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In ‘Citizen Vigilante,’ Armie Hammer plays Sanders, a former US soldier who embarks on an extrajudicial killing spree across Europe, angered by what he sees as a Muslim takeover of the continent. Unsurprisingly, real-world far-right extremists love it.

wired.comWhite Supremacists Love Armie Hammer’s New MovieDescribed as the “feel-good movie of white-boy summer” by one extremist, the movie ‘Citizen Vigilante’ has been hailed by the far right as a way to convert moderates to their cause.

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Rosemary
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"the guy who made the movie adaptation of a mass shooting simulator made a new movie about a white guy mass murdering Muslims because of white genocide with the actor who told his abuse victim he wanted to cook and eat her ribs." yeah, man, that tracks.

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The movie repeats the baseless great replacement conspiracy theory that Muslim immigrants have overrun the European continent, and it was widely panned by critics who called it “astonishingly bad” and “racist, xenophobic, ethnocentrist, alt-right agitprop.”

wired.comWhite Supremacists Love Armie Hammer’s New MovieDescribed as the “feel-good movie of white-boy summer” by one extremist, the movie ‘Citizen Vigilante’ has been hailed by the far right as a way to convert moderates to their cause.
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Hammer has reportedly disavowed the movie, telling sources it was “disgusting” and “hateful.” But director Uwe Boll pushed back, pointing out that Hammer had taken part in the film’s promotion. Hammer could not be reached for comment.

wired.comWhite Supremacists Love Armie Hammer’s New MovieDescribed as the “feel-good movie of white-boy summer” by one extremist, the movie ‘Citizen Vigilante’ has been hailed by the far right as a way to convert moderates to their cause.
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The movie was essentially banned in Boll’s native Germany for “inciting violence against immigrants,” and it was set to be mostly ignored, until Elon Musk intervened, sharing the entire film on X for 48 hours where it was viewed millions of times.

wired.comWhite Supremacists Love Armie Hammer’s New MovieDescribed as the “feel-good movie of white-boy summer” by one extremist, the movie ‘Citizen Vigilante’ has been hailed by the far right as a way to convert moderates to their cause.
Goobert Goobertson
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Not only is the premise abhorrent and those championing it sickening. But the name is so stupid as well. Isn’t vigilantism mostly by citizens anyway? Why not just call it “Vigilante”. Makes me think they wanted a play on Citizen Kane. Orson Welles would be horrified by this garbage