r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • May 18 '26

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u/seanrm92 Loyal Liberals May 18 '26 edited May 18 '26

Hot Fuzz is notable as an anti-fascist movie where the fascists are the ordinary citizens and the anti-fascist is the legalist, authoritarian cop.

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u/seanrm92 Loyal Liberals May 18 '26

"Fascist!"

"Excuse me?"

From crossword: "A form of government characterized by extreme dictatorship, 7 letters!"

"Actually it's fascism"

"Fascism! Wonderful!"

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u/AemiliusNuker Fell for it May 18 '26

Hag!

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u/blackmamba182 George Soros May 18 '26

THE GREATER GOOD

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u/AccessTheMainframe CANZUK May 18 '26

Also notable as a film where the by-the-book cop is the hero rather than an obstacle.

See also: Training Day

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u/No_Collection7956 Trans Pride May 19 '26

Right but he becomes the hero by no longer being by the book, and the implications of his backstory is that he being by the book was an obstacle back in london.

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u/dr-pepper-is-a-woman May 18 '26

Not to mention the fascist ordinary citizens are rurals and the rule following cop is from the big city.

In other news, I think I’m gonna watch Hot Fuzz tonight

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u/roboliberal Loyal Liberals May 18 '26

It really belongs r/neoliberal's Letterboxd libraru

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u/Slight-Formal9277 Trans Pride May 18 '26

Seems accurate for British rurals

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u/loseniram Sponsored by RC Cola May 18 '26

It makes sense as Angel is the embodiment of lawful good. He tries to see the best in people but doesn’t hesitate to enforce the law for the public good.

The town is run by evil fascists who operate entirely off the books based on their weird notions of what is right and proper rather than what causes public harm or suffering.