Some Bri*ish Asshat made a movie about an American civil war to be released during an election year. I’m sure this won’t embolden the chuds at all. Everywhere online I see people say that it’s a poorly timed release I see some smug E*ropean talking about “sensitive Americans”. It’s not like film has been used to inspire reactionaries to commit political violence since it has existed or anything. Birth of a Nation? Never heard of it.

  • carpoftruth [any, any]@hexbear.net
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    11 months ago

    this reminds me of people flipping out about joker before it came out. it says something about liberal panic but it’s just a movie. peole have been making right wing schlock movies for decades. the only difference is that cgi has gotten cheaper so the fantastic violence can be depicted more glamourously

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        11 months ago

        I guess? When Birth of a Nation came out, there were still living members of the original klan – ‘activated’ audience members had a real organization ready for them. What are these Civil War reactionaries supposed to be inspired to do? What group will they join? That kind of organization, the skill-set and knowledge that comes with it, just doesn’t exist in the United States. The closest you get would be right-wing veterans, and their experience is loosing to insurgents, not being them.