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nolo_me t1_j0wp6g0 wrote

Reply to comment by antikythera3301 in Secrets of the Dead: Resurrecting Richard III (2014) Recreating Richard's training and armour with a modern day person with the same condition to see if he could have been a fearsome warrior, despite the curvature of his spine. An excellent companion to the recent movie, The Lost King. [00:55:39] by Chris_in_Lijiang

With a name like that if you're not a Clickspring fan you should be.

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nzdennis t1_j0wh73w wrote

Reply to Secrets of the Dead: Resurrecting Richard III (2014) Recreating Richard's training and armour with a modern day person with the same condition to see if he could have been a fearsome warrior, despite the curvature of his spine. An excellent companion to the recent movie, The Lost King. [00:55:39] by Chris_in_Lijiang

Guys with deformities sometimes feel they have to prove themselves to others by being uber aggressive... until they get struck down. Ego is a sad thing and most rulers have huge egos usually ... eg. Trump

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Mccobsta t1_j0wenp8 wrote

Reply to Secrets of the Dead: Resurrecting Richard III (2014) Recreating Richard's training and armour with a modern day person with the same condition to see if he could have been a fearsome warrior, despite the curvature of his spine. An excellent companion to the recent movie, The Lost King. [00:55:39] by Chris_in_Lijiang

Great doc just why the the guy doing commentary have to have that action movie with big epic music behind

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x31b t1_j0wbqxr wrote

Reply to comment by Laserteeth_Killmore in Iraq: The Lost Generation (2008) - In the past five years (2003-2008) more than four million Iraqis – 20 per cent of the entire population – have been driven from their homes as a result of the war and sectarian bloodshed. Two million have become exiles living desperate lives. [00:50:11] by Missing_Trillions

I would say that life in Iraq under Saddam in the early years, before the Iran war, was better than what they have now.

Do you think it’s better now?

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Mustafaskyrim t1_j0w749p wrote

Reply to comment by gerd50501 in Iraq: The Lost Generation (2008) - In the past five years (2003-2008) more than four million Iraqis – 20 per cent of the entire population – have been driven from their homes as a result of the war and sectarian bloodshed. Two million have become exiles living desperate lives. [00:50:11] by Missing_Trillions

And you can't do that now either It reached the point of corruption that if a guy is doing good deeds to people Either get killed or defamed in a matter so disgusting The only change we are hoping for is from outside (US involvment or such)

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gerd50501 t1_j0w4jk7 wrote

Reply to comment by Mustafaskyrim in Iraq: The Lost Generation (2008) - In the past five years (2003-2008) more than four million Iraqis – 20 per cent of the entire population – have been driven from their homes as a result of the war and sectarian bloodshed. Two million have become exiles living desperate lives. [00:50:11] by Missing_Trillions

get into politics and change things. you could not do that under saddam.

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scoby-dew t1_j0w0wdp wrote

Reply to Secrets of the Dead: Resurrecting Richard III (2014) Recreating Richard's training and armour with a modern day person with the same condition to see if he could have been a fearsome warrior, despite the curvature of his spine. An excellent companion to the recent movie, The Lost King. [00:55:39] by Chris_in_Lijiang

Since armor and the associated garments were almost all custom-made, I've often wondered how many medieval armorers and tailors were actually creating orthopedic devices through trial and error.

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BMW_wulfi t1_j0vr1cz wrote

Reply to Secrets of the Dead: Resurrecting Richard III (2014) Recreating Richard's training and armour with a modern day person with the same condition to see if he could have been a fearsome warrior, despite the curvature of his spine. An excellent companion to the recent movie, The Lost King. [00:55:39] by Chris_in_Lijiang

Loved this documentary.

The (real) tension in this between the emotional and scientific was fantastic. It is at times a little cringey, but also sometimes funny but that’s real people for you.

What no one can deny is that for all involved, what was accomplished and discovered is absolutely astounding and something we may never witness the likes of again.

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nova9001 t1_j0vlvvf wrote

Reply to comment by zgembo1337 in Iraq: The Lost Generation (2008) - In the past five years (2003-2008) more than four million Iraqis – 20 per cent of the entire population – have been driven from their homes as a result of the war and sectarian bloodshed. Two million have become exiles living desperate lives. [00:50:11] by Missing_Trillions

People do care but its just impossible to go against the world order created by the West.

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nova9001 t1_j0vlkjo wrote

Reply to comment by gerd50501 in Iraq: The Lost Generation (2008) - In the past five years (2003-2008) more than four million Iraqis – 20 per cent of the entire population – have been driven from their homes as a result of the war and sectarian bloodshed. Two million have become exiles living desperate lives. [00:50:11] by Missing_Trillions

Interview with actual Iraqis don't matter but your word with no source matters. Who's the one having a lack of understanding here?

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sds0918 t1_j0vgrgj wrote

Reply to comment by PretendsHesPissed in Iraq: The Lost Generation (2008) - In the past five years (2003-2008) more than four million Iraqis – 20 per cent of the entire population – have been driven from their homes as a result of the war and sectarian bloodshed. Two million have become exiles living desperate lives. [00:50:11] by Missing_Trillions

What a terrible excuse to justify what happened and is still happening in Iraq.

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Crimmeny t1_j0vfedr wrote

Reply to comment by Al_Jazzar in Secrets of the Dead: Resurrecting Richard III (2014) Recreating Richard's training and armour with a modern day person with the same condition to see if he could have been a fearsome warrior, despite the curvature of his spine. An excellent companion to the recent movie, The Lost King. [00:55:39] by Chris_in_Lijiang

The Channel 4 documentary on the dig that found him is great. The trailer for the film turned me off of watching it because Phillipa's portrayal was very much at odds with what I'd already seen.

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2theface t1_j0vexfw wrote

Reply to Secrets of the Dead: Resurrecting Richard III (2014) Recreating Richard's training and armour with a modern day person with the same condition to see if he could have been a fearsome warrior, despite the curvature of his spine. An excellent companion to the recent movie, The Lost King. [00:55:39] by Chris_in_Lijiang

How about this, you don’t have to have peak physical condition of all beefed up modern athletic standards? You just have to have better diet/food training/armour than your contemporaries…?

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snarefire t1_j0vet4i wrote

Reply to Secrets of the Dead: Resurrecting Richard III (2014) Recreating Richard's training and armour with a modern day person with the same condition to see if he could have been a fearsome warrior, despite the curvature of his spine. An excellent companion to the recent movie, The Lost King. [00:55:39] by Chris_in_Lijiang

Dr.Capwells talk about this project is far better, with a lot less manufactured drama and alot more detail.

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MUSTDOS t1_j0v7sq5 wrote

Reply to comment by Extra-Ad-1447 in Iraq: The Lost Generation (2008) - In the past five years (2003-2008) more than four million Iraqis – 20 per cent of the entire population – have been driven from their homes as a result of the war and sectarian bloodshed. Two million have become exiles living desperate lives. [00:50:11] by Missing_Trillions

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/mideast-crisis-iraq-islamicstate/

https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/inside-story-how-trump-kept-oil-syria-and-lost

They're basically Free Syrian Movement in Iraq with more control by the "higher bidder".

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Mustafaskyrim t1_j0v7l7y wrote

Reply to comment by gerd50501 in Iraq: The Lost Generation (2008) - In the past five years (2003-2008) more than four million Iraqis – 20 per cent of the entire population – have been driven from their homes as a result of the war and sectarian bloodshed. Two million have become exiles living desperate lives. [00:50:11] by Missing_Trillions

I’ll try to answer your questions My parents hated Saddam’s rule I was discussing tha subject the other day and we concluded and summarized it in a sentence If you think you get killed If you try to be someone the government doesn’t want you to be for the slightest bit You get punished

It does matter now Not in terms of getting killed But in terms of being scared the whole time for yourself and your family so you play your life extra safe You don’t risk anything So you live your life inside a bubble you created and keep lying to yourself that everything will be okay So no dreams or anything Idk what i’m saying or typing right now I’m just writing the first things that comes to my mind so sorry if it’s incomprehensible Tldr : I think nowadays it’s better in terms of quality of life things Like internet ,food and such But in terms of the country? It’s a shitshow 140 billion dollar a year goes to surrounding countries and nothing gets built or given to the iraqi people Curse of the black gold huh

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PretendsHesPissed t1_j0v74b1 wrote

Reply to comment by sds0918 in Iraq: The Lost Generation (2008) - In the past five years (2003-2008) more than four million Iraqis – 20 per cent of the entire population – have been driven from their homes as a result of the war and sectarian bloodshed. Two million have become exiles living desperate lives. [00:50:11] by Missing_Trillions

Yeah no. Saddam was a fucking monster and needed to go.

No dictator that rules to oppress a majority of its people is good for a country. Not to mention that he used his military for evil purposes.

The US terrible things in Iraq but that doesn't mean Saddam was better. Absolutely not. Thinking or even saying such a thing shows a level of ignorance so grand that it's insane to think people actually think this.

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antikythera3301 t1_j0v6iry wrote

Reply to Secrets of the Dead: Resurrecting Richard III (2014) Recreating Richard's training and armour with a modern day person with the same condition to see if he could have been a fearsome warrior, despite the curvature of his spine. An excellent companion to the recent movie, The Lost King. [00:55:39] by Chris_in_Lijiang

Currently on a train from London to Leicester and this documentary is the perfect accompaniment to my trip.

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