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mattzollerseitz.bsky.social • 6 days ago

“I believe the movie may be demonstrating a fact of human nature: Most people, most of the time, all over the world, choose to go along.”—Roger Ebert

https://www.rogerebert.com/mzs/red-meat-steak-n-shake-goes-nazi

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hollyanderson.bsky.social•5 days ago

Roger was my first thought when I heard this, thank you for writing it

samwellerauthor.bsky.social•6 days ago

Egads. That’s a frightening and prescient quote.

foxhack.bsky.social•5 days ago

What a devastating takedown of a corporation that will still find itself on the crosshairs of the government; I don't believe for a single minute that RFK will leave them alone. They make "unhealthy food." Bootlicking won't save them.

Thank you for writing this.

michaelmorrison.bsky.social•6 days ago

I’ve been thinking about Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery lately. People may be uncomfortable with it, but when it comes time, they’re willing to tolerate sacrificing someone else if it might help them. They’ll throw the stone, or throw trans people under the bus rather than risk themselves.

fasterhorses.bsky.social•5 days ago

I’ve been thinking a lot about Nevil Shute’s “On the Beach” lately.

portia.bsky.social•5 days ago

Steak ‘n’ Shake was a big deal in high school and college. I stopped by recently, and the ambiance had changed from throwback diner to mediocre place to drink a mediocre milkshake. Sad to see they’ve now fallen even further.

mattzollerseitz.bsky.social•5 days ago

You could also say they’ve fallen even Führer

portia.bsky.social•5 days ago

Oof.

eliotsill.bsky.social•6 days ago

Thank you for writing this, as a Central Illinois boy and SnS devotee myself, and a U of I grad, I have been thinking of Steak N Shake’s Patron Saint Roger Ebert, of that chapter in his memoir that elegantly captured my feelings and those of many others, since hearing of this string of Nazi posts.

mattzollerseitz.bsky.social•6 days ago

What a bizarre time we live in

eliotsill.bsky.social•6 days ago

Indeed 🤣🤪😩😭

dklawhorn.bsky.social•6 days ago

Wait u til they learn Nazis are broke losers who don’t tip and complain about pay more than $2 for anything. It’s not going to save their dying business.

cliffcorcoran.bsky.social•5 days ago

Thank you for writing this. However, the image of Kennedy in the back seat of a car is not AI. It's from his now-infamous New Yorker profile which ran last August.

matthewchatt.bsky.social•6 days ago

One odd thing Yencken noticed was how much blonder the nation had become. According to official statistics over 10 million packets of hair dye were sold in 1934.
Travelers in the Third Reich: Julia Boyd