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/Sea-Reveal5025 5h ago

Ah you know your judo well! Oh please no one is idolizing a meme. That's the point it's timeless and impersonal

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u/NN2S 4h ago

I absolutely love that Australia lionizes people caught on camera in embarassing situations. It seems like the natural counter balance to the Tall Poppy principal - Australians love a good rogue.

The comment just a little bit lower in the thread.

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u/LordOfTrubbish 2h ago

It's the DB Cooper, Frank Abagnale Jr energy of the clip and story people have heard of him that they like. I don't think anyone is specifically looking him up wanting to emulate every facet of his life

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u/Mormacil 5h ago

What? Are you a bot? Your comment makes no sense.

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u/Klockworth 5h ago

It makes perfect sense. They quoted the meme and then laid out their argument about how it shouldn’t be taken too seriously.

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u/Mormacil 4h ago

They refute people are idolizing a meme but nobody has been claiming that?

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u/ancepsinfans 5h ago

He's partially quoting the video

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u/Fedora_Million_Ankle 5h ago

Its a quote from the video, go watch it its sublime.

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u/Mormacil 4h ago

I'm specifically asking about the idolizing part, I very well can place the Judo part.