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.
If you want to use violent rhetoric, you need to be conservative. Everybody knows that.
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?
He should just count his lucky stars he didn’t say genocide was bad.
