fascism
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Giancarlo Esposito on What It’s Like to Play a Person of Colour Among Star Wars’ Fascist Villains
When we first met the Empire in Star Wars’ original trilogy, their fascist roots in the real world iconography of forces like the Nazis were immediately apparent: not just in their stark uniforms and the dehumanising armour of the Stormtroopers, but in the whiteness of their officers. But when we see Star Wars’ villainous Empires…
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The Trump Campaign Has Compared The U.S. President To Thanos, A Mass Murderer
In what can only be described as an unsurprising turn of events, Donald Trump’s campaign has likened the president of the United States to Thanos, the depraved villain from Marvel’s comics, television series, and film franchise whose whole schtick is wanting to murder billions of people because he’s obsessed with death. To be fair, both…
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Top Searches On Merriam-Webster Include ‘Fascism’ And ‘Racism’ After Trump’s Latest Rally
Donald Trump held another neo-fascist rally Thursday in North Carolina, U.S.A. where the crowd chanted things like “treason,” “traitor” and “send her back,” while Trump talked about Democratic members of U.S. Congress, including Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. Online dictionary searches in the U.S. from just after the rally show just how bad things have…
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Yes, Adolf Hitler Really Said He Would ‘Make Germany Great Again’
Neo-Nazis around the world have made it clear that they’re optimistic about what a Trump presidency will do for their cause. And while countless people have already pointed out just how dangerous Donald Trump’s rise to power has been, the historical parallels to other authoritarian regimes is still shocking. Take, for instance, this article from…