Handmaid’s Tale protest in Orlando yesterday.

I mean, I get the sentiment, but does everything have to be a pop culture reference with libs?

Also, signs of fascism? I think the US is way past the point of showing mere signs of emerging fascism. It’s already balls deep in fascism (sorry, gross turn of phrase, I know).

  • Des [she/her, they/them]@hexbear.net
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    14 days ago

    wait does it turn into a full blown guerilla conflict in the show? i always thought it was just a lib coded non-violent resistance until the U.S. remnant state collapsed (maybe i am thinking of the plot to the original first book)

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      It’s not that good. There’s armed resistance, but it’s almost always done by background characters. As the main character leans towards violence (primarily for revenge and personal goals), most of the supporting cast get real lecturey and moralistic. I don’t know how it ends, but it kept looking like maybe the setup to some non-violence redemption arc. I dunno.