Re: James Bond was a neo-fascist gangster, says John Le Carré

[Henry M]

Yeah, but calling someone a fascist when they're just being bossy is
rather juvenile.  I assume that Le Carre meant fascist in the
totalitation sense, in which case I disagree with him, as Bond was
pretty much always fighting against totalitarians.

AsB4,
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Henry Mu
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On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 7:50 AM,  <mfarcas at mail.com> wrote:
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>>When you think about it, why does Bond need to specify "not stirred"
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> when he's already asked for his martini to be shaken.  What a fascist!
> True! It is this obsolete and absurd Bond pedantry-cum-cruelty/faux
> perfectionism (which is a hallmark of Fascism/Neo Nazism) that pisses me
> off.
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> And the choice of actors (more and more macho-agressive lately, think Daniel
> Craig and his frozen mask-like facial muscles) fits the tableau.
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> There is something of a steely, helmet wearing Wermacht soldier about DC in
> spite of the actor wearing civilian clothes.
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