Eighty years ago today this iconic image was snapped by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal. The power of art. - ThreadSky

chadbourn.bsky.social • 11 hours ago

Eighty years ago today this iconic image was snapped by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal.

The power of art.

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I wonder what those four American Soldiers would think, now that their country is under the jackboot of Fascism/Authoritarianism that they fought so hard for against. Turning in their graves no doubt...😔

kevingrobinson.bsky.social•10 hours ago

I need to make a correction to my original post. There were six soldiers. Not four as i previously stated.

joeknew.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Ira Hayes died in a ditch, forgotten and thrown away...so I think Ira would not be surprised. If you don't know who Ira Hayes is, you may be part of the problem.

kevingrobinson.bsky.social•10 hours ago

I'm not completely familiar with all of Ira Hayes history but i do know who he is and the accepted version of how he died. His death was tragic and undignified.

louishenwood.bsky.social•9 hours ago

2025. America surrenders. 🇺🇸

the-real-nacho.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Eighty years later, the #PaxAmericana-is-dead 😔

voyager03.bsky.social•11 hours ago

The 'Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima' was posed but still iconic.

johannshiel.bsky.social•11 hours ago

It was filmed in colour too. Saw it years later and it looked like life imitating art, from that point of view.

occasionalranter.bsky.social•11 hours ago

It was posed btw. Very fitting.

joeknew.bsky.social•10 hours ago

You are a poser, not the raising. My neighbor was there, the flag was raised and immediately shredded by the drug addled horde. Then raised again, so if it is a photo op it took more balls than you will ever have. BTW FATWO!

occasionalranter.bsky.social•10 hours ago

I knew it was a posed shot. You have kindly and usefully explained why it was a posed shot, which remains an historical fact about a significant event. You should make sure that a photo historian knows you were there since there is controversy about this famous picture. Thank you.

joeknew.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Blah, blah, blah.

cajunasfuck.bsky.social•11 hours ago

From that to Trump’s face on it.

ka7ma.bsky.social•10 hours ago

AP sues Trump administration officials after being blocked from presidential events

calenhad-social.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Quite right. Nobody should be forced to share a room with the foul shitgibbon.

msmilack75.bsky.social•8 hours ago

as well they should

blueheart2028.bsky.social•11 hours ago

😪

xneardark.bsky.social•11 hours ago

And *not* staged.

jas-gar.bsky.social•7 hours ago

eighty years ago, we defeated the very type of people that are now sitting at the head of our own government. We wondered how Germany could fall for it, and then we fooled around and found out by doing ourselves. Of course we had the enemy with...ie MAGA.