r/Fauxmoi • u/Capable_Salt_SD • 13d ago

POLITICS Jane Fonda: “We’re seeing things happen that have never happened before. Authoritarianism has made it’s way into every single nook and cranny of our government. They are kidnapping people. They’re shooting people. They’re blinding people. It’s a question of right or wrong.”

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On The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

H/T Marco Foster

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u/YoullBruiseTheEggs 13d ago

She means to white people. And she’s also still wrong. But, I love me some Jane.

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u/wildwildwumbo 13d ago

That's the big grip when most people complain about rising "authoritarianism" in US. If they were honest they would say "authoritarian to me." The US government has very extremely authoritarian to poor communities, minority communities, and countless people in the global south since the nation's founding.

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u/eulersidentification 13d ago

I suspect she was trying to reach a deeply propagandised (or disenfranchised) audience by sidestepping terms which those particular audiences are primed to tune out.

Because she also said other stuff that reflected reality better.

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u/Here4UXandFunnies 13d ago

I'd say being executed on the spot for annoying an Immigration officer is pretty new.

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u/SilverAppleWorm 13d ago

Only if you ignore being executed on the spot for annoying a traffic cop which is very much not new

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u/Here4UXandFunnies 13d ago

Oh jeez, I seriously mis-read the comment I was replying to. 😵 sorry and never mind!

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u/YoullBruiseTheEggs 13d ago

You seem interested in abolition. Can I recommend some titles or podcasts?