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No, the NDAA Does Not Authorize Indefinite Detention of US Citizens

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Nyet12/17/2011 9:45:17 am PST

re: #399 Obdicut

In a generally stupid Russian comedy Shirli-Myrli there’s a genial episode where three identical twins separated at birth meet. They’re Jewish by birth, one was raised as a Jew, another as a Gypsy and a third as a Russian. All three are “nationalists” of their respective identities, so they engage in a comical debate on which ethnic groups are bad and which are good, with all the stereotypical arguments and insults.
In the end they find some common ground:

Russian brother: - All these “nationalities” are bullshit. It all depends on the person. Even among the Jews there are good people.
Jewish brother: - And Russians are not all drunks.
Gypsy brother: - Of course! Russians are good, Jews are great. Only Gypsies are all swindlers!
Russian brother: - Who gives a damn about… Wait, that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m about the blacks. After all, they’re not like us, white people. True, huh?
Jewish brother: - Well, no, of course I’m not a racist… But … I don’t let blacks get too close.
Gypsy brother: - Well, to be honest… there’s some such feeling. Discomfort, I would say.
Toast: for the White Man!

(This episode skewering racism is marred by the fact of the blackface. However, it’s not seen as offensive in Russian context.)

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