to be fair, americans aren’t known for their sharpshooting.
Took the invention of the repeating rifle to win the west.
Which movie was it (maybe naked gun?) where it’s a 5 minute hallway shootout and none of the cops could hit anything.
Star Wars. They were part of the rebel alliance and traitors to the empire. But, the cops couldn’t hit anything until one of them broke out a shotgun loaded with heat-seeking shot and fired it point blank. Don’t judge too harshly. They can’t see a thing in those helmets.
Yeah, and blasters are pretty clumsy weapons
If the pen is mightier, Indy, then the touchscreen keyboard is our elegant weapon for a more civilized age. Obviously it’s not going so well. Be happy we’ve some blasters and expertise laying around. It’s good peace of mind.
Star wars?
The matrix?
To be fair, the utter ruins of our public education system we traded for capitalist tax cuts ensures Americans aren’t known for our sharp anything.
They would have won the drive by and the Pray and spray events. Or if you had an event where the targets were school kids
Or Las Vegas crowds. It’s pretty wild how the Vegas lobby has completely suppressed the memory of the worst mass shooting in US history.
What does that even mean? Clearly you and I remember it at minimum. What would you expect to be done differently?
The men’s skeet shooting finals ended up in a shoot-off to determine gold and silver - both Americans.
Most US poular shooting sports (IDPA, 5-gun, etc) aren’t represented in the Olympics, with the exception of skeet shooting.
The US has taken home a gold medal in skeet shooting for 5 Olympics in a row.
US shooters are used to moving targets in schools or seated targets in movie theaters.
One joke
One nation
One man
Bound by duty
The need the screaming in the background.
I wonder if anyone has edited screaming back in.
Made it into some academic discourse:
Just get the Mongolians on a horse
Mongolians are mainly known for their horsemanship rather than their marksmanship. They are probably the best marksman on horseback that have ever lived, but as far as historically being known for their archery…that’s the Koreans, and they’re still pretty dominant in the Olympics.
I propose a new sport: horsery
It’s called dressage, madam, and it is horse DANCING
That may be too confusing, you’re just going to end up with a bunch of magic casters on horseback.
They are probably the best marksman on horseback that have ever lived,
The Parthian Empire has declared war on you
It’s not about who comes first it’s about how you use it 2.8Mkm² vs 23.5Mkm².
P.s. yes, mega kilometers squared is not a unit anyone is comfortable with
P.p.s no, the irony is not lost on me
Except that in men’s skeet shooting qualifiers right now the US’s 2 shooters are leading with spots 1 and 2 with a perfect score and a 124/125.
I think US got medals in archery tho
Bet you didn’t see it with your own eyes…
At least the Turks got one. The Koreans are preparing their S class rankers for when the gate opens or some shit.
Sagen Maddalena ruined this meme about 5 hours ago
thank you. i dont understand how people meme stuff they obv dont even consume
mongolia has fallen
Billions must
deerhorse
India with less medals than north korea
What the hell is north Korea doing in the Olympics anyway?
Taking selfies together with South Korean sportspeople. Bet the other North Koreans never get to see them though.
Competing like any other country.
Riight, north korea is a very oppressive country and they violate human rights, so why are they allowed to compete? Countries like Russia aren’t allowed to.
The whole philosophy behind the Olympics is to temporarily put all other international geopolitics aside. Russia is only out due to their extensive cheating.
That makes sense, thank you!
*getting caught with extensive cheating
Wasn’t Russia banned for cheating at the Olympics? I.e, punished w/in the context of the Games for their unethical actions also within the context of the Games - not for their warmongering or oppression or human rights abuses.
It looks like warmongering actually played a part in this year’s decision:
The sanctions against those responsible for the war, the Russian and Belarusian states and governments, remain in place for the Olympic Games Paris 2024. This means, in particular, that:
No flag, anthem, colours or any other identifications whatsoever of Russia or Belarus will be displayed at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in any official venue or any official function.
No Russian or Belarusian government or state officials will be invited to or accredited for the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Correct
Source? And preferably not one from the country that murdered 1 out of every 5 civilians in the DPRK a few years ago?
The people who manage to escape NK are a pretty good source. Also, 2 wrongs don’t make a right. It’s perfectly possible for both the US and NK to be in the wrong.
The people who manage to escape NK are a pretty good source.
1st link:
Defectors can expect to receive the six-figure payout if they cross the border with intelligence that helps enhance South Korea’s security.
That… is actually very reasonable, and does not support or diminish your argument.
2nd link: I’m sorry, but DPRK news room doesn’t exactly scream unbiased.
3rd link: The tone and channel name seems comedic at first glance, but I’ll watch it and get back to you. Plenty of comedians doing real journalism these days anyway, so that shouldn’t be a mark against him.
So, I watched that third link in its entirety. It was pretty interesting. I think the core idea is that NK isn’t some absolutely insane bizarro land, which I actually agreed with beforehand. It did not disprove the fact that NK is an authoritarian dictatorship. The only thing it did prove (which again, I knew about beforehand) is that western media likes to exaggerate the faults to hyperbolic levels. I honestly think that the average north korean would live a better life without the Kim family (or any other family regime) ruling over them. This doesn’t mean that they force people to have specific hairstyles at gunpoint or execute politicians for slouching during speeches (as the video joked about), but they still direct a large portion of the states wealth towards friends and family.
I think you should really honestly consider the fact that two wrongs don’t make a right. NK and the USA do terrible things. Instead of litigating which one is worse, maybe we should focus on how to make better alternatives, like you’ve done with this alternative to Reddit.
The people who manage to escape NK are a pretty good source
Journalists pay defectors for stories. No effort is made to verify anything they say. This practice is considered wildly unethical in any other context. They’re not credible. But just the content should be enough, do you really think North Koreans pull trains from city to city? That the children eat rats who eat children? That they build fake towns with fake schools, presumably the fields are tended by fake farmers?
It’s perfectly possible for both the US and NK to be in the wrong.
So why aren’t you asking why the US is allowed to participate when they commit far worse atrocities?
To all of those stories, they seem like strawmen. I’ve not heard anything that ridiculous. Just that NK is an authoritarian regime that rewards friends and family of the regime at the expense of the well being of the populace. Kinda like a red veneer over Saudi Arabia, similar system.
So why aren’t you asking why the US is allowed to participate when they commit far worse atrocities?
I didn’t even ask why NK isn’t allowed to participate. Why are you giving me an argument I didn’t make?
If democratic government was a requirement half the countries wouldn’t be allowed in. The Olympic Truce just says that countries that are at war may not participate. And, looking at Israel, even that is loosely enforced
Only if “tech tutorials” were a thing in the Olympics. I swear the gold medal would never go somewhere else.
Having worked for Comcast, I can also say they’d win gold in the “most coders jammed into a one-person office” competition.
