Hollywood actress Molly Ringwald, best known for her role in the classic 1980s film The Breakfast Club, recently stated that the Trump administration is “a fascist government,” going on to warn that if you support President Donald Trump and his immigration policies, you will eventually pay the piper when Democrats are in power again, claiming you could be found guilty of treason because you “collaborated” with fascists.
Ringwald made the controversial statements in a video posted on social media, going on a four-minute long tirade where she claims the Trump administration is a “fascist government,” despite the fact that those who are truly living in a fascist regime are being denied the freedom to speak out against leadership, proving that the current government, the one she lives under, is the exact opposite of fascism.
“I feel like I can’t stay silent, and neither should you,” the Sixteen Candles and Breakfast Club star proclaimed in the video, adding, “There’s something horrible going on in our country right now — we had one of the greatest countries in the world — but right now, this is a fascist government.” Ringwald then lectured her followers in a “history lesson,” which she transformed into a threat against Trump supporters by suggesting they could be found guilty of being a “collaborationist” in the future, just like people in France were following the end of World War II.
“If you look at what happened in France,” Ringwald bloviated, before going on to add, “they were taken over by the Nazis. They were invaded, they were taken over and a lot of people collaborated, and then there were people that did not collaborate and were part of the resistance.” According to Breitbart, the actress then said, “Eventually, they got their country back, and those people who collaborated were found to be criminal.” The actress then said that this is the same fate Trump supporters will suffer if they support his immigration policies.
“That is what’s going to happen. You should not support what is going on,” she continued, warning that if people keep supporting President Trump, “You are going to be seen as a collaborationist.” The report then explained that following World War II, France did a “legal purge,” which featured a number of trials that targeted individuals accused of committing treason, collaboration, or aiding the enemy.
Individuals who were convicted of these charges were given a death sentence and eventually executed. Others were given life in prison or forced labor, while others who were convicted of less severe forms of collaboration were given shorter sentences or had their civil rights taken away, such as voting or being eligible to hold public office.
During an interview with Variety, Ringwald said that it “feels dangerous” to speak out about issues in today’s political climate. “I’m just speaking up, even though it feels dangerous, but I don’t know how not to, and I think that we all should be speaking up,” the actress told the outlet. “Whether you’re a Democrat or Republican — it doesn’t matter how you identify,” she said, adding, “As Americans, as citizens of this democracy, we’re in real danger of losing everything that we value.”
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