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70sEraVet

(4,318 posts) Wed Jan 29, 2025, 06:22 PM Wednesday

I read Phillip Roth's The Plot Against America about 20 years ago,

but I had never seen the HBO miniseries adaptation.
I borrowed the miniseries DVD from the local library, and started watching it on January 19th (the day before Trump's inauguration). I watched the first three episodes that night, and felt so much panic that it took me 9 days before I could finish watching the remaining three episodes!
It was painful watching as the noose slowly closed in on the Jewish family and their neighbors. Just imagine -- a man ascends to the Presidency, cozies up to fascist dictators, abandons our allies, and openly supports violent extremists in our own country!
I think you can see why I posted this in the General Discussions forum, rather than the forum for posts about videos.

Link to trailer: https://m.

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I read Phillip Roth's The Plot Against America about 20 years ago, (Original Post) 70sEraVet Wednesday OP

Never heard about this - sounds very prescient jmbar2 Wednesday #1

I am copying what you said :) thinkingagain Wednesday #3

Same here .. Sequoia Wednesday #5

This is another prescient novel although the real thing was happening in Germany when it was written: Dave Bowman Wednesday #2

The HBO series The Wizard Wednesday #4

jmbar2

(6,466 posts)

1. Never heard about this - sounds very prescient

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Wed Jan 29, 2025, 06:25 PM

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Not sure I have the guts to watch it now, so bookmarking. Thanks for posting.

thinkingagain

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3. I am copying what you said :)

Reply to jmbar2 (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 06:39 PM

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That is me excatly
I’ve Never heard of it
But not sure I could watch it right now
Will save it for another day
It’s kinda like watching a scary move better if someone is there with you.

All my favorite type of reads and shows/ movies often are about World War 2 it just feels to close to home right now and can’t that’s why I’ve taken to watch old shows on tv

Sequoia

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5. Same here ..

Reply to thinkingagain (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 07:09 PM

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As in reading WW2 books. My university classes covered that era and the aftermath of the next batch of evil stepping into Eastern Europe, Prague Spring. I thought then, how nice it is that we live free of this. And now we have this monster in the White House hell bent on destroying our democracy. So yeah, watching old 1960s shows like Dark Shadows, That Girl, 1930s movies and reading Manga backward books from the teen section at library.

Dave Bowman

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2. This is another prescient novel although the real thing was happening in Germany when it was written:

Reply to 70sEraVet (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 06:39 PM

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The Wizard

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4. The HBO series

Reply to 70sEraVet (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 06:56 PM

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was well done and illustrated how fascism gets a foothold by exploiting democratic principles to take down democracy.

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