ID: 3 stills from A Bullet for Baldwin (1956)

  1. Alfred Hitchcock says “I’ve just come into possession of a cure for fascism”

  2. He sets some bullets on his desk and says “they come in capsule form. For best results, they must be taken internally.”

  3. He holds up a revolver and says “here is the handy applicator.”

  • Novice_Idiot@lemmy.wtfEnglish
    21·
    19 hours ago

    Wellp, honestly we know whats going to happen now. corpos are gonna get “permission” for anything they ask for. Lets actively deny them. Organise, become engaged in local government and dont be afraid to sabotage and resist. In short, no one wants status quo, lets make shit better.

    • ShareMySims@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      101·
      15 hours ago

      All that too. But anyone who think fascism is going away without armed self defence is, at the very least, not paying any attention whatsoever.

        • ShareMySims@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
          3·
          12 hours ago

          Oh ok, cool, so we’re on the same page lol

          E: I guess I’m just too used to libs suggesting boycotting individual companies as a solution to our problems…

          • wia@lemmy.caEnglish
            3·
            10 hours ago

            Time for people to learn how to make and use molotovs again.

            Everyone worried about paying their bills and not securing their freedom, forgetting peaceful protests didn’t stop fascism the previous times.

          • Dasus@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            11 hours ago

            Well I’m not gonna say this won’t demand warmed conflict.

            But I do want to note that I don’t think the only options can be harmed conflict or an ineffective boycott of a multinational conglomerate.

            There has to be other ways. And I’ve actually thought of several, but nothing so simple I could propose it in a single sentence and usually when I get into talking about it the some people get heated up and I’m tired of the same fights over and over. It’s hard to fight alone, but I seriously think the internet would be a more powerful tool in the larger picture than personal firearms. Or at least, I very much hope so.

            But life has had a way of doing exactly the opposite of my wishes.

            So.

            Fuck…

            Gl Americans

      • richieadlerEnglish
        11·
        8 hours ago

        Most armed people in the US nowadays are in favor of the main fascist, so…

          • richieadlerEnglish
            11·
            2 hours ago

            USians are deluded in believing that they’re the heroes of the movie.

            They’ll do nothing of the sort. They will endure, obey, and rat on the dissidents.

            • ShareMySims@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
              1·
              1 hour ago

              This isn’t defensiveness for myself since I’m not American, or of America, being what it is, but you could say that about pretty much every country in the world, and that’s because capitalism is pretty much decaying globally.

              It’s why focusing on superficial “fixes” like a change of administration is a waste of our collective time and energy as the working class, which is exactly what it’s designed to do - keep the public busy and placated with artificial tribalism and an illusion of choice, while those at the top keep collecting and hoarding power and resources.

              As long as there is a class of people who benefit from the exploitation of the rest of us, they will do everything in their power to manipulate society to serve them.