Hollywood types...Hypocrisy in Action: It stands to reason that most Hollywood actors, directors, and producers would be liberals because Hollywood is all about fantasyland, that place...

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It stands to reason that most Hollywood actors, directors, and producers would be liberals because Hollywood is all about fantasyland, that place that does not exist but where liberals are most comfortable. There are a few notable exceptions, but for the most part Hollywood is synonymous with liberalism. I do not begrudge Hollywood types their political views, but I do wish those views were better informed and less hypocritical. What chaps me about Hollywood is that it is filled with people who are quick to criticize the very nation that made their stardom and financial success possible.

Think about it. Actors are entertainers. They make their living doing the same thing little children do: playing lets pretend. They do not invent new technologies that improve the quality of life. They do not conduct agricultural research that feeds starving children in faraway places. They do not start companies that employ hundreds of people and give them a chance to be self-supporting. Hollywood actorsno matter how good or badare just entertainers. They inhabit the land of fantasy. No matter how much we enjoy a given movie, in the final analysis it is nothing more than a brief vicarious diversion from reality. Of course, those of us who have real jobs and real lives can use a little vicarious diversion every now and then, so movies can serve a positive purpose. But people who watch movies and those who make them need to remember that movies are just that: movies. They do not convey upon those who make them any special knowledge or insights into politics.

Hollywood gives actors fame, money, and an audience. There is nothing wrong with any of this. But fame, money, and an audience are assets that should be used responsibly. This is where I part company with the majority of Hollywood actors, directors, and producers. Some of the most irresponsible, hypocritical public statements on socio-economic issues are made by Hollywood actors whose knowledge of the subject in question is thinner than a sheet of paper. For example, actor Marin Sheen decries the wickedness of corporate America but acts in movies developed, produced, and paid for by corporate America. Hollywood movie studios and production companies are corporations. In fact, they are some of the most entrepreneurial corporations west of Wall Street.

Director George Lucas made not millions but billions from his movies, yet he is a critic of what he calls capitalist democracy. He would prefer a socialist democracy. What hypocrisy. George Lucas made his billions from the most capitalistic, entrepreneurial business in America. In fact, a substantial part of his fortune was earned from retailing movie related merchandise. Actor Russell Brand favors a socialist, egalitarian system based on the massive redistribution of wealth. Well Russell, if you are so interested in redistributing wealth get out your checkbook. There are charities galore just waiting to hear from you.

Brand is typical of the hypocrites now so closely associated with Hollywood. They want to redistribute all of the wealth of the world; all of it that is except their own. If you have grown weary of the hypocrisy emanating out of Hollywood, I can recommend a book that will make you feel better. Hollywood Hypocrites was written by Jason Mattera. Mattera makes his living confronting Hollywood hypocrites with their own hypocrisy. Here is an example of his good work: Mattera confronted Harrison Ford who was spouting the usual Hollywood tripe about g****l w*****g with the fact that he owns seven airplanes; a fact that gives Harrison a carbon footprint bigger than Al Gores ego. Congratulations to Jason Mattera. Its about time someone held Hollywood actors accountable for their hypocrisy.
by David Goetsch

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ldsuttonjr wrote:

It stands to reason that most Hollywood actors, directors, and producers would be liberals because Hollywood is all about fantasyland, that place that does not exist but where liberals are most comfortable. There are a few notable exceptions, but for the most part Hollywood is synonymous with liberalism. I do not begrudge Hollywood types their political views, but I do wish those views were better informed and less hypocritical. What chaps me about Hollywood is that it is filled with people who are quick to criticize the very nation that made their stardom and financial success possible.

Think about it. Actors are entertainers. They make their living doing the same thing little children do: playing lets pretend. They do not invent new technologies that improve the quality of life. They do not conduct agricultural research that feeds starving children in faraway places. They do not start companies that employ hundreds of people and give them a chance to be self-supporting. Hollywood actorsno matter how good or badare just entertainers. They inhabit the land of fantasy. No matter how much we enjoy a given movie, in the final analysis it is nothing more than a brief vicarious diversion from reality. Of course, those of us who have real jobs and real lives can use a little vicarious diversion every now and then, so movies can serve a positive purpose. But people who watch movies and those who make them need to remember that movies are just that: movies. They do not convey upon those who make them any special knowledge or insights into politics.

Hollywood gives actors fame, money, and an audience. There is nothing wrong with any of this. But fame, money, and an audience are assets that should be used responsibly. This is where I part company with the majority of Hollywood actors, directors, and producers. Some of the most irresponsible, hypocritical public statements on socio-economic issues are made by Hollywood actors whose knowledge of the subject in question is thinner than a sheet of paper. For example, actor Marin Sheen decries the wickedness of corporate America but acts in movies developed, produced, and paid for by corporate America. Hollywood movie studios and production companies are corporations. In fact, they are some of the most entrepreneurial corporations west of Wall Street.

Director George Lucas made not millions but billions from his movies, yet he is a critic of what he calls capitalist democracy. He would prefer a socialist democracy. What hypocrisy. George Lucas made his billions from the most capitalistic, entrepreneurial business in America. In fact, a substantial part of his fortune was earned from retailing movie related merchandise. Actor Russell Brand favors a socialist, egalitarian system based on the massive redistribution of wealth. Well Russell, if you are so interested in redistributing wealth get out your checkbook. There are charities galore just waiting to hear from you.

Brand is typical of the hypocrites now so closely associated with Hollywood. They want to redistribute all of the wealth of the world; all of it that is except their own. If you have grown weary of the hypocrisy emanating out of Hollywood, I can recommend a book that will make you feel better. Hollywood Hypocrites was written by Jason Mattera. Mattera makes his living confronting Hollywood hypocrites with their own hypocrisy. Here is an example of his good work: Mattera confronted Harrison Ford who was spouting the usual Hollywood tripe about g****l w*****g with the fact that he owns seven airplanes; a fact that gives Harrison a carbon footprint bigger than Al Gores ego. Congratulations to Jason Mattera. Its about time someone held Hollywood actors accountable for their hypocrisy.
by David Goetsch

It stands to reason that most Hollywood actors, di... (show quote)

i can describe hollywood in 2 words....air strikes!!!

ldsuttonjr Loc: ShangriLa

cesspool jones wrote:

i can describe hollywood in 2 words....air strikes!!!

I personally like "Your cleared in Hot!"

Raylan Wolfe Loc: earth

Celebrities Giving Back to Society

http://americanlivewire.com/2013-12-24-celebrities-giving-back/

Your hypocrisy is atrocious, to criticize those who are better than yourself!

ldsuttonjr wrote:

It stands to reason that most Hollywood actors, directors, and producers would be liberals because Hollywood is all about fantasyland, that place that does not exist but where liberals are most comfortable. There are a few notable exceptions, but for the most part Hollywood is synonymous with liberalism. I do not begrudge Hollywood types their political views, but I do wish those views were better informed and less hypocritical. What chaps me about Hollywood is that it is filled with people who are quick to criticize the very nation that made their stardom and financial success possible.

Think about it. Actors are entertainers. They make their living doing the same thing little children do: playing lets pretend. They do not invent new technologies that improve the quality of life. They do not conduct agricultural research that feeds starving children in faraway places. They do not start companies that employ hundreds of people and give them a chance to be self-supporting. Hollywood actorsno matter how good or badare just entertainers. They inhabit the land of fantasy. No matter how much we enjoy a given movie, in the final analysis it is nothing more than a brief vicarious diversion from reality. Of course, those of us who have real jobs and real lives can use a little vicarious diversion every now and then, so movies can serve a positive purpose. But people who watch movies and those who make them need to remember that movies are just that: movies. They do not convey upon those who make them any special knowledge or insights into politics.

Hollywood gives actors fame, money, and an audience. There is nothing wrong with any of this. But fame, money, and an audience are assets that should be used responsibly. This is where I part company with the majority of Hollywood actors, directors, and producers. Some of the most irresponsible, hypocritical public statements on socio-economic issues are made by Hollywood actors whose knowledge of the subject in question is thinner than a sheet of paper. For example, actor Marin Sheen decries the wickedness of corporate America but acts in movies developed, produced, and paid for by corporate America. Hollywood movie studios and production companies are corporations. In fact, they are some of the most entrepreneurial corporations west of Wall Street.

Director George Lucas made not millions but billions from his movies, yet he is a critic of what he calls capitalist democracy. He would prefer a socialist democracy. What hypocrisy. George Lucas made his billions from the most capitalistic, entrepreneurial business in America. In fact, a substantial part of his fortune was earned from retailing movie related merchandise. Actor Russell Brand favors a socialist, egalitarian system based on the massive redistribution of wealth. Well Russell, if you are so interested in redistributing wealth get out your checkbook. There are charities galore just waiting to hear from you.

Brand is typical of the hypocrites now so closely associated with Hollywood. They want to redistribute all of the wealth of the world; all of it that is except their own. If you have grown weary of the hypocrisy emanating out of Hollywood, I can recommend a book that will make you feel better. Hollywood Hypocrites was written by Jason Mattera. Mattera makes his living confronting Hollywood hypocrites with their own hypocrisy. Here is an example of his good work: Mattera confronted Harrison Ford who was spouting the usual Hollywood tripe about g****l w*****g with the fact that he owns seven airplanes; a fact that gives Harrison a carbon footprint bigger than Al Gores ego. Congratulations to Jason Mattera. Its about time someone held Hollywood actors accountable for their hypocrisy.
by David Goetsch

It stands to reason that most Hollywood actors, di... (show quote)

cesspool jones Loc: atlanta

ldsuttonjr wrote:

I personally like "Your cleared in Hot!"

hollywood is cultural cancer to young people

cesspool jones Loc: atlanta

Raylan Wolfe wrote:

Celebrities Giving Back to Society

http://americanlivewire.com/2013-12-24-celebrities-giving-back/

Your hypocrisy is atrocious, to criticize those who are better than yourself!

how are they better?

Ricktloml

cesspool jones wrote:

how are they better?

Well if you support hypocrisy, anyone who trashes the institutions that made this country great has to better than we poor decent everyday people, or maybe they are better because they have more money, regardless of what liberals spout, they have a huge love for money, and the power it seemingly gives them, so what if celebrities give to charity, so do average citizens, their gifts are no better than any one elses,

rickdri

ldsuttonjr wrote:

It stands to reason that most Hollywood actors, directors, and producers would be liberals because Hollywood is all about fantasyland, that place that does not exist but where liberals are most comfortable. There are a few notable exceptions, but for the most part Hollywood is synonymous with liberalism. I do not begrudge Hollywood types their political views, but I do wish those views were better informed and less hypocritical. What chaps me about Hollywood is that it is filled with people who are quick to criticize the very nation that made their stardom and financial success possible.

Think about it. Actors are entertainers. They make their living doing the same thing little children do: playing lets pretend. They do not invent new technologies that improve the quality of life. They do not conduct agricultural research that feeds starving children in faraway places. They do not start companies that employ hundreds of people and give them a chance to be self-supporting. Hollywood actorsno matter how good or badare just entertainers. They inhabit the land of fantasy. No matter how much we enjoy a given movie, in the final analysis it is nothing more than a brief vicarious diversion from reality. Of course, those of us who have real jobs and real lives can use a little vicarious diversion every now and then, so movies can serve a positive purpose. But people who watch movies and those who make them need to remember that movies are just that: movies. They do not convey upon those who make them any special knowledge or insights into politics.

Hollywood gives actors fame, money, and an audience. There is nothing wrong with any of this. But fame, money, and an audience are assets that should be used responsibly. This is where I part company with the majority of Hollywood actors, directors, and producers. Some of the most irresponsible, hypocritical public statements on socio-economic issues are made by Hollywood actors whose knowledge of the subject in question is thinner than a sheet of paper. For example, actor Marin Sheen decries the wickedness of corporate America but acts in movies developed, produced, and paid for by corporate America. Hollywood movie studios and production companies are corporations. In fact, they are some of the most entrepreneurial corporations west of Wall Street.

Director George Lucas made not millions but billions from his movies, yet he is a critic of what he calls capitalist democracy. He would prefer a socialist democracy. What hypocrisy. George Lucas made his billions from the most capitalistic, entrepreneurial business in America. In fact, a substantial part of his fortune was earned from retailing movie related merchandise. Actor Russell Brand favors a socialist, egalitarian system based on the massive redistribution of wealth. Well Russell, if you are so interested in redistributing wealth get out your checkbook. There are charities galore just waiting to hear from you.

Brand is typical of the hypocrites now so closely associated with Hollywood. They want to redistribute all of the wealth of the world; all of it that is except their own. If you have grown weary of the hypocrisy emanating out of Hollywood, I can recommend a book that will make you feel better. Hollywood Hypocrites was written by Jason Mattera. Mattera makes his living confronting Hollywood hypocrites with their own hypocrisy. Here is an example of his good work: Mattera confronted Harrison Ford who was spouting the usual Hollywood tripe about g****l w*****g with the fact that he owns seven airplanes; a fact that gives Harrison a carbon footprint bigger than Al Gores ego. Congratulations to Jason Mattera. Its about time someone held Hollywood actors accountable for their hypocrisy.
by David Goetsch

It stands to reason that most Hollywood actors, di... (show quote)

One other thing, they cry about tax cuts for corporations yet these companies producing these movies receive the same tax breaks they cry about other corporations receiving. Now that's hypocritical too! Go figure that one out!

rickdri

Raylan Wolfe wrote:

Celebrities Giving Back to Society

http://americanlivewire.com/2013-12-24-celebrities-giving-back/

Your hypocrisy is atrocious, to criticize those who are better than yourself!

Just because they give to society and are Hollywood stars does not make them better than anyone else. In fact their big heads they get are what makes them such hypocrites. Sure everyone is a little hypocritical at times without realizing it. Yet these people make fun of anyone that does not believe in everything they believe in. This is suppose to be America. People are allowed to have different opinions without being ran through ringer. That's not how Hollywood sees it. To them those of us living in what they call fly over country are bumpkins and i***ts. They are the elite and we are the peons.

parob2005

Hey raglan:If you think the assholes in hollywood are better than you,that's not saying to much about yourself. Does it?