I doubt the writers of Andor season 1 had Trump in mind as a model for Emperor Palpatine -- since we had not seen Jethro's full blossoming as a would-be dictator by the end of his first term -- nevertheless the political philosophy the rebel character Karis Nemik expresses about tyranny seems more than apt. It looks prophetic. Prophetically hopeful for prevailing against the odds (though Nemik did not survive the payroll heist on Aldhani).
Nemik’s manifesto:
There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this: Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction.
Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy. There are whole armies, battalions that have no idea that they’ve already enlisted in the cause. Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
And then remember this: The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear.
10 comments:
Insurrection is not part of the Democrat vocabulary.
In fact, the Democratic Party is almost as compromised to
Fascism as MAGA (Republicans). All is rooted in the fact that
most Americans are hostages to corporate paymasters and meager
social supports. It's not likely kenneled pets can produce insurrection.
And that is why Americans don't vociferously oppose Genocides
elsewhere. But I'm under a newsbubble and the Universe is a
big place, so I might be wrong. Convince me you know things
I don't.
New tyrant same as the old tyrant.
What I look for is who will do the most to destroy the beast.
Biden/Harris may have been better for bringing the system to collapse with spending, social engineering, DEI, Woke, and blatant corruption and incompetence.
Trump? He's a ratin' raver, and will undo much, but as soon as he is gone the beast will come under new masters who will grow it until it consumes all.
Then, collapse, world wide.
Then, Mad Max.
Got juice?
Oh the social safety net got your goat? The very thought that this society might take some care of its citizens bugging the hell outta you? Maybe you should be writing fantasy screenplays yourself, since apocalyptic visions of destroying all the members of "the beast" is kind of your talent.
Apparently, you didn't read this. " All is rooted in the fact that
most Americans are hostages to corporate paymasters and meager
social supports. It's not likely kenneled pets can produce insurrection."
That's it. RH finally found his acorn.
You are stuck in the us vs them, right vs left, dem vs repub. illusion.
Look at the transfer of wealth over the past 20 years under both parties.
Both political sides have the same masters, all designed to keep you from seeing the truth.
You are manipulated and controlled by people behind the curtain who keep you occupied with bread (gov. money) and circuses (Taylor Swift, football etc)
All while thinking you are righteous and on the winning side.
We are all losers in this battle, and people like you don't even know it's being fought.
Suck it, JW.
The Democrats are so cruel in their continual votes to shut down the government that they forced the WIC program for the most vulnerable women and children to run out this week.
Thankfully, President Trump and the White House have identified a creative solution to transfer resources from Section 232 tariff revenue to this critical program.
The Trump White House will not allow impoverished mothers and their babies to go hungry because of the Democrats' political games.
Quote
Axios
@axios
·
2h
Scoop: White House says it has funding to save food aid program that had been threatened by the government shutdown https://trib.al/O61xkIy
Oh so glad to hear you're not stuck in Us vs. Them. Or years of trolling this site give the lie to that claim.
I'm just a pawn as you are. Wake up.
If you're just a pawn like everybody else, seems like you might have a capacity for a little sympathy, or at least some understanding that pawns sometimes fight back.
Notice how shaken former Trump devotees now scream "Jesus take his wheels!" in fear of destabilization that could threaten their personal situations.
They voted, donated and bullied for him but now are scared of Too Mad Max,
Tariff income won't go to WIC because the estimates are exaggerations.
Even worse, Treasury may be forced to repay collected duties if Trump's
overstep on ordering tariffs is overturned. The unwinding could mean
tariffs put the USA in a deeper hole. MAGA is not a political party but is a criminal conspiracy of lies and profiteering.
Naomi Klein is calling our demise End Times Fascism.
Pawn is an alternate term for kennel kept pet.
In this sense "disaster recovery" is unlikely,
because the 1% holds title to ALL property and resources.
Extermination of useless eaters is gradually intensifying.
Bunny fancies himself Bad, but is as helpless as a jailed rabbit.
Post a Comment