United States: Schwarzenegger wields Conan's sword against Trump
Screenshot of video posted by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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In the United States, a video posted this Sunday by Arnold Schwarzenegger has been around the internet.
The former Republican governor of California denounces the attack on the Capitol, criticizes Donald Trump and calls to unite behind Joe Biden.
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Installed at his desk, the American and Californian flags behind him, Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks for nearly 8 minutes.
To patriotic music, the former Republican governor does not hesitate to draw the parallel between the violence of the Capitol and Nazi Austria.
“
I grew up in Austria, I know what the Kristallnacht was like.
A night of terror and violence against Jews led in 1938 by the Nazi equivalent of the Proud Boys
.
"
Born 2 years after World War II, Arnold Schwarzenegger recalls his childhood and remembers the ravages of Nazi ideology.
For him, the rhetoric used by far-right groups and some supporters of Donald Trump is based on the same mechanism: “It
all started with lies, lies and intolerance
”.
Arnold Schwarzenegger also criticized Donald Trump strongly.
“
Donald Trump is a failed leader!
He will go down in history as the worst president!
He attempted a coup by manipulating people with lies.
But soon it will be as insignificant as an old tweet.
"
The former Republican governor of California is also calling on Americans of all political stripes to support Joe Biden.
Our democracy is like the steel of that sword, he declared, brandishing the sword from the film “Conan the Barbarian”: “The
more we beat it, the more it gets stronger
.
"
My message to my fellow Americans and friends around the world following this week's attack on the Capitol.
pic.twitter.com/blOy35LWJ5
- Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) January 10, 2021
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