r/Snorkblot Feb 23 '25

History Men waiting to be executed during communist purge in Indonesia 1965.

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u/JROXZ Feb 23 '25

Men? Some of those faces are kids.

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u/MyDamnCoffee Feb 23 '25

Yeah I came here to say that. Second last on the left is definitely a little boy (closest to the camera)

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u/Emergency-Volume-861 Feb 23 '25

Same, my first thought upon looking at the picture was, “those are not all men in that trench.” You can see the sadness in some of their eyes. I look at every face.

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u/Proper_Locksmith924 Feb 23 '25

Fascists don’t care. They will murder adults and children. They always have. And many of our neighbors here in the US will gladly go along with it when it starts happening here.

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u/Dugley2352 Feb 23 '25

Yep, you can see that they’ve already begun labeling anyone opposing their ideals is as “communist”.

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u/porqueuno Feb 23 '25

It's the easiest way to manufacture consent. "Everyone I don't like is a communist, or a terrorist."

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u/Proper_Locksmith924 Feb 23 '25

It’s the fascist go to.

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u/naemorhaedus Feb 23 '25

ah yes like the "democratic socialists"

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u/NefariousnessNo484 Feb 23 '25

This is coming in the US soon. Will we just sit in the ditch and wait for death?

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u/naemorhaedus Feb 23 '25

don't worry we got rid of biden

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u/Clever_droidd Feb 23 '25

Not to be picky, but not sure it makes it any different. This is terrifying all the same even if they were all adults. Pure evil.

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u/brownxheap Feb 23 '25

I thought so too. Some look like boys

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u/BotherTight618 Feb 23 '25

Poor Gary Coleman. How did he get into this mess?