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[–] [email protected] 70 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Tank man is funny because it's like "look at this brave man standing against an oppressive regime. Nobody knows what happened to him afterwards" As if they'd actually care. If it were to happen in America there's a very good chance he would've been runover for disrupting traffic.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Fucking redditors think he WAS run over

[–] [email protected] 35 points 4 months ago

The extended footage shows the guy shuffling off. The Reddit version has his pulped remains being firehosed down the gutter.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago

Most USAians prolly do

[–] [email protected] 36 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

in 2020 there were multiple instances of NYPD actually running over protestors

e: looks like there's an even better comparison earlier in this thread. every accusation of brutality is, in fact, a confession

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 months ago

And if it were Israel, well...

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago

if tankman happened in the, US people would cheer that ge gets crushed by the tank for disrupting the traffic and blocking them from reaching walmart