Jeff Bridges lässt den legendären Dude wieder aufleben, um dem Land zu sagen: „Lasst uns ICE von unseren Straßen entfernen und in unsere Getränke bringen.“

>“We are in such a troubled time, I think, is a good way to say it,” Kimmel said on Tuesday night’s show. “People are getting crazier every day and I wonder if you could perhaps summon The Dude to share some words of wisdom tonight.”

>The late-night host then handed Bridges a cardigan reminiscent of The Dude’s in the film and a pair of sunglasses to wear.

>Bridges then addressed the audience: “Hey world, The Dude here. So, uh, yeah, man. Can we just all calm the f*** down? I mean, c’mon. I’m talking about, you know, all the wars, the fighting, the canceling. I mean, let’s just chill out, man. C’mon, tone it down.

>“We’re, like, at what? A nine?” he continued. “We ought to be at zero. Or zero and a half at max.

>“ICE?? Let’s get ICE off our streets and into our beverages, man,” Bridges said, referring to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, drawing loud cheers from the studio audience.

>“This aggression will not stand,” he said, quoting his character. “Right?”

>“Right,” Kimmel said.

>“So let’s just abide,” said Bridges. “Abide together. Yes, we can do this. Now, that’s just, like, my opinion, but it’s a good one, don’t you think, Jimmy?“

>“That’s a pretty great opinion,” the host said.

As a Canadian just learning about ICE since all this has been going on, can I ask how they usually conduct their business? Are all these raids not normal practice? Under past presidents, how did ICE operate?

I think the point of The Dude was that he would be oblivious to what is going on around him.

At the beginning of the movie he looks at a television where they are discussing the start of the Gulf War and he did not give a shit.

“This injustice will not stand, man!”

More than 2 million illegal migrants left the US since January: 457,000 arrest-deportations plus 1.6 million self-deportations.