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[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Imagine seeing a brutal depiction of genocidal imperialism in media and referring to it as 'assholish'

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Being "just a cartoon" I never thought of the dimension of it, but they literally wiped out an entire nation. Suddenly, comparing the fire nation to any current superpower seems wrong.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

?? The US famously wiped out the native population within its borders. I'm not sure what history you were taught but genocide is a very common topic.