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  • eightpix@lemmy.worldtoWorld News@lemmy.world•Netanyahu lost his majority in parliament. Now he claims elections were stolenEnglish
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    5 days ago

    This is the world now. It’s the 2nd grade.

    "Losing sucks. I can’t possibly lose. I can’t conceive of a world in which I’ve lost. I can’t work in a world where I’ve lost.

    "I will contrive the world to my own advantage. I will kill, lie, destroy, steal, pillage, and salt the earth. I will make my loss as unbearable to everyone around me as I can until I’m handed a win.

    “And then, when I’ve got what I want, I’ll make everyone regret having conceived of going against me. Others’ suffering secures my power.”

    This isn’t a society. It’s an abusive relationship with all the hallmarks of a hostage situation.

  • eightpix@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•What is your favorite movie where the hero/protagonist(s) die at the end? [Spoilers within!]
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    6 days ago

    Needless to say, every answer on this list spoils the movie. But, really, how it happens is as essential as what happens.

    Everyone

    • Melancholia (one of the saddest movies I’ve seen)

    • Knowing (a little Nicholas Cage never hurt anybody)

    • Don’t Look Up (so well done, great soundtrack)

    • On the Beach (1959, classic!)

    • Sunshine (Alex Garland’s swing)

    Religious undertones

    • Constantine (“coffin nail”)

    • Dogma (God/Alanis Morissette is the real hero)

    • Meet Joe Black (the first death is the hardest)

    Anti-Heroes

    • Logan (heroes never die, right?)

    • White Heat (1949, classic!)

    • Kiss Me, Deadly (film noir, “the great whatsit”)

    • Dancer in the Dark (Björk, another saddest film)