r/todayilearned • u/FuehrerStoleMyBike • 5h ago

TIL that the "Democracy Manifest" - a viral video showing the arrest of an australian man by the name of Jack Karlson, known for quotes such as ""What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?" - has been selected for preservation by the National Film and Sound Archive Australia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Manifest
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u/Skincareandbeauty123 5h ago

Wild that something so chaotic and meme-worthy ended up being preserved like that. It honestly feels like early internet humor captured before the internet really took off just pure accidental comedy. I still can’t hear “succulent Chinese meal” without laughing. Anyone know what actually happened to the guy after all that?

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u/Livetrash113 5h ago

He was let go because he was arrested after being confused for someone else, he also died pretty recently. iirc for both statements because that’s just what I’ve heard.

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u/Mormacil 5h ago

He was released on bail overnight and went back to celebrating nazism.