He should just count his lucky stars he didn’t say genocide was bad.
This shit infuriates me so much. Half of what Trump says is threats against people he doesn’t like. After antagonizing everyone and indisputably making America and the world a worse place to live, we aren’t allowed to say that we wish this POS was dead? Idk, i get the sentiment that we need to dial back and use less violent language if we want to see less violence in the world. Problem is, nothing we say or do is going to get Republicans to use less violent language, and I kind of feel like if they don’t change, then there’s no benefit to everyone else dialing it back. In fact, let’s skip straight to Godwin’s law: was it morally wrong to wish death on Hitler during World War II? Was it morally wrong in 1933, when Hitler gained dictatorial power but had not necessarily committed moral atrocities yet?
i get the sentiment that we need to dial back and use less violent language if we want to see less violence in the world
I kind of feel like if they don’t change, then there’s no benefit to everyone else dialing it back.
We can try to not make things worse. That’s something.
We can try to not make things worse. That’s something.
If half the people around me are pissing in the pool, does it matter that i didn’t piss in the pool?
I mean, the pool can be either 50% piss or 100% piss. Neither are great choices, but I know which one I’m choosing since I can’t afford to get out of the pool :shrug:
Do you Remember when Kyle Gass’s agent ALSO dropped their Conservative Clients who joked about Nancy Pelosi’s Assassination? No? They didn’t? Only people who joke about Donald Trump, who called for people to Murder Hilary Clinton and Gays and Drag Queens and Black People, get dropped?
Being publicly opposed to assassination of your own government leaders is hardly sympathy. It comes down to some pretty basic principles of “don’t kill” and “don’t give the FBI a reason to knock on my door”.
What jack black said is the celebrity equivalent of “lets be careful of what we say online”
I think you’re ascribing something to Jack Black that isn’t there. I’m genuinely upset at him for his response. I personally believe that we shouldn’t be tolerant of the intolerant, but I respect that Jack doesn’t agree with that. I strongly believe he would have reacted the same if the joke was made about a member of a minority. I can be pissed at him without jumping to this extreme of accusing him of sympathising with Nazis. You’re just doing the same thing in the opposite direction, dividing the left along ideological lines over the assassination attempt of the right-wing candidate. That is exactly what they want to happen.
I don’t think Jack is tolerant of the intolerant here. This seemed like a safety move. Everyone involved with their shows could be at risk from someone who hears this and makes them a target. The audience, employees at the venues etc.
