One term for Genocide Joe
The White House will also highlight how the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights has expedited an update of its complaint form. For the first time, it will make it clear that Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits certain forms of antisemitism and Islamophobia.
Libs didn’t recognize it as fascist until Palpatine defenestrated Windu, had Anakin kill everyone, and then gave a speech proclaiming himself emperor
Even though he functionally already had almost all of that power, it needed to be accompanied by some really obvious nonsense to be truly ‘fascist’ to them
I’m a diehard Lucas apologist…but also a diehard tweaker and editor of movies and I unironically think the biggest missed opportunity of some of the prequels was how they could have really leaned into a dissection/commentary on the original films transparent black and white aesthetics of good and evil.
Like: at the end of attack of the clones there’s a small reprise and hint of the Imperial march and I absolutely get why its there…but I still believe it was the wrong choice. I wish they had played it more like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TouCl6yp13A
Cause yay! The troops are off to war to stop the evil insurrectionists!
Now, especially living in america, I think its kind of amazing how much people can only start to recognize fascism when the aesthetics of fascism start to take hold.
I keep saying that if the US had someone like Salazar appear, his main obsticle to power would be seeming too much like a moderate Dem lanyard.
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: