When I was a kid, there was a mini series about the Russian takeover of America called "Amerika." The first thing the Russians did in the show was shoot everyone in Congress. Turns out, it was way easier than that. - ThreadSky

juliedicaro.bsky.social • 3 days ago

When I was a kid, there was a mini series about the Russian takeover of America called "Amerika." The first thing the Russians did in the show was shoot everyone in Congress.

Turns out, it was way easier than that.

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mikegianella.bsky.social•3 days ago

I forgot about that. I remember Robert Urich

juliedicaro.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes!

juliedicaro.bsky.social•3 days ago

Found the trailer:

juliedicaro.bsky.social•3 days ago

I've spent most of the day trying to figure out how people who I went to the same schools as and was raised on the same propaganda as turned out to care so little for America beyond what it means to their bottom line.

claricesnarling.bsky.social•3 days ago

And these are the same people who would say they love Ronald Reagan.

juliedicaro.bsky.social•3 days ago

Anyway, writing about this for tomorrow's newsletter - as it's my birthday, I would love it if you checked it out!

https://losingmyperspicacity.beehiiv.com/

smashednsinking.bsky.social•3 days ago

It's not even their bottom line, it's the bottom line of billionaires they apparently aspire to be and feel like if they're lucky and kiss enough ass, said billionaire will give em a piece of meat from the table.

What a sad mentality.

kaufmak.bsky.social•3 days ago

Right?! Red Dawn was so wrong!

juliedicaro.bsky.social•3 days ago

Turns out, all you need is chickenshit congress.

kevinsalem.bsky.social•3 days ago

The two people who thought, "Holy fuck. That went 85,000 times better than I expected," are bin Laden and Putin.

eddiepasa.bsky.social•3 days ago

I was just thinking of that movie the other day. Kris Kristofferson leading the protest march, the girl who finds her boyfriend fucked up beyond repair... man, that and "The Day After" (both ABC productions) have stayed with me since they aired.

juliedicaro.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yep!

eddiepasa.bsky.social•3 days ago

And in what might be an ominous portent, I am on my way to work in Northern Virginia, and there was a car ahead of me with an "AMERIKA" license plate...

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