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And finally, I would say that, you know, we are a little bit out of touch in Hollywood every once in a while, I think. It's probably a good thing. We're the ones who invented the casting couch, taking advantage of sweet Midwestern teenage girls who dreamed of stardom and the silver screen and used them for our own sexual gratification; while the rest of the country had banned child labour, we gave drugs to teenagers to keep them working long hours and made them addicts for life like Judy Garland.

And when it was just being whispered, we openly talked about how prostitution in the industry, sex rings and of course sex for a role...as Marilyn Monroe famously said after she signed a huge MGM contract..."now I won't have to get on my knees for BJ's anymore."....We were shocked when one of our greatest directing talents had to flee to Europe because of statutory rape...that's how out of touch we are.

And we, you know, we bring up subjects, we are the ones—this Academy, this group of people who made pedophilia normal...and ruined the lives of many child actors who later committed suicide. I'm proud to be a part of this Academy, proud to be part of this community which glorifies drugs abuse, pedophilia and rape and proud to be out of touch. And I thank you so much for this.

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why do you think trump and Hillary trotted out celebrities?

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Because most people are stupid. People buy US Weekly and in touch and all that b******* because they like to keep up with celebrity lifestyles. It's because most people are idiotic. People in Hollywood are just extensions of that.

I'm not making excuses for anyone here I'm just saying you're blaming one side of the coin but not the other.

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that's my point. but their opinions are treated as invalid while a comedian famous for telling jokes, his opinions based on no expertise of any kind are received as magnificent, inspiring, etc. 

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I don't think it's as easy as that. I definitely think that too many people listen to what celebrities have to say about things that aren't relative to their field but some of them are also incredibly bright.

Many of them also live in this country and are aware of the problems that we face. But if your point is that they have too much clout or people listen to them too much, the only people to blame for the people that make up this entire country.

Simply blaming Hollywood is a fallacy because they wouldn't be there if there wasn't an audience.

You can honestly say the same thing about almost every "reporter" now. They're all just pseudo celebrities who give editorials instead of giving us the news.

And again on this front we are all to blame and very specifically Mega corporations that bought the news to Pedal things that help their agenda.

Most people on this board don't want to admit it but the Press mostly pedals agendas that are relative to business interests. One of the wonderful things about the free market

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That isn't a little dramatic that is very dramatic and a somewhat dangerous line of thinking. Thinking of fellow humans as the enemy is the enemy

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Indeed.

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Punish your enemies in the voting booth.

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-President Obama.

Reading a lot into my post.

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One of the wonderful things about the free market

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Which one? We don't have free markets. We have a government hybrid, which is why the press and govt prop it up

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is it dangerous to work up a bunch of anger and resentment based on a total lie 

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I don't know I was going to ask you the same question since you've been on and on all day about something and calling people the enemy.

One guy shoots up cops in Dallas and you're overreacting is the exact same overreaction from a few black people getting shot and everyone going nuts. I don't know how to explain that to you anymore clearly. You're getting mad at the same line of thinking that you are currently using. It's absurd. Grow up.

Self-awareness is not a strong suit of conservative-minded people.

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translation: we're out of touch because middle America is so fricked up...i particularly love the line about AIDS in light of the Harvey Weinstein revelations. and big harv isn't the only perv or pedo in high places in tinsel town.

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how on earth did you get that from what he said? they are wealthy and have the luxury to care about other peoples problems. he's happy he can amplify the voices of the less fortunate.

just a weird thing to hate tbh.

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Where do you get this shite from?

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He's confusing entrepreneurs with CEOs.

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Yes,most have degrees with MBA's BTW

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Of course they do.