Example: O.J Simpson
He was a symbol of where the 90s were and how big his court case was at the time. Not that he should garner sympathy because we all know he did it and he only got off on technicality as well as theater performed by his council. But we all know where we were when that was all happening.
John Lennon - thus began the 80s
“I am the walrus”
Stalin
His death led to the discovery of the horrors of Stalinism. A part of the leftist intelligentsia in the West saw communism for what it was, which considerably weakened Western communist parties, and ultimately brought the hegemony of neoliberalism. Also, the USSR was never as brutal with their population afterwards
Also, the USSR was never as brutal with their population afterwards
Brezhnev tried though
Harambe… RIP
Quite literally ushered in the new dark ages.
Came here to say this. He was the fabric holding society together.we are all adrift in the dark now.
My dick’s been out for nearly 10 years now. I’ve been arrested a number of times over it, but I’ll keep my dick out for Harambe until we get justice.
David Bowie too.
It has been over 10 years now since Bowie died Jan 10, 2016. Seems like yesterday.
All those poor souls in the World Trade Center.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Her death ended the rule of law in the usa.
She may have single-handedly precipitated the slide into fascism in the US.
If she had simply resigned from her position when she began experiencing health issues, it would have allowed her successor to be nominated and approved under a democratic administration.
Instead, she wanted to retain her position of authority as long as possible, and so her greatest legacy to the US became Amy Coney Barret appointed by Trump and the subsequent series of 5-4 votes in favor of furthering his agenda.
If she had simply resigned from her position when she began experiencing health issues, it would have allowed her successor to be nominated and approved under a democratic administration.
There’s no guarantee that would have happened. See Mitch McConnell and Merrick Garland
I prefer “no guarantees” to “guaranteed fuck up” tbh.
Perhaps she was banking on a Clinton win.
Franz Ferdinand is the most correct answer in this comment thread.
The Queens Victoria and Elizabeth 2
I might be getting a little ahead of things here, but Donald Trump. When he finally croaks, MAGA will begin to unravel. All the racism and bigotry and stupidity and ignorance will still be, like, everywhere in the USA. But without Shithead, they will turn on each other. There is no successor, only a bunch a ghouls who are willing to do anything to take his crown. I look forward to watching them tear each other apart.
His dumbfuck son will try for office.
i really wouldnt be so sure of this
I’m not sure, just hopeful. i really can’t think of a successor, though. vance is not popular, miller looks and talks like nosferatu, mike johnson could be bullied by milhouse. large marge? she’s out with the real trumpers. who’s left?
do you have any experience with these maga types irl? they’re in a cult and the leader isnt trump…it’s murdoch. at the end of the day they’ll vote however their propaganda tells em to
David Bowie, pretty sure he was the last wizard keeping our reality on track and ever since he died it’s been downhill to shitsville.
It was Lemmy dying a couple of weeks before Bowie that was the beginning of the end.
wasn’t Lemmy a huge racist?
Not as far as I’m aware. A keen collector of war/Nazi memorabilia though.
I’m a wizard and I’m trying but things have gotten really bad
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
I would say more end of ww1 and ww2 to be even more precise. The age of empires died
I love that game, but AoE2 was better.
Josip Tito
King George VI
Queen Elizabeth II
Steve Jobs
Robin Williams he just made so many people laugh
This one will make it sound like I’m a fan — I’m not — but I was a kid when Owen Hart entered the WWF and an adult when he died in the ring.
Wrestling had already lost its shine and appeal to me, early in the 90s. The characters, storylines, and action bled fake. And, as I grew up, I came to understand it was no different than any other staged play, entertainment, or storytelling. What really bothered me wasn’t the fake drama, or the dumbing down of storytelling. It was serial betrayal, shameless advantage-taking, and the smooth-brained jingoism of it all. It became the refuge of every shameless American impulse.
Then Owen Hart died on camera. There was a brief reality check. Then, on with the show. The change, though was an acceptance that real death was no reason to stop, slow, or change directions on the machine. If anything, the show, the drama, the merch, and the culture became the basis for an entire political bloc.
Lest we forget: Linda McMahon is now Secretary of Education. Hard to think of a person worse than Betsy DeVos, but here we are.
