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I just want to note that Itaukei’s and indo-fijians are much more friendly than they are portrayed in this documentary. It tends to be the upper classes and especially the businesses and political class where there is a rivalry.

And as someone who lived here during military rule, it doesn’t feel like I imagine a police state does. It’s pretty much the same for most. Except the laws get passed by a different bunch of elites.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20449891

When is the admin going to run out of excuses?

NOTE: I only play correspondence chess. And this rating is correspondence chess. I don’t know what my elo rating would be in time controls. I have a disability that affects the mitochondria (energy production), and I’m unable to concentrate for a whole game so I play correspondence.

This game was pretty cool. I managed a centipawn loss of 19. And to win by +3 when my openent made 0 blunders (1 mistake, 3 inaccuracies), and I managed to scrape the game by with only a single inaccuracy (0 blunders, 0 mistakes).

I tend to spend a long time analysing moves and even take notes (which is allowed in correspondence chess), so perhaps my rating is more of an indication of the effort I put in than my true skill. But I’m quite proud nonetheless.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/17045970

From Wikipedia

Stampede events that involve humans are extremely rare and are unlikely to be fatal.[5] According to Keith Still, professor of crowd science at Manchester Metropolitan University, "If you look at the analysis, I've not seen any instances of the cause of mass fatalities being a stampede. People don't die because they panic. They panic because they are dying".[5] 

Paul Torrens, a professor at the Center for Geospatial Information Science at the University of Maryland, remarks that "the idea of the hysterical mass is a myth".[5] Incidents involving crowds are often reported by media as the results of panic.[16][17] However, the scientific literature has explained how panic is a myth which is used to mislead the attention of the public from the real causes of crowd incidents, such as a crowd crush.[18][19][20] […] [M]ost major crowd disasters can be prevented by simple crowd management strategies.[22] Crushes can be prevented by organization and traffic control, such as barriers. […] Such incidents are invariably the product of organisational failures.[4]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/17033468

"Ratapoil doing propaganda" Caricature mocking political opportunists, by anti-Bonapartist (Napoléon) author Daumier. France. 1848.

This image is a satirical lithograph by Honoré Daumier featuring Ratapoil, a recurring character in Daumier's work, who represents the cynical and manipulative supporters of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte. The caption reads: "RATAPOIL FESANT DE LA PROPAGANDE" ("Ratapoil making propaganda"). The text below it translates to: "If you love your wife, your house, your field, your heifer [young female cow], and your calf, sign, you don’t have a minute to lose!" In this context, Ratapoil is seen trying to convince a skeptical, working-class man to take political action, likely under false pretenses or through manipulation.

Created in 1848, this lithograph reflects the political turmoil of the time, following the February Revolution, which led to the establishment of the French Second Republic. The character of Ratapoil symbolizes the unscrupulous agents of Bonapartist propaganda, who exploited the fears and concerns of the common people to advance Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte's political ambitions. Ratapoil is portrayed as a smooth-talking figure using exaggerated promises and fearmongering to push his agenda. This caricature is a critique of the manipulative tactics used by political operatives who sought to manipulate the public for personal or political gain during this volatile period in French history.

(Unsourced Analysis and Partially Self-Analysed, although facts have been cross-checked with archives).

Archive Source: Gallica, French National Library

From Wikipedia

Stampede events that involve humans are extremely rare and are unlikely to be fatal.[5] According to Keith Still, professor of crowd science at Manchester Metropolitan University, "If you look at the analysis, I've not seen any instances of the cause of mass fatalities being a stampede. People don't die because they panic. They panic because they are dying".[5] 

Paul Torrens, a professor at the Center for Geospatial Information Science at the University of Maryland, remarks that "the idea of the hysterical mass is a myth".[5] Incidents involving crowds are often reported by media as the results of panic.[16][17] However, the scientific literature has explained how panic is a myth which is used to mislead the attention of the public from the real causes of crowd incidents, such as a crowd crush.[18][19][20] […] [M]ost major crowd disasters can be prevented by simple crowd management strategies.[22] Crushes can be prevented by organization and traffic control, such as barriers. […] Such incidents are invariably the product of organisational failures.[4]