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Sounds like yet another great handheld device [to install SteamOS on]!

“Hit by rubber bullet” as if it was a stray. Watch the live broadcast and it’s clear as day the shooter lifted his gun and aimed straight at her without provocation

Nothing has calmed me more this weekend than the knowledge of the coming climate death of the planet.

Entropy will win eventually

I really hope so.

Oh that’s so simple! Why didn’t we think of that!

o_o

You underestimate the desperation in this country and the lack of social support networks and the amount that that would devastate so many working class people within a week.

Let alone how difficult it is to organize that without interference or sabotage

I should preface this by saying I am not Irish nor black nor brown so take anything I say about race and disparaged people groups with that in mind (read: I have no authority to speak on this).

From my perspective it seemed like the fact that the vampire was Irish was purely a vehicle to make the point that while Irish people have historically been oppressed, there's still a stark difference between life for the Irish in America, and life for black people in America. I think that point was clearly made during the introduction to the vampire when he was being chased by natives who already knew that he was a vampire, but even so the klansmen trusted the vampire over the non-white people and didn't turn him over.

I also don't think they were punching down on Irish people by writing one character as both a vampire and an Irishman. I don't think that fits into any pre-existing stereotypes. I think it would be a slightly different story if he were an alcoholic or something like that. Furthermore, it didn't seem like anything about him being Irish was demonized. He did an Irish jig but to me that seemed like it was just the way that he would've known to dance when he was excited.

I dunno, that's just my thoughts that are probably worth nothing. I thought the entire movie was about the development of American popular music, and how white people would act like leeches (blood suckers) around black culture in order to make money off of them.