Sometimes we have to take a break from politics and social justice to marvel at what humans can achieve when they really want to sell something.

Here we see washed up ’80s action hero Jean-Claude Van Damme showing what he can do with a pair of Volvo trucks. And the result is: I really want a pair of Volvo trucks. And a Jean-Claude Van Damme.

— Posted by Peter Z. Scheer

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