ID: 3 stills from A Bullet for Baldwin (1956)
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Alfred Hitchremoved says “I’ve just come into possession of a cure for fascism”
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He sets some bullets on his desk and says “they come in capsule form. For best results, they must be taken internally.”
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He holds up a revolver and says “here is the handy applicator.”
I’m 50/50 on this.
On the one hand, clearly Vance will be worse than Trump on many key issues. The man is significantly more intelligent, low bar, and has a higher potential for harm.
However, I do not see a world where Republicans crown Vance president for life. I don’t think he’s charismatic enough, I don’t think he’s liked enough. I think if Trump falls, trying to get that seat will lead to a lot of infighting.
So even if it would be worse for the short-term, I think Trump dying before they install him as president for life is the only way the U.S. can have future elections. Because once the dictatorship is established, Vance can slot in as a successor, but they won’t establish it with him.
However, he can’t be assassinated. That would make him a martyr, and then Vance will be able to be installed in order to “secure the peace” or w/e bullshit they make up. Have to pray that McDonalds can take him out.
Vance looks like the kind of guy that wouldn’t tell anyone if Trump died, and would pass off some AI video of Trump talking every once in a while as proof he’s still alive and running things.