Doesn’t look like it’s gonna hold much water… Although people were shorter back in the day so maybe they could have much shallower pools.

The government of Israel is intentionally conducting a horrific genocide of innocent Palestinian men, women, and children. I want to be absolutely crystal clear that I think it’s a crime against humanity and the perpetrators must be tried and any good court must convict.

I can’t get onboard with bloodthirsty statements about how “hopefully” a lot of Israeli civilians died. That’s just a personal thing for me, and the comment reads, to me, as hoping that civilians died.

I understand the sentiment that they’re settlers and occupiers, and I understand that they may have even held awful, incorrect, pro-colonialism opinions and had harmful beliefs, but personally for me I can’t get on board with sincerely hoping that unarmed civilians are murdered en masse.

Edit: sorry, yeah you’re right, it doesn’t read as “Jews” specifically and I understand that intentionally blurring the lines between Judaism and Israeli people is a zionist tactic. I apologise, I still think the statement is uncomfortable but you’re right in what you’ve said.

That is not how that comment reads to me.

The Borderlands, on the other hand, is a pretty good found footage horror that I’d definitely recommend

Oh fuck I’m a bot you got me beeeep boooop list me up

I’m gonna tuck into my chocolate orange

AAAAAAH I’m being gaslit oh nooooo

I took a look at their comments and It’s that alias_qr_rainmaker guy again!

Jesus dude, this is what you’re doing on Christmas eve? 😂

If AI is far better than humans, can you do yourself a favour, go talk to your little robot friends and leave us humans alone?

Gotta be honest, the fact that it feels like every website now asks me if I want to set up a passkey makes me thoroughly, deeply, wholly skeptical of this thing.

Oh, duh lol I didn’t even think of that. Yeah, it’s double-sided, with writing on both sides, so it’s probably not a 1:1 mapping.

I think we’re talking interpretation and opinion here, and without digesting much of what you’re saying I wouldn’t be doing your time justice by responding to much of what you’re saying.

However, I want to pick up on this, which you’ve picked up on at least twice in these comments:

seriously who is Hitler and who is Stalin in this formula

I think the artist of this piece was referencing either this photo:

Or this photo:

So, if this was a direct 1:1 mapping of leaders (which I’m not convinced it is), it would follow that Putin is Stalin, and Trump is Hitler.

Wait, who’s the “people like that” in your middle paragraph? Is it “people who masquerade as Hitler online”, or “people who ask why”?

Judging by your other answer to the other commenter, which is pretty in depth and shows that you definitely have a clear understanding of what this illustrates and which outlines specific issues you have with this piece of art, I’d say I’m probably not gonna be able to teach you much of anything if that’s what you’re even looking for mate.

To my mind, there’s probably not one specific meeting or moment that this piece is analogising as the modern Trump/Putin version of the Molotov-Ribbentrop, but the continued “peace talks” wherein Trump and Putin seem to collaborate to sell Ukraine down the river.

As I don’t believe there’s a “modern” pact, I can’t answer your second question or third question directly, but can say that there were various territories which seemingly had agency removed from them in the aftermath of the historical MR pact, like Poland, being invaded by Germany and USSR.

I think that dovetails a little with how it feels Ukraine is being treated at the moment by Trump and Putin.

I think there’s certainly enough here to warrant this metaphor working, even if it’s not a direct 1:1 mapping.

Yeah, you’re right. That would take it from a kid being a shithead, into something a lot more sinister.

So yes, you missed the clue that might’ve led to you googling and finding that it refers to the Molotov Ribbentrop, and are now being very defensive 😂 Merry Christmas bud ✌️

Did your eyes totally glaze over the obviously non-English word “Pakt” in the middle of that quote? 😂😂

What’s up with that weird answer? These creeps never give a straight answer when you ask them direct questions. If that person just wants to be edgy and thinks it’s funny… Well, maybe they’re a dumb, poorly socialised teenager. Cos it’s not funny. It’s not even a joke, really, is it? What’s the joke? That they’re not actually Hitler?

The halo and angel wings on the pfp take this to another level imo.

Oh it’s definitely Brummie, mm mm mmmmm