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It mainly had to do with Neo-Nazi gangs and the remnants of the KKK joining forces with the more extreme elements of the Religious Right in the 1980's and 1990's in an attempt to regain any sense of past legitimacy in the eyes of the public.
Also, since the historic fascists opposed communism, a lot of Americans think that fascism is an extreme right-wing ideology (since communism is an extreme left-wing ideology) even if the fascists were largely left-leaning in an economic sense of the term. They just weren't as far to the economic left as the commies were.
Really, the historic regimes of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany can't really fit into American views of left-wing and right-wing. Fascism is an extreme ideology outside of the usual split between conservatives and liberals. There's a reason why modern Neo-Nazi groups refer to themselves as "Third Position"
Pasolini renounced communism very late in life, if some of his private letters, personal accounts, and the film Salo are anything to go by.
At the very least, he renounced and deeply regretted communist activism, even if he still agreed with the basic ideals of communism.
He was originally a Marxist, and then later an Anarcho-Communist and he walked away from both movements when he saw them to be every bit as authoritarian in practice as the fascists were despite their rhetoric.
The Duke pretty much confirms Pasolini's thoughts on this when he says "We fascists are the only true anarchists!"
The time when Salo was released was during the infamous "Years of Lead" in the 1970's, in which both Neo-Fascist and communist groups committed acts of violent terrorism across Italy in an attempt to overthrow the Italian government, both Marxist groups backed by the Soviet Union and rogue Anarcho-Communist gangs committed heinous acts alongside the Neo-Fascists as well.
Aside from the controversy, it's also the very first "Found Footage" movie and was a direct inspiration for both "The Last Broadcast" and "The Blair Witch Project" back in the late 90's.
Well, we'll just agree to disagree.
The Warriors is very much a product of its time, which is why I love it. It's basically an exaggerated dystopian version of late 1970's New York City (and according to Hill, it's supposed to be set in a dystopian near-future timeline)
Maybe it's because I'm a self-hating Millennial, but I actually like a lot of movies that are trashed nowadays for being "dated" or "edgy" because modern 2010's pop culture doesn't resonate with me
Well, at least we agree that Marvel movies suck.
Still, The Warriors is a great film and there's a bunch of other movie boards on this site you can talk about that you do like. Nobody likes a troll, especially one as obvious as you are.
Aside from The Warriors themselves, I'd say The Rogues and The Riffs.
The Rogues all have that creepy biker/leather dude look that lends well to their status as villains and the Riffs are the most powerful gang in the city and elite martial artists.
Aside from the fact that the characters are exaggerated versions of 70's street gangs (even today, most gangs tend to all wear the same colors or display the same symbols), there's also the fact that you're a troll and an idiot who has terrible taste in movies.
Go watch some lame Marvel movie, you bearded four-eyed hipster.
My theory is that Luther was paid by the Mafia to kill Cyrus and pin it on someone else, and he chose The Warriors so his gang could walk free and also take out one of their main rivals as well.
Cyrus mentioned that if the gangs were all united, they could easily muscle out the mob and I'd assume that someone high up in organized crime caught wind of this and needed Cyrus killed. It's possible that the Nomads were allied with one of the Mafia families in New York and decided to use Luther's gang as a way to stop Cyrus's plot, and by framing it on a whole different gang like the Warriors, there would be no blowback on the mob or any gangs allied with them.
I'm not sure if it was confirmed whether or not Emily was a lesbian, or just a feminist with an affiliation for punk culture. I know the lesbian community has a lot of overlap with feminism as a movement, but I don't really remember anything in the episode that indicated that Emily was a lesbian aside from the whole feminist angle.
As for Hank, I think Hank is not a homophobe and is chill with gay people given how he was with Bug, but Hank is fairly chaste with sex in general.
His fears over his son being effeminate probably have more to do with the fact that he grew up in the 1950's/early 1960's with Cotton as a father than with any concerns over Bobby being gay.
Agreed. To this day, Tori and Julian are one of my favorite yaoi pairings.
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