In France, we have both!
Never underestimate the surveillance power of Babushkas!
Submitted 9 months ago by petrescatraian@libranet.de to memes@sopuli.xyz
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pseudo@jlai.lu 9 months ago
taanegl@beehaw.org 9 months ago
Just all of Europe, really. Like in my country, along the coast, you’ll find these small mirrors mounted on houses, facing a certain direction.
These mirrors are called snitch mirrors.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
Explain like I’m 5
humbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 months ago
Dumb meme that tells that babushkas know everything in the neighborhood.
It’s dumb because eastern europe is turning into a totalitarian shithole much faster than the UK and the US
Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
It’s actually a bit deeper than that, at least from my Romanian perspective. Our old ladies were literally hired by our security services to monitor and report ön everything going on in their neighbourhoods. They were essentially human CCTVs, facial recognition and behavioural pattern matchers all rolled into one while being paid pennies.
halvar@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Doesn’t mean it’s all turning into a surveillance state like western countries, which this meme is about. Totalitarian shithole yeah, CCTVs no, the romanians crossed the borders and stole all of them.
petrescatraian@libranet.de 9 months ago
@possiblylinux127 Some eldery people like to stay and watch the world go by, then gossip around about what happens in every single detail. If you live there, they also like to ask questions about every thing they notice, to the point it just gets super annoying (e.g. Who is that person you brought here last night? Where do they live? Where are they working? Etc.).
Also see the other comments for examples.
xilliah@beehaw.org 9 months ago
Quill7513@slrpnk.net 9 months ago
That’s how it works in communities that don’t trust cops, too. Our old folks (our village elders) keep an eye on things and make sure we stay safe all across the world. I mean if you ask me, its something we should lean into and embrace. Fuck a neighborhood watch association. We don’t need to snitch to cops. We already can keep our neighborhoods safe without them
kautau@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Neighbors who want to keep the community safe a great. Nosy neighbors are a whole different bag
nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 9 months ago
And now that more of our grannies are living longer, they’re losing their minds and seeing things that aren’t there, if they even remember they saw them.