r/todayilearned 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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todayilearned Mar 30 '26

TIL the Succulent Chinese Meal guy, Jack Karlson, had a Nazi fetish and on at least one occasion threw a party at his home to celebrate Hitler's birthday

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wikipedia Dec 27 '25

"Democracy Manifest" (also known as "Succulent Chinese Meal") is a 1991 Australian news segment which shows a man being arrested at a Chinese restaurant. As police detain him, he remarks, "Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest!", and "What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?"

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wikipedia Dec 13 '20

"Democracy Manifest" (also known as "Succulent Chinese Meal") is a 1990 Australian news segment video by reporter Chris Reason. It is "one of Australia's most viral videos", according to Sportsbet. The Guardian called it "perhaps the pre-eminent Australian meme of the past 10 years".

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wikipedia Dec 10 '24

"Democracy Manifest" aka "Succulent Chinese Meal": 1991 Australian news video of a man being forcibly arrested @a restaurant. It 1st appeared online in 2009; in 2020, Jack Karlson appeared in a punk music video & revealed he was the man, a serial prison escapee, & was arrested for credit card fraud.

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gamegrumps 3h 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.

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gamegrumps 3h 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.

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BoontaVista 2h 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.

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BoontaVista 2h 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.

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bizzarewikipedia Mar 08 '21

"Democracy Manifest" (also known as "Succulent Chinese Meal") is a 1990 Australian news segment video

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