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Jen Zug's avatar

When this first came out I couldn’t watch past the first episode. Now I’m watching the horrors unfold in the real world. It’s too much.

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Alise Chaffins's avatar

Absolutely. I'm in this weird space of recommending the show because as art, it is genuinely spectacular, but also recommending people DO NOT WATCH because I'll be honest, it was pretty traumatic to get through.

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Justice Daily's avatar

Trump did not gimmick handmade tale!! I am not affiliated with any political party so I am.not BIASED. THE WORLD is controlled by Elites that decide our FATES..no president decides it they only CARRY OUT the orders. If you let any political party suck you in and you assimilate their IDEAS..you are a aunt or a OFWORLDORDER!! If you leT someone think for you I will pray for you ! The lady that wrote the commentary of handmaid's tale CLEARLY has chosen a DEMOCRATIC view. Be independent. BE questioning EVERYTHING! BUT DO not be a FANATICAL POLITICAL LEMMING!! THATS how a HANDMADES TALE becomes a real occurence! Stand United!...We can STOP the madness if we do not merge into POLITICAL PARTIES! May your instincts serve you well!

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Alise Chaffins's avatar

I am very strongly in the "no war but class war" mindset. But the move to authoritarianism that has happened under Trump, particularly in the past 60 days is deeply apparent. I will happily criticize Democratic leaders and Republican leaders alike, in that they are absolutely all beholden to money, but there has, without question been a sharp turn to authoritarianism since 1/20/25. This pieces was written in that context.

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Lea Brown's avatar

Im sorry, but one doesn't have to be democratic to see the atrocities the current administration is performing. I am independent, because neither party totally represents me, but we would have been at least a little better off with a democratic leader right now. Don't tell me otherwise.

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