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"We must never let ourselves be divided by race or by color or religion. Because, in this country we all belong to minority groups. I was born in Hungary, you a
by pyuser583 1y ago
"We must never let ourselves be divided by race or by color or religion. Because, in this country we all belong to minority groups. I was born in Hungary, you are <unclear>. These are minorities. And then you belong to other minority groups too. You are a farmer, you have blue eyes, you go to the Methodist church, your right to belong to these minorities is a precious thing. You have a right to be what you are and to say what you think. Because here we have personal freedom. We have liberty. And these are not just fancy words. This is a practical and priceless way of living. But we must work at it. We must guard everyone's liberties. Or we can lose our own. If we allow any minority to lose it's freedom by persecution or by prejudice, we are threatening our own freedom."
I don't think anyone sees it this way anymore. We are much more "zero-sum," both right and left.
- thomassmith65 1y agoWe are much more "zero-sum," both right and left. The mistake with ending on that note is that, while 'both right and left' are more zero-sum, only the left gives a shit about the ideals in the actual quote. To drive the point home, the current crop of Republicans wouldn't take kindly to an immigrant SJW college professor like the character in the film preaching to them about liberal values. Then again, he is Hungarian like Viktor Orbán, so maybe that would get him in the door. https://npr.org/2025/05/29/nx-s1-5399682/hungary-trump-viktor-orban-cpac https://npr.org/2025/05/29/nx-s1-5399682/hungary-trump-vikto...
- pyuser583 1y agoThe quote is a call for unity, so I felt it inappropriate to end by attacking my fellow citizens.
- thomassmith65 1y agoIf my fellow citizens are tired of liberal democracy, and subjecting the rest of us to something worse, it warrants criticism. Whether criticism will improve anything, or just annoy people, is another story. There's not likely to be any 'Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?' moment in the current environment, so God help us all.
- pyuser583 1y agoYou're approach seems very zero-sum: if the other side wins, we lose. Some things are zero-sum, and maybe American politics has changed in a way that makes it zero-sum. But that's what it is.
- thomassmith65 1y agoThe other side won, and, going by your initial praise for the film quote, you lost. Perhaps our disagreement is whether this generation of Republicans values the quote's ideals or not.