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Edited on Thu Aug-03-06 05:30 PM by TMA1
I have seen those of the far right viciously attack celebrities for not supporting family values, and this has always bothered me. It is their life and their personal business, who cares what they do?
Now when I saw Mel being attacked for his anti-semitism, I felt the same way as most people did, I felt disgusted by it. I am no anti-semite, and I hate anti-semitism very much. Do I feel Mel has to apologize for it though? no! He is obviously anti-semitic, but he should have every right to be one damn it! Why should he apologize for anything that he says? and why should people attack him so much? You know why? he is a symbol for right wing christianity, and like any vindictive kid, many of you would like to see him fall.
I dont particularly like his films, I think they have some merit, but are generally terribly made in my personal opinion. I could care less about his personal life, but I do hate it when people use these cases as assaults for some political gain, seems a bit of a sham to me.
I have seen many people throw around "groupthink", the trite and overused orwellian term for those who think inside the box. It is funny though that this can be found everywhere, even blogging sites, that act on the same groupthink mentality!
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