KilgoreTrout321
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Anytime you read an interview in a magazine with a famous musician or film maker/actor, you are likely to see a large portion of that interview devoted not to the brand of art they create, but instead to the political rantings of that particular celebrity.
Whether it be someone like U2's Bono, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, or Michael Moore, anyone with an ounce of fame or an element of recognition is trying to put their viewpoint out there.
Now I'm certainly not saying that they arent allowed to express themeselves like any regular person on the planet, but they waste our time by trumpeting out condemnations against anyone they don't like. Of course, the magazine/television show/media outlet might have blown the entire thing completely out of proportion as they are often known to do. Sometimes a person can be interviewed for hours and in the next issue the entire article is dedicated to 15 minutes of what was then a meaningless part of the conversation.
Still, its hard to see that a person with such power over their own image would allow such an article to be printed. Taking a stand against something doesnt mean that you must find the most widely-known news show in the world and preach to everyone about what wrongs there are in the world, and what should be done about them. The most ironic thing about it is that they're usually speaking out against a political party shoving propoganda down people's throats, and then they are doing it themselves with a constant stream of pretentious bull.
It's almost harder to take than hearing viewpoints that you don't agree with. If you don't agree with someone like Bush, its easy to negate what he says in your own head. But when you hear someone who has an immense amount of power at their fingertips only use it to talk instead of act, and even worse, tell you how to think and act, it makes you want to completely remove yourself from politics itself, which would truly be a shame.
Whether it be someone like U2's Bono, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, or Michael Moore, anyone with an ounce of fame or an element of recognition is trying to put their viewpoint out there.
Now I'm certainly not saying that they arent allowed to express themeselves like any regular person on the planet, but they waste our time by trumpeting out condemnations against anyone they don't like. Of course, the magazine/television show/media outlet might have blown the entire thing completely out of proportion as they are often known to do. Sometimes a person can be interviewed for hours and in the next issue the entire article is dedicated to 15 minutes of what was then a meaningless part of the conversation.
Still, its hard to see that a person with such power over their own image would allow such an article to be printed. Taking a stand against something doesnt mean that you must find the most widely-known news show in the world and preach to everyone about what wrongs there are in the world, and what should be done about them. The most ironic thing about it is that they're usually speaking out against a political party shoving propoganda down people's throats, and then they are doing it themselves with a constant stream of pretentious bull.
It's almost harder to take than hearing viewpoints that you don't agree with. If you don't agree with someone like Bush, its easy to negate what he says in your own head. But when you hear someone who has an immense amount of power at their fingertips only use it to talk instead of act, and even worse, tell you how to think and act, it makes you want to completely remove yourself from politics itself, which would truly be a shame.