@RiffTrax While for the most part I enjoyed the Jonah/Emily period, there was something special about having Mike back with Kevin and Bill providing the Bots voices.
BREAKING: WAKE UP! A renowned historian of fascism sounds the alarm about Pete Hegseth's disgusting announcement that the U.S. will now hold public executions.
We can't afford to ignore this...
"Historian of fascism here. This is an escalation of an attempt to normalize extreme violence, ritualize violence, militarize the country, and make violence entertaining so when they ask you to commit violence in their name, you will be ready," historian, professor, and author Ruth Ben-Ghiat wrote on X.
She was replying to a post from Republican Amanda Carpenter, a former senior communications advisor and speechwriter for Ted Cruz—
"Trump & Hegseth aren't just proposing to livestream an execution for people who want to watch," wrote Carpenter. "They're proposing to broadcast a man being shot to death, even if deserved by our system, and even if you agree with this version of the death penalty, knowing that the footage will be clipped, shared, and pushed into social media feeds. Including those of our children."
"The gruesome image will be everywhere," she added. "Parents will have virtually no control over whether their kids see it. Once those images are released, there is no taking them back. Hope all the parents in the Trump Admin are cool with that."
Both of these women are correct and Ben-Ghiat's observation is particularly disturbing. The public execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan worries us not because we have some deep well of sympathy for a man who killed 13 people and injured 34 others, but because of what it will do to our nation.
Hegseth and Trump want us to grow used to death as public spectacle and once that happens, who can say what will come next?
Is it really so farfetched to think that they might push for executing political enemies in the not-so-distant future?
Trump has already displayed a lawless willingness to weaponize and politicize the Justice Department. Sham prosecutions could lead to sham convictions which could lead to real executions.
This public killing is fascist to its core. America has to be better than this.
Please ❤️ and share if you staunchly oppose this execution!
@filmstofilms_ I saw it on opening weekend. I found it too slow and overwrought. As the original film is an all-time-favorite of mine, it was a severe disappointment.