Julia Reichert, director of “American Factory” that won the Oscar for Best Documentary, quoted from Karl Marx’s “The Communist Manifesto” in her acceptance speech:
Julia Reichert at the #Oscars quotes the Communist Manifesto: Working people have it harder and harder these days and we believe that things will get better when workers of the world unite. pic.twitter.com/Et84R60ffr
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) February 10, 2020
Amazing:
If you had "directly quoted the Communist manifesto" in tonight's Oscar, I believe it paid +4500 at the Venetian
— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) February 10, 2020
And please explain how Netflix and communism go together:
The Communist Manifesto get a shoutout and then Netflix gets a thank-you in the same acceptance speech, the 2020s are gonna be a unique decade.
— Darren Franich (@DarrenFranich) February 10, 2020
Weren’t’ we warned about this?
Joseph McCarthy after Hollywood applauded Julia Reichert quoting the communist manifesto pic.twitter.com/xDMbspGohj
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) February 10, 2020
It’s happening:
Democratic establishment: "Let's not go full-on Communist yet. It might scare ordinary Americans."
Bernie Bro: "There's a reason Joseph Stalin had gulags, right?"
Julia Reichert: "Workers of the world, unite!"
Ordinary Americans: ?????https://t.co/tL5zXFUxRn
— Scott Morefield (@SKMorefield) February 10, 2020
They. Don’t. Care:
Oh good. Some Communist Manifesto thrown in to the Oscars. If any of these people knew basic history, they might figure out just how many millions of innocent people have died as a result an ideology based on that mantra. https://t.co/wpy5Yktlxp
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) February 10, 2020
The audience loved it, too:
The amount of applause that got is legitimately terrifying. Not much better than cheering on a Nazi salute.
No wonder Bernie has so many Hollywood supporters.
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) February 10, 2020
The film was produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, who praised Reichert after the win:
Congrats to Julia and Steven, the filmmakers behind American Factory, for telling such a complex, moving story about the very human consequences of wrenching economic change. Glad to see two talented and downright good people take home the Oscar for Higher Ground’s first release. https://t.co/W4AZ68iWoY
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 10, 2020
Congrats to Julia, Steven, and the whole crew on winning Best Documentary for #AmericanFactory, Higher Ground's first release! So glad to see their heart and honesty recognized—because the best stories are rarely tidy or perfect. But that’s where the truth so often lies. https://t.co/qtdNEw9H3f
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) February 10, 2020
So, what did Karl Marx think about political leaders signing multi-million dollar deals after their term of office is over?
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