Bette Midler, the Broadway diva turned partisan provocateur, just dropped a remix music video of Woody Guthrie’s All You Fascists Bound to Lose, slapping in footage from the so-called No Kings rallies—those chaotic anti-Trump street parties masquerading as protests. It’s a full-throated howl against the former president, painting him and his supporters as authoritarian bogeymen ripe for defeat. Midler, never one to shy from the spotlight, leverages Guthrie’s Dust Bowl-era folk anthem to rally the Hollywood left, complete with protest chants and rally clips that scream resistance louder than a megaphone at a March for Our Lives event. But let’s peel back the glitter: this isn’t just celebrity catnip; it’s a cultural Molotov cocktail timed perfectly for election season, weaponizing nostalgia to demonize half the country.
From a 2A perspective, the irony is thicker than Midler’s eyeliner. Guthrie’s original tune railed against real fascists like the KKK and corporate overlords, but Midler’s remix flips the script, equating Trump supporters—many of them gun owners exercising their enumerated rights—with the very tyrants the song decries. Those No Kings rallies? They’re the same ecosystem birthing calls for common-sense gun grabs, where fascist is code for anyone defending the Second Amendment against executive overreach. Hollywood elites like Midler thrive in their gated enclaves, guarded by armed security, while preaching disarmament for the plebs. This video isn’t art; it’s agitprop, priming the pump for narratives that frame 2A patriots as threats to democracy, much like how insurrectionists became the slur du jour post-January 6.
The implications for the gun community are stark: as Midler’s fascist fever dream goes viral, expect it to fuel the left’s 2024 playbook—smearing pro-2A voters as extremists to justify more ATF regs, red-flag laws, and ballot-box suppression. It’s a reminder that cultural battles are as critical as legislative ones; when celebrities remix history to erase the Founders’ warnings about tyranny, it’s our cue to counter with unapologetic defense of the right to keep and bear arms. 2A isn’t about kings or fascists—it’s the ultimate check against both. Midler’s video might chart on Spotify, but it won’t rewrite the Constitution. Stay vigilant, America.
