Pascal is 100% correct. The movie cameras were used effectively by the Nazis and Communists to push their agendas and propaganda.
The ultralib can’t help but throw communists into his lil take, as if he doesn’t live in a culture dominated by liberal propaganda to the point that he can’t even recognize it.
Ah everyone’s favourite daddy is so wonderful 😍
I hope he doesnt get crushed over this.
He won’t if people would stand up with him.
I don’t wanna be too optimistic but it does feel like things are moving in the right direction for now. As long as we stand together and fight for what is right and don’t give an inch to them we can and will overcome this.
Are you Chuck Schumer?
Send a sternly worded letter!
Now now, there’s no need to be extreme. Keep the letter polite, and show a little good will by agreeing to everything the fascists propose.
They’re moving in the absolute wrong direction.
Yes, actors, people, some NGOs are aligning.
But ALL the money is getting in line behind him, like you cannot begin to imagine.
This is going to be a very brutal summer.
I fully agree yes this summer is going to be extremely hard for us I just hope that we can unite and stand against them. Either that or we will be slowly cooked. I try to be as optimistic as possible especially now even if it’s just spreading words and knowledge every little thing matters now.
I’m old.
This was a fight that needed to happen back in 2010.
We lost it over the last 1.5 decades.
From my point of view, this is the cow, already in the restraints with the boltgun against their head saying “Maybe we should start thinking about a plan.”
I fully agree with everything you are saying. I’m 42 and I’ve seen this country go down hill since 9/11 and honestly you can go all the way back to the 80s with Regan with how the gop has dismantled everything and put us in this situation. We just gotta do the best we can together I know that sounds all happily ever after and yes things are doom and gloom now.
They were trying to prevent The New Deal before it even happened with Wilson. They’ve been dismantling The New Deal since Roosevelt signed it.
if you give an inch, they’ll take EVERYTHING.
these are NOT good people we’re up against. and it sucks that some of them are friends and family. if “he” has done one thing well, it’s that he’s separated the wheat from the chaff. be strong, and never forget that you matter.
Fuck yes. This is starting to be about simply: “who is a good person?” It’s us, and fuck them. Our side is about freedom, personal liberty, empathy, and moving FORWARD as a society.
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I agree with this applied to those in power. But our family and neighbors can come back from this with a little humble empathy from us when they do.
How far do things have to go before “humble empathy” towards those actively supporting the US regime becomes inappropriate? Gas chambers? War against Canada? Nuclear war?
The stakes have never been higher, and personally I’m not willing to humbly give the benefit of the doubt to someone who literally voted for Hitler. They are either dumb as a fucking brick or more likely (according to Trump’s polling) they are actively seeking harm against their own neighbors and relishing on the fact that the regime is gleefully committing as many human rights violations as it can get away with.
We’ve done the “just forget about it and move on” strategy, and it led to Trump being reelected even harder. Maybe when this is over (whenever that is) we go back to the tried-and-true strategy of fucking shaving everyone of these wastes of breath down to the bone to expose their crimes.
I am by no means saying we “forget about it and move on.”
Empathy is not forgiveness. Empathy is not returning to the status quo. There is rampant mental illness in this country on “both sides” and we need to learn how to move forward together without forgetting what happened or we aren’t going anywhere. We barely knew what mental health even was after WW2.
There will be those that are too far gone and those who actively wished for the pain of others. Those are special cases, but the majority of Trump voters voted out of fear, not hate. If you believe it was more about hate; Congratulations you’ve been successfully propagandized.
I’m prepared to give that empathy while also, now, recognizing in my life that these are toxic people and their political stances are harming other innocent people, and all of us as a country. Personally I’m holding even my closest loved ones at a distance until they develop empathy themselves. An ignorant villain is still a villain
Nope.
I’m sorry to say that the USA is far, far, far past the point of giving an inch.
I’m warming up to this Pedro fella. Maybe I’ll watch some of his films.
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So, you’re not gonna watch his films?
Trump is straight up dangerous because of how unhinged this senile orange is and how retaliatory he is for anything that mildly offends his stupid ass. This is how dictators behave and surprise to no one, Trump behaves like a dictator. Nothing but constant stupid threats, punishment of people who disagree with him, military parades and praising of other dictators of the world. He’s 5 months into his second term and he has fucked up EVERYTHING. He just needs to be removed from power, one way or the other. I frankly don’t really care how at this point. Courts move so slowly and he seems to have no regards for existing laws. So, use your imagination on alternative methods.
To all the Americans, ask yourselves, has anything in past 5 months indicated that Trump gives a shit about anyone other than himself and his corrupt rich buddies? You think he gives a shit about cost of healthcare, groceries (especially eggs) and gas, everything that is so beautiful and at the lowest prices ever, but only in his orange head and nowhere else? America, wake the fuck up and get this clown our of your office. He’s a fucking embarrassment. Literally entire world is laughing at your clown president.
This is the way
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“Fuck the people that try to make you scared,” -Pascal
Dude, you’re promoting a horror film.
Different type of fear.
The cops are real; Jason and Freddy aren’t.
Maybe he meant that in the other way :)
Somehow, I’m significantly more worried about a local theatre’s actors, or that girl who pays for college drawing people’s pets under commission, or that internet comic creator who lives with his parents… Rather than worrying about how the political climate will affect famous Hollywood personalities.
I am not sure what you actually want to tell us? Obviously someone struggling to get by worries us far easier. But this is not a competition, we all need to work together.
I can guarantee you that Pedro Pascal isn’t struggling, and I’d love it if we could “work together” as you said on actual art, not fast food style commercial mega-productions.
You didn’t even read what he said correctly man. I get class solidarity, but when someone uses their platform to speak truth to power and encourage systemic improvement it’s not useful to bitch and bicker like this. It’s a good thing, we should take it as a good thing and use that momentum. Not devolve into the infighting that makes our side so ineffective because we are all trying to be better people, and help each other be better. That makes us morally superior, but also makes it difficult to operate as an effective unit and play like a team, like the right does. They hate and they unify, they don’t divide themselves like this over everything they can find. The fact that we do hold all of ourselves to a higher standard is a good thing, but we need to snap out of it before we let them win the country forever based on our lack of unity. Don’t let perfection be the enemy of the good, especially in this historical moment
okay but he’s not speaking for himself here. he’s using the platform he’s been given to speak for exactly who you’re saying we should protect
He’s advocating. He’s using his voice to speak truth to power while you winge on a niche forum.
He’s advocating
Wow, such an incredible self sacrifice, such a profound movement. Shall I write him a thank you letter?
I’m bet you have needs not being met right now.
Don’t give up hope, they win if you do
From, A nobody with nothing
Nobody wants to be on the side of someone who acts like this my guy. It doesn’t even matter if you were making a valid point, it’s just off-putting and ineffective. This is the kind of behavior that dis-invites people and pushes them toward identity politics
Who said it was some huge sacrifice? He’s doing something. You are just a whiner. We don’t need to suffer whiners.
Feel free to have the last word, I’m sure it’s very important to you. You’re not entitled to any of my attention so I won’t be reading it.
Dude.
