Yeah, I probably wouldn’t be wanting to say shit either if I was him.
If this were a group of Chinese or Russian celebrities in a similar situation, all the same people in the replies saying it's not a big deal to say that would be screaming about authoritarianism. These guys aren't worried about the US government directly coming after them, they are worried about studio execs.
Is there a term for this? The way that suits fill the role of political officers under capitalism? It feels like a concept somebody has explored before, but idk what to google to find it.
cultural hegemony. like how people brag about working stupid long days
Sounds like a system made out of some real faeces. I wonder if there's a similar word to describe it.
Studio execs and also Pascal had a lot of family who were murdered by Pinochet, including Allende (his great uncle). It’s pretty fucking tacky to bring that up without really asking in advance.
Pedro Pascal Communist arc I AM BEGGING YOU WORLD IT WOULD BE SO FUNNY
Pedro Pascal is related to Allende and his family fled Chile to the US when Pinochet seized power. Between that and his support for trans rights, it’s pretty safe to say he’s some variety of leftist.
He specifically called himself a liberal in some interviews
Could be what he says for the camera, or he could be someone who doesn't know nor care about the distinction. Typically though I have low faith in rich celebrities
The word liberal is basically synonymous with the word leftist in US politics, like it or not. I certainly don't, but someone calling themselves a liberal isn't immediately discounting because of that.
Didn't the term "liberal" for "vaguely left" originate from American communists calling themselves liberals as a dog whistle?
You could say his communist arc started over a year ago when he supported Boric and then Apruebo
(Yeah none of this things are communist per se but supporting the communist allied candidate and calling to reject Pinochet's constitution are the communists things to do at that point)
If this man gets anymore appealing the volcel police are going to face a world boss.
This is a perfect example of a privileged white dude not considering how talking about a subject on a live stream could massively fuck over the person he’s talking to.
Pedro has family back in Chile still. I’m sure they’re probably fine given Pascal’s level of fame, but still… This is not just a fucked up historical fact for Pascal, his family lived through this, he’s literally related to Allende.
Ken Jeong's expression looked more like annoyance that McHale would steer the convo in this direction. This isn’t the first time McHale has annoyed me like this.
While I agree in general, I don’t think Pascal is a stranger to such retaliation. He was on a show called Narcos which was about the Colombian (then Mexican) cartels. One staff member was killed and a few others were threatened/injured. They stopped the series after Mexico since you’re entering the territory of gangsters who are still living and breathing
this movie linked in the thread looks pretty amazing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1WiQxDAeV4 "Missing" 1982
Yeah that's by comrade Costa-Gavras. He's a Marxist, and generally made excellent communist films that often served to report on events that had occurred in the recent past, often within a few years of occurring.
Missing is good, but definitely no where near as based as his earlier work. His most famous is Z (1969) about the 1960s military coup in Greece. My personal favourite is State of Siege (1972) about the Tupamaros abducting and killing Dan Mitrione in Uruguay.
A deeper cut (definitely a lesser work but more contemporary) is Adults in the Room (2019) about the Greek financial crisis, based on Yanis Varoufakis' memoirs of the same name
