He stated it perfectly.
Those that know, know. Unfortunately we have way too many people that seem to be aggressively ignorant.
And they're proud of it.
Some are ignorant. Some embrace the totalitarian rule. Yet others are so disenfranchised and distanced from power that it's a victory to be part of tearing it down. They'll never be part of the club so whatever hurts some of them is good enough.
That's my armchair analysis.
I would say willfully ignorant, but your point stands. When you purposefully stuff yourself into an echo chamber GOP voters are the result.
Trump is a giant prick. Robert DeNiro is a lesser prick, but an uneducated, stupid, anti-vax prick nonetheless, who should not have the spotlight shined on him any more. Just because the brainless ape happened to say something correct this time, doesn't mean his opinion matters. He's right, but they both suck royally.
He's a fuckin' actor. This is literally how we got into this shit in the first place. Stop listening to fucking celebrities. They are not qualified to speak.
We've got Ja rule on the phone, let's see what Ja's thoughts are…
It's sad it is hard to tell if you are referring to Trump or Reagan.
Not sure if you're being sarcastic, but he's referring to De Niro
[spiderman pointing]
Everyone is entitled to express their thoughts and opinions on any subject, regardless of their knowledge on that subject. The problem is that celebrities and athletes opinions carry more weight because they're famous and make a lot of money. And carry even more weight if their opinion aligns with yours.
Even if they were qualified we need to be looking to highly qualified people with documented voting records that shows consistent ideology and a commitment to ethical decision making.
I get that this post isn't reaching the intended audience here. But y'all gotta remember that the people who vote for Trump listen to celebrities like DeNiro. I'll accept fighting one celebrity with another in this particular instance. Especially when he's willing to use strong language like "evil" "no morals" "pretends to be a tough guy" and equates Trump's handling of the pandemic to the way an abusive father handles a household.
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Your mom
She would make a better candidate lol
My mother is 85 and sharp as a tack. She’s a retired biochemist and despite not having a background in law, would make an excellent president sheerly via decent left-wing common sense and compassion.
If he convinces some of the Republican voters to vote for RFK, that's a win for humanity
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Robert De Niro is still salty about Trump's comments from his presidency:
Why do I care about what some actor says? Fuck Trump and all but actors seem fairly fucking stupid by and large.
Basically seems like "Oh Golly gee this fella pretends well… Let's ask him about theoretical physics!"
that's a real good excuse to not read what he had to say
"He’s a wannabe tough guy with no morals or ethics. No sense of right or wrong. No regard for anyone but himself — not the people he was supposed to lead and protect, not the people he does business with, not the people who follow him, blindly and loyally, not even the people who consider themselves his 'friends.'"
he's not talking about physics, you drama queen… he's talking about what it means to be a man… maybe you don't know anything about that… Trump certainly never has…
Who fucking cares? His opinion matters about as much as anyone elses. This shit is no different than a Walmart stockers opinion of Trump. The difference being the stockers opinion doesn't end up put in the fucking news. Robert Dinero is not a political scientist, he's not a former politician, he's not a psychologist.
Why is some overpaid actors opinion on who we should elect president being considered important? We should stop worshipping these dillusional overpaid children with no concept of what reality is like for the rest of us. This is no different than asking Ja Rule about 9/11
The headline for this should be "Old Guy Who Reads Lines Someone Else Wrote in Front of Camera has Opinion."
you know what a strawman argument is, you buffoon… Robert De Niro said Trump is a cunt… he doesn't need a degree for that…
Then why the fuck is this news worthy? He holds no authority nor credibility to speak on politics so why the hell is his opinion worthy of a news article posted on lemmy politics?
Since I'm a buffoon explain it to me
Because he's a name people recognize, people like him, and, as much as I don't like it, Trump's name in articles gets clicks. Maybe you view it as more of a tabloid article, but if you could maybe stop being so argumentative about it for ten or fifteen seconds, you'd realize the man actually said something pretty damn good. And made you'd think the same of Joe Schmoo down the street if you paused to listen. Not everyone needs to be an expert in order to speak and have a platform.
No one is saying he's wrong. The problem is we give too much merit to the opinions of the rich and famous only because they're rich and famous.
We shouldn't be listening to Leonardo Di'capprio about global warming even if he is right. We should be listening to scientists
So many downvotes, and you make perfect sense. If we didn't have so much ridiculous celebrity worship in this country, that stupid, unqualified orange buffoon never would have become president in the first place.
cunts shouldn't be anything, much less President… how about that… is that simple enough for your chimp brain…
maybe things are different where you're from… where people like you squawk about political science like you give a shit…
Basically you have no real argument so you insult me like a cunt… very Trump of you…
if you don't understand why cunts shouldn't be trusted, you can't be helped
Robert Dinero is not a political scientist, he’s not a former politician, he’s not a psychologist.
Lack of expertise has never stopped him before -
https://www.statnews.com/2016/04/13/de-niro-vaccines-vaxxed-autism/(I feel like I need to preemptively clarify - fuck Trump, but also fuck De Niro, I agree, his opinion is not only entirely irrelevant and definitely not news, but also several years too late. Why anyone cares what he has to say is beyond me)
Honestly, my initial internal reaction was something similar to yours. But, then I read the article and what was said, and, I got to say, I'm impressed. Give it a read!
I’m confused with “by and large”
Not surprised, it should read "Buy and Large" /s
"By and large" is an English euphemism that is used in the English language to express the majority of outcomes for a particular scenario.
An example would be: "By and large, police only protect the interests of the rich."
Obviously, ~ 74,222,958 people minus the fraudulent votes for Trump in 2020 care what an actor says.
actors seem fairly fucking stupid by and large.
Excuse me?
I love your work.
Edit: for clarity, I’m talking to you the poster. Who’s name is Margot Robbie.
That's Academy Award nominated character actress Margot Robbie to you!
Also, thank you for your support.
He has a platform? He's fuckin Robert De Niro. What's wrong with saying something if people are listening. Trump is and always will be a horrible choice. Who cares who is publicly saying he shouldn't be in office if he shouldn't. Fighting that makes me think you support Trump in some way and are just gaslighting.
What's wrong with saying something if people are listening.
The problem is not that he's saying something. The problem is people are listening.
Wanna start an acting class? Fuck yeah, bring in DeNiro! Need help deciding who to vote for? Fuck no!
Choose someone who has absolutely any qualifications to speak on that subject whatsoever. There is no shortage of them.
Way to completely encapsulate what it means to have a platform and simultaneously ignore what it means to have a platform. Who cares who listens? If Trump is in fact horrible why care how that message is spread?
You know who had a giant platform? Trump. People listened to him. How did that turn out?
I don't think that you get that you keep sounding like you are supporting Trump
I don't think you get that Trump was a celebrity who absolutely used his celebrity status to get elected, because of the fucked up culture this country has that gives celebrities entirely too much attention outside of purely entertainment.
If you're going to intentionally misinterpret my comments, there ain't shit I can do about that so I don't care.
I don't think you are smart enough to claim you know anything about me. Your justification comes off as support. Shut up and take your humble pie. Or just keep sounding like a clown to anyone you try and engage in "intellectual conversations".
De Niro can say whatever he wants to who ever he wants because he has earned his fame. Trump bought his with lies and stupidity. Comparing the two, supports Trump and makes you sound dumb. Which you are. So that tracks.
You talking to me? https://youtu.be/-QWL-FwX4t4?si=G1gFPkcpURZgbbs1
