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What's the most unforgivable sin done in media that you're still bitter about?

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I love/hated BSG ever since they expanded the number of Cylons for like the 3rd time. It was around that time it leaked that they didn't have any plan and Ron Moore had been lying to the fans for years.

After it was over he said, (paraphrased) "LOL, There was no plan. If someone suggested more hidden cylons and it sounded dramatic we would go with it and figure out what that would mean in the next writing session."

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Iranian state TV broadcasts video targeting Barron Trump with $10m bounty

There's a weird medieval double standard where a King can kill a thousand peasant children but killing the children of another King is uncivilized. It's always, "But the children of the evil King are innocent!"

Maybe Kings wouldn't be so evil if they knew their bloodline would be hurt for their actions. Otherwise they're unselfishly risking their lives and reputation for the future of their family. In the social contract, allowing children to benefit from the actions of their parents only encourages parents to be ruthless.

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Trump Declares Canada 'Will Be Treated Like a State No Longer' as He Announces 50% Tariffs

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What I'm referring to is a court system that finds a crime and only responds with a judgement, "The Supreme Court has determined that this crime is illegal." That's it. No arrests. No jail time. No fine. Not even, "Don't do it again."

stopping a murderer from killing more people

Trumps new tariffs, when his previous tariffs were already shown to be illegal is proof that they didn't stop anything.

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'Merica, with all its diversity

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Stock photos because I didn't photograph getting around from the airport into the cities.

But many of my actual city photos are shockingly similar all over Europe. Outside of a few streets it's mostly fake styling. Like in Zurich where the building might look older but then you walk close and it's poured concrete to look like stone and the store itself is a Starbucks or Sephora.

Edit for the downvoter:

This is a view very close the the Acropolis that I walked past several times. (Again not my photo because I photo the "interesting", not the realistic.)

But no one shares these photos, it's always the glamour shots.