestate.bsky.social · 3d

I suppose the point is that people who work for ICE are suckers who are being used as tools by rich men who don’t actually give a shit about them. That might make a few ICE think twice about their jobs.

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Granite State @granitestate.bsky.social · 3d

Same everywhere in Europe. We can’t offend our Belgian, Dutch, Danish and Spanish friends.

Granite State @granitestate.bsky.social · 3d

I am 10 years younger than you. It was my generation that made Zep cool. At first ironically and then it actually became sincere. Also we learned to play our instruments well and realized Bonham is God. Same with Rush.

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Granite State @granitestate.bsky.social · 3d

Exactly- you were in 9th grade! You were a moron like every freshman 14 year old. You weren’t cool. Zep was hated by aesthetes BECAUSE you liked them. My rock music loving uncle who hated Zeppelin would have been 23 in 1969. Zeppelin was considered a band for teeny boppers and druggie morons.

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Granite State @granitestate.bsky.social · 4d

What are you talking about? Zeppelin wasn’t that popular when LZ1 came out. Critics knew who Jimmy Page was though and expected him to be more like Beck - who was considered far cooler and more innovative at the time. Hendrix dying also made more space for Page to become a popular guitar hero.

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Granite State @granitestate.bsky.social · 4d

If we are being serious - the Stones were derivative their entire careers. The Who and Floyd were often pioneers and extremely original. Fleetwood Mac became more original when Nicks and Buckingham joined. Zep became more original from IV on. Presence especially, so natch not as popular.

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Granite State @granitestate.bsky.social · 4d

Do you think Devo was derivative? Or Zappa? Funkadelic? The Sugarhill Gang?

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Granite State @granitestate.bsky.social · 4d

Critics didn’t think so at the time though. Rolling Stone trashed it as basically unimaginative Cream/Yardbirds warmed over. www.reddit.com/r/agedlikemi...

From the agedlikemilk community on Reddit: John Mendelsohn's Scathing Rolling Stone Review of Led Zeppelin I - March 15, 1969

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Granite State @granitestate.bsky.social · 4d

As the small children they literally still were.

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Granite State @granitestate.bsky.social · 4d

People forget how much critics and older rock fans loathed Zeppelin in the 1970s. My uncle for example felt about them the way I feel about Korn. It’s funny to see them up on a pedestal nowadays, although that’s my generation‘s fault.

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Granite State @granitestate.bsky.social · 5d

True rock aesthetes despise Boston as slick and commercial and Zeppelin as skilled but derivative, bloated and drug addled. The Who and Pink Floyd were both far better rock bands in that era (1971-78). So were The Rolling Stones. Fleetwood Mac too if we’re being honest.

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Granite State @granitestate.bsky.social · 5d

Putin, despite being a poorly educated brutal thug who grew up in proletarian poverty in postwar Leningrad still has more class and better taste than Trump. Maybe it’s the KGB training.

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Granite State @granitestate.bsky.social · 10d

It does seem disingenuous to conflate Mussolini‘s Italy with Hitlerism/Stalinism. By Tom‘s definition of repression only Mussolini‘s rump state in Salò was truly fascist.

Granite State @granitestate.bsky.social · 10d

Franco was not a fascist but he co-opted the Spanish fascists and needed their support to take power. Trump is not a fascist but how does anyone argue with a straight face that Miller and Vought aren’t fascist? Hegseth is too drunk to be a fascist I suppose.

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Granite State @granitestate.bsky.social · 11d

Bari Weiss is more like David Brent.

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Granite State @granitestate.bsky.social · 11d

Yes, „the President is gooning right now to old videos Epstein sent him.“

Granite State @granitestate.bsky.social · 11d

The latter message completely drowned out the first in my 1980s. Less a „contradiction“ and more like there was an annoying buzzing sound coming from Nancy Reagan that we all ignored.

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Granite State @granitestate.bsky.social · 13d

No, in fact we have a Soda Stream so we can add carbonation to our water.

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