[QUOTE=Lord of Ears;35839488]the berlin wall wasn't a monument[/QUOTE]
I can't describe how badly you've missed the point.
[QUOTE=Lord of Ears;35839488]"i disagree with george washington, better go cover the washington monument in shit"[/QUOTE]
This doesn't change the fact that what you're doing is criticising the monument or its intentions via vandalism. Ergo, you're proving my point.
[QUOTE=Lord of Ears;35839537]it wasn't built as a monument[/QUOTE]
You missed my point there, [i]it became a monument[/i] from a certain standpoint. Just think about what the wall represented.
[QUOTE=wizardsbane;35839544]I can't describe how badly you've missed the point.
This doesn't change the fact that what you're doing is criticising the monument or its intentions via vandalism. Ergo, you're proving my point.[/QUOTE]
vandalism is the idiot's way of criticism
what better form of criticism from an idiot than brash material damage?
ergo, you're an idiot
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[QUOTE=WeekendWarrior;35839558]You missed my point there, [i]it became a monument[/i] from a certain standpoint. Just think about what the wall represented.[/QUOTE]
it wasn't constructed to honor anyone or anything
therefore it wasn't a monument
what it became has nothing to do with it
Photos that shook the world: monument discussion and 9/11 jumper edition.
[QUOTE=Lord of Ears;35839564]vandalism is the idiot's way of criticism
what better form of criticism from an idiot than brash material damage?
ergo, [B]you're an idiot[/B][/QUOTE]
Hahahaha. You're a funny one. Look at you! You actually just agreed to the point that I was making. Again! Did I say it was the most intellectual form of criticism? No. What I did say, and what has been my point: it's criticism, not just crime.
I quote the venerable master of protest, intellectualism, and debate:
[quote=Lord or Ears;35839564]
vandalism is the idiot's way of criticism
[/quote]
You [I]moron[/I]. Hahahaha.
[QUOTE=Sixer;35837490]In Canada a couple years ago some guy got drunk on Canada Day and pissed on the War Memorial. There was no picture taken, but we found out his name and the guy was practically tarred and feathered in the papers, and convicted of something and forced to do community service.
I don't know what the context is, but off hand I'd punch that guy square in the jaw.[/QUOTE]
Why the fuck would you punch a drunk guy for taking a piss?
I think I have some good material
[img]http://0.tqn.com/d/history1900s/1/0/x/P/hitler38.gif[/img]
Hitler in Paris
[img]http://www.historyguy.com/worldwartwo/Rotterdam_bombing_1940.jpg[/img]
Bombing of Rotterdam
[img]http://germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org/images/highres_30002211%20copy.jpg[/img]
Breaching of the Polish border
[img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oIAhQMTG-dU/S9b8OTuQUxI/AAAAAAAAEYs/HV-ddTfjWpE/s640/hitler-nazi-germany-czechoslovakia-annexation-1938-ww2-prague-017.jpg[/img]
Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia
[quote][img]http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-Nazi_Rally-032aaa.jpg[/img]
Nazi rally (in color)
[img]http://img.chan4chan.com/img/2010-04-24/1272089026971.jpg[/img]
Nazi Party meeting (in color)
[img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OPHyUfOd6tc/TwqQP5g7auI/AAAAAAAAH8Y/eyo1E4b2NrQ/s1600/wehrmacht-german-army-large-color-pictures-images-photos-003_e.jpg[/img][/quote]
German invasion of Russia (in color, Operation Barbarossa)
[QUOTE=matt.ant;35836712]The Churchill statue in London is always being vandalised too
[img]http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01181/SNN1007FU-3800_1181341a.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
:suicide:
Disgusting.
[img]http://www.old-picture.com/lincoln-antietam.jpg[/img]
[B]U.S President Abraham Lincoln posing with Detective Allan Pinkerton (left) and General McClernand (right) on October 3rd, 1862, at the Battle of Antitam
Over 3,000 American lives were lost in a period of 12 days[/B]
[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;35842791][img]http://www.old-picture.com/lincoln-antietam.jpg[/img]
[B]U.S President Abraham Lincoln posing with Detective Allan Pinkerton (left) and General McClernand (right) on October 3rd, 1862, at the Battle of Antitam
Over 3,000 American lives were lost in a period of 12 days[/B][/QUOTE]
I'm pretty sure Antietam happened on september 17th and was only 1 day long
[QUOTE=Griffster26;35839587]Photos that shook the world: monument discussion and 9/11 jumper edition.[/QUOTE]
Don't forget the Serbian War discussion
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[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;35842791][img]http://www.old-picture.com/lincoln-antietam.jpg[/img]
[B]U.S President Abraham Lincoln posing with Detective Allan Pinkerton (left) and General McClernand (right) on October 3rd, 1862, at the Battle of Antitam
Over 3,000 American lives were lost in a period of 12 days[/B][/QUOTE]
I don't know why, but that photo of Lincoln always creeped me out.
[QUOTE=Articsledder;35843210]I'm pretty sure Antietam happened on september 17th and was only 1 day long[/QUOTE]
It was fought on the 17th, yet small skirmishes and pot-shots went on since the third.
[video=youtube;BEwY8uZ4BAI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEwY8uZ4BAI&feature=related[/video]
That "OH GOD" is so gut wrenching.
Could we just rename this thread to "9/11 images etc."
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;35843215]Don't forget the Serbian War discussion
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I don't know why, but that photo of Lincoln always creeped me out.[/QUOTE]
He was imposing as fuck.
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;35843215]
I don't know why, but that photo of Lincoln always creeped me out.[/QUOTE]
Probably because of the camera that was used. They probably had to stand still for a good 30 seconds or more to get the shot. If Abe decided to adjust his head a bit it would be distorted in the final image. That's also the same way you get your old fashioned ghost pictures.
Not sure if shook the world, considering it happened in eastern europe so a lot of people might not even know about it, but still pretty incredible.
[img]http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx613b4CHf1r061yfo1_500.jpg[/img]
The baltic way in 1989, a peaceful political demonstration (or a protest) that occurred on August 23, 1989. Approximately two million people joined their hands to form a human chain spanning over 600 kilometres (370 mi) across the three Baltic states – Estonian SSR, Latvian SSR, and Lithuanian SSR, republics of the Soviet Union.
Can I post more WWII color photos?
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They just feel unreal, considering everything else is shot in black and white.
by all means
Excellent, bombs away
[img]http://completeall.com/pictures/ww2/world-war-2-color8.jpg[/img]
The Eastern Front (Allies)
[img]http://completeall.com/pictures/ww2/world-war-2-color27.jpg[/img]
The Eastern Front (Germans/Axis)
[img]http://englishrussia.com/images/ww2_color/24.jpg[/img]
Russian Soldiers Dismounting Tank
[img]http://www.ww2incolor.com/d/677131-2/Hitlersbirthday[/img]
Interestingly enough, an image of Hitler's birthday.
[img]http://www.ww2incolor.com/d/676274-2/gevipa40[/img]
Occupation of Paris, 1940
[img]http://www.ww2incolor.com/d/663397-2/Picture1_009[/img]
Rare image of the funeral for a Waffen SS. Little pity considering he died during an air-raid on Auschwitz.
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It's hard to consider WWII "real" for our generation when it's in black and white, but when you find yourself looking at these images in color, it brings things into a disturbingly real perspective.
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On that note you can't help but look at the images of the parades and the occupations and wonder, who died in action and who went on to regret their actions?
[QUOTE=BANNED USER;35845765]Probably because of the camera that was used. They probably had to stand still for a good 30 seconds or more to get the shot. If Abe decided to adjust his head a bit it would be distorted in the final image. That's also the same way you get your old fashioned ghost pictures.[/QUOTE]
Is this also why they never smile? of was it just not the thing to do
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;35843215]Don't forget the Serbian War discussion
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I don't know why, but that photo of Lincoln always creeped me out.[/QUOTE]
He's looking for vampires.
[QUOTE=ewitwins;35846783]
It's hard to consider WWII "real" for our generation when it's in black and white, but when you find yourself looking at these images in color, it brings things into a disturbingly real perspective.
[/QUOTE]
wow, that is a really good point. The occupation of paris photo seems really surreal to me
please post more :)
also not sure if this has been posted before
[img]http://www.jimjagger.com/Sites/EricCantona/Media/Kick/Cantona_18.jpg[/img]
[I]"on 25th of January 1995, Manchester United's French star (Eric) Cantona was sent off for kicking a Crystal Palace player.
As he left the pitch, Palace fan Matt Simmons abused him and Cantona delivered a flying kick to the fan's chest.
He recieved a nine-month ban and narrowly avoided jail."[/I]
[IMG]http://www.football-tricks.com/maradona2.jpg[/IMG]
[I]Diego Maradona's infamous ''Hand of God'' moment at the 1986 World Cup. Argentina then went on to win the competition, beating West Germany in the final.[/I]
[QUOTE=ewitwins;35846783]
It's hard to consider WWII "real" for our generation when it's in black and white, but when you find yourself looking at these images in color, it brings things into a disturbingly real perspective.
[/quote]
That's so true. Like this picture of a French soldier in WWI. It does make it seem realer.
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Guetteur_au_poste_de_l%27%C3%A9cluse_26.jpg[/img]
Colour photography had been around for decades before WWII but, I assume because it was difficult and expensive, colour pictures from that era are still quite rare.