#Terror's Advocate

[watchingalotofmovies]

Terror's Advocate

Terror's Advocate    [trailer]

A documentary on Jacques Vergès, the controversial lawyer and former Free French Forces guerrilla who has defending unpopular figures such as Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie and Holocaust denier Roger Garaudy.

I can only repeat what everyone else says who has written about the doc, Vergès was a fascinating figure.

He was involved in so much history, and the film covers so much ground, it's kind of insane. There's material for three or four full-length documentaries. French colonialism in Algeria, antisemitism, the PLO, German and international left-wing terrorism, ... A gripping watch, more involving than many fictional movies.

While everyone is entitled to have a defender in court, the doc shows that he often was a little too close to the people he defended. He downplays the actions of his clients, and there's also the cultivated mystery surrounding his disappearance for eight years.

[wheelie-sick]

another poll because I'm bored

feel free to ramble about it in the tags I love hearing about people's lives

[real-total-drama-takes]

just found out gwen’s voice actress is a zionist…

[szethsmom]

God I hope I get the chance to spray raccoons with a hose

[laststandx3]

I think there’s a case for “heather could have stopped tozer from joining the mutiny,” a big part of why he joined seems to be that hickey could use his grief over heather to convince him that crozier wasn’t looking out for the marines

Exactly!!! very real case!! this why i'm here screaming about it in polls.

Because Heather was THAT important for Tozer than after he died (in an horrific way) Tozer wasn't the same man anymore.

And of course Hickey took advantage of that grief, but what if we have the same story and the only thing we change is that Heather survives? There's still a monster hunting them, there's still the arctic cold around them, there's still people that burned alive at carnivale.

If Heather is there with Tozer after Carnivale there are still point that one can make against Crozier's leadership. There is still a base for a mutiny. To try and save your skin because so far the captain hasn't capitaned much.

Personally I think both Tozer and Heather would have joined the mutiny. And this comes from the fact that they're really close and that we actually see Tozer advocating (in a way) for the marines before Hickey got any chance to even think of a mutiny.

and let's assume it wasn't Heather the last victim of the Tuunbaq. It was another man. There are already dead marines who don't really belong in the expedition.

Tozer is making the Heather is strong speech, yes but he's also pointing out how none of them choose to be there. It's a vent out of fear for his life, for his close friends life. but it's based on a belief he already had. They had no choice, that they had no extra pay, that they were the first line, first to cut down (an acceptable sacrifice because their job as put them there)

If Tozer had these beliefs before the mutiny there's no reason that someone very close to him wouldn't share them.

And Hickey overhears it and that is why he can get Tozer in the mutiny, because they have the some common knowledge that command isn't looking out for you.

Now an extra because I'm obsessed with scenes nobody talks about:

When Sir John visits the marines waiting for the Tuunbaq. You can say whatever you want about sir John but the one thing he was good at was approaching the men. He's always kind, constructive and positive. He's was a man of politics after all. So when he visits the marines he brings them booze, makes jokes and compliments them on their cleverness of using the rats as bait. They take a picture for posterity and like a good politician now that he showed up and did nothing he can go back to the safety and warmth of his ship. Franklin doesn't want to freeze his ass any longer. Already about to shake hands. Then Tozer stops him : Then sit with us Captain, why don't you? Perhaps it can be you who fires the shot that will convince it [Tuunbaq]

Heather: At least be here to see it felled

script dialogue. that tells us that Franklin gets touched by the offer, it leaves us no indication on how to understand Tozer's offer. So when he invites Franklin to stay, my interpretation is that he does it out of being a little annoyed at his boss. Have you seen how Franklin moves around? He has the pose of a man who's never lift a finger in his life, can you imagine him firing a weapon? can you imagine him firing the striking shot? You can't tell me that Tozer invitation is genuine praise for his captain. And then Heather who sees that Tozer aimed to high with Franklin's vanity reframes it a little. (have you ever told a lie with your bestie and they sort of adjust your version of the story?) This is why I think that Tozer and Heather share at least the core idea that pranking your boss it's a good thing to do there's a gap from the marines and anyone else there. They are technically the ONLY ones who give Franklin's authority a lesser weight. You can't imagine this little prank made by anyone else. To everyone else the captain is THE authority and they would never ever imagine that authority wouldn't see thought you. But Tozer and Heather do. they don't owe Franklin/command anything because they're not there looking for glory, the country, or an hawaian vacation. They're there because they got assigned to the job. And they do feel the gap between them and everyone else, and when there's an us and them than it's enough seed to start a mutiny.

[lightblueminecraftorchid]

My roommate and I had a conversation last night and I keep rotating it in my brain and I Don’t Like It

[martyrbat]

blocking so many people tonight because how the hell do you post this without an ounce of self shame? 'there are people out there who are just as scared as you are' are you including the people your candidate has funded a genocide against? are you including the people Israel targets and opresses with the US regularly funding its crimes against humanity? the people who cant just go have a snack and talk to their friends because they watch their friends be murdered and theyre facing starvation? are you including the people you called the genocide of as a necessary sacrifice and something thats a 'lesser evil'? do you take into account their fear and trauma for a year of nonstop bombings, drones, missiles, shootings, invasions, etc?

'the world is going to be tense' its already fucking tense, you people just dont give a shit about anyone that isnt white or cant play into your ultimate victim complex to excuse your eager participation in genocide. you cant call for people to just 'survive' when you helped put a heavy asterisk next to who exactly expected to stay living if your war criminal wins.

[GO DONATE TO DOCTOR MOATH]

[daincrediblegg]

Lmao cannot express deeply enough how immediate my attachment to the last sunset of the year is and how immediately some of the tracks evoked lady terror to me. What the fuck

[iguessitsjustme]

Genuinely almost cried when Mae walked away after shooting Thana at the end and that is damn impressive

[momordique]

joke is funny, but also wanted to share a tip.

years ago I noticed that if the container and/or lid is seethrough, the terror of not remembering how long the food has been in there (two weeks? three? more???) is a lot less bad

Aging tumblr user base find this relatable?

[terrorismvictimsday]

Education as a Tool for Prevention, Peacebuilding and Empowerment of Victims of Terrorism.

Held under the theme “Education as a Tool for Prevention, Peacebuilding and Empowerment of Victims of Terrorism”, the Conference will explore the role of victims and survivors of terrorism as educators, peacebuilders and agents for change.

The Conference will include a High-Level Session and Call to Action from victims of terrorism on 8 October as well as four panels discussions with victims of terrorism, Member States, civil society and experts on the following topics:

- Voices of Resilience: Victims of Terrorism as Peace Advocates and Educators,

- Institutional Action to Ensure Victims and Survivors are Granted their Rights and Supported in their Needs,

- Nurturing Resilience and Social Cohesion in the Aftermath of Terrorism: The Role of Civil Society and Grassroots Initiatives, and

- Empowering Youth as Peace Advocates in the Struggle against Terrorism.

Watch the livestream!

[letmeliedown]

saying this as someone who regularly can't afford to eat a full meal every day but like, how do you just not pay your phone bill for 4 months? and how do you do that twice back to back

[alittleemo]

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[crows-and-cookies]

Idk if this is a joke, but ecoterrorism is usually intentional and the main goal is usually to further a political position (usually pro-environmental). The invasive plants would be anti-environmental and were probably planted without intention.

An example of ecoterrorism would be spiking trees destined to be logged. A person illegally damaged trees by driving metal spikes into them. When the trees are cut down and milled for lumber, they could hurt the workers and the machines. The important part of this is that the people spiking the trees tell the company that trees have been spiked, and not telling them which ones. That way the company has to give up on that whole track of land, or risk injury/death/material loss. (There's always the book 'Confessions of an Eco-warrior' by Dave Foreman if you want to learn more--I think he started Greenpeace or was the head of them for a while. I had to read it in college.)

Now, if those plants had been planted to harm a person (like Giant Hogweed), I guess that would be bioterrorism? I'm not sure--usually that's for viruses and stuff. Herbicidal warfar usually refers to using herbicides to disrupt plant life cycles and eliminate cover, I think. I'd really say it would be closest to agroterrorism if they wanted to wreck nearby farms, MAYBE, if it were intentional. Also you can eat some of those things so probably not. Unfortunately, what we cannot attribute to malice is often ignorance, as it is in this case.

Anyways sorry I went off I have lots of thoughts about this topic

this redditor has the fucking battle royale of invasive plants (in the US) happening in their yard jesus christ. sentences of hate and destruction

[mayra-quijotescx]

"everyone doesn't hate you, you just need to sleep." ah well. About That

[unbidden-yidden-deactivated20240]

Fun reminder to all leftists especially, but really literally every single person who advocates for mob violence or tries to excuse atrocities committed by mobs: if you wouldn't support the state taking the same actions as a legal punishment after due process, then you shouldn't support a mob enacting that same punishment without due process.

Either the death penalty is wrong or it isn't. Either rape is wrong or it isn't. Either torture is wrong or it isn't. Either terrorism is wrong or it isn't. Either cruel and unusual punishment is wrong or it isn't.

Your pet cause does not get an exemption.