‘Andor’ Has Eerie Real-Life Parallels To Trump’s Presidency — And It’s Inspiring Fans To Resist
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When Sara Westcott protested Donald Trump’s administration at a “No Kings” march in Albany, New York, she got inspired by a fight against a fictional fascist empire.
“The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil,” the protest sign reads. It is a quote from “Andor,” the Disney+ “Star Wars” TV series.
In a risky anti-authoritarian speech, Sen. Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly) calls out the Empire for its propaganda. For Westcott, that moment also rang true to her experiences living under the Trump administration. That’s because in “Andor,” what happens in a galaxy far, far away feels all too close to what’s happening in U.S. politics right now.
“We’re living in a space of objective reality, but there are people who want to take that and twist that,” Westcott, a paralegal, said about why she wanted to quote Mothma’s speech. She also cited dehumanizing propaganda against undocumented immigrants that inaccurately claims they commit more violent crimes than U.S.-born citizens.
The second season of “Andor,” which aired its finale in May, wrapped production before Trump got re-elected, but it has eerie real-life parallels. People on TikTok, for example, are creating video edits that compare U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla being pinned to the ground by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for speaking up at a press conference to the Ghorman senator who cries out “No warrant, no charges” in “Andor” as he gets forcibly removed from the Senate by stormtroopers.
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