#Enemy of the State

[havana-syndrom]

My EESU headcanons nobody asked for:

I read through the works of @dresden-syndrome and worked up some things about the lore, mainly concerning comrade Erhardt and Radím:

Radím has heavy Czech accent when speaking German. Despite his best efforts for proper pronunciation, the accent still peaks through whenever he speaks.

Günther finds it very cute, though he would never openly admit it. Atleast not to Radím. Instead he teases him about it. Especially his heavy R's.

 Prior to his capture, Radím wanted to learn German as part of a plan to some day escape to Western Germany. The irony of his current situation makes him feel bitter. Now he’s learning German to communicate with his captor. To better serve the regime he worked so hard against. Knowing that he will never get more than a few feet away from Gunther, let alone getting away this god forsaken country.

 Radím dreamed about learning English and maybe make his way to USA. However there wasn't much opportunity in Czechoslovakia to learn English. In this political minefield, attempting to learn it instantly got you put on a watchlist. As a counter-revolutionary he didn't want to draw more attention to him so he didn't pursue it.

The top choices for second language in Czechoslovakia were Russian or German. Radím learned a bit of both but focused more on German since he saw it as his potential ticket across the iron curtain.

German grammar has so many opportunities to make a mistake. Der/Die/Das, mein/meine. Not to mention the pronunciation and the unforgiving word order. This basically gives Günther a green card to punish his pet anytime he feels like it. This way its more painful for Radím because he knows this could have been avoided.

Russian is the main language used across the soviet union. So naturally, Günther as a government official must know it. He can both and read and understand Russian pretty well. He can speak Russian too but only does so when necessary, since its pretty tough for a German to speak Slavic language.

Because of that, he can understand quite a bit from what Radím is saying when he speaks Czech. Most of the time he pretends he pretends he doesn't. Its a wonderful opportunity to peek into the thoughts of his prisoner.

Günther probably also knows some Czech basics since he worked in Czechoslovakia. Its a neighbouring country and lot of Czechs and Slovaks work in Eastern Germany, since its seen as a more developed country.

Radím suspects that his owner knows a few words or phrases in Czech. He avoids swearing in Czech at all costs, since that's the first thing everyone learns. And a thing that you never forget. But it slips out so easy when you're under pressure.

Don't hesitate to correct me or share some of your thoughts about the lore! I love the story so much I can't stop thinking about it <3

[odinsblog]

Comrade Putin ☭ is just another impious ‘family values’ transphobic homophobic rightwing conservative authoritarian grifter 🫡

Well-known Russian transgender blogger and LGBTQ activist Milana Petrova – who is no longer living in the country – posted about the raids on her Telegram channel.

She said the raids were on private LGBTQ parties, not nightclubs.

“There were NO raids there yesterday. There were raids on individual LGBT parties for adults. There, people’s passports were photographed without their will, apparently for further repression,” Petrova posted on Sunday.

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[createcore]

enemy of the state memes: all game edition ✨

[vertigoartgore]

Tony Scott's Enemy of the State turn 25 today. Feel old yet ?

[local-kneecap-dealer]

I have finally found it, after all this time, the outfit that fully encapsulates my soul

[allamericanb-tch]

i have important question guys

i just said the usa bc i think it works better in the context of the movies but i am aware that other countries exist i promise 😭

[uniforminjection]

Bananata

[cinemajunkie70]

A very happy birthday to Gene Hackman!

[past-venus]

Trade offer: I give more stippy propaganda for the price of free :]

And now back to suffering with hw and logistics yippee!

[cyarskaren52]

WILL SMITH & REGINA KING Enemy of the State (1998), dir. Tony Scott

[90smovies]

[makingdonalddrumpfagain]

[createcore]

more enemy of the state graphics for anon ✨

[samasmith23]

I got to admit, this scene from Wolverine: Enemy of the State where Logan suits-up while swearing vengeance against all of HYDRA & The Hand, after they brainwashing him into their assassin & murdering a young boy just to lure him into their trap, is pretty badass!

From Wolverine (2003) #27 by Mark Millar & John Romita Jr.

[twinkdrama]

enemy of the state (not telling u which state)

[wisdomfish]

Jesus balances the bad news with the good news

Jesus foretold we would live in a hostile world which can only offer us trouble (John 16:33). The world and the prince of this world are enemies of Jesus (1 John 2:16; 1 Pet. 5:8). Therefore, we should not be surprised when, even after what seemed to be a great spiritual victory, we are troubled once again. We should be alert and sober-minded in all areas of life—in the home, at work, and in our relationships with others—because difficulties will come.

Take Heart

Jesus balances the bad news with the good news. Jesus says, “But take heart; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). He does not promise to eradicate trouble from our lives. But He promises to provide peace and comfort during troubled times.

~ Shannon Kay McCoy