Author Topic: Video: Elton John Asked About Donald Trump—His Response Will Trigger the TDS Crowd  (Read 763 times)

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“I know you’re not a supporter of Donald Trump”

The way these people have to start everything that way.
The sycophant interviewer wanted the interview to go a certain way, but Elton wasn't having it, he gained a bit of respect from me.

https://defiantamerica.com/video-elton-john-asked-about-donald-trump-his-response-will-trigger-the-tds-crowd/


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The difference between Elton John and so many of Hollywood's 'stars' clawing for attention is that Elton John has arrived.

He (Sir Elton John) was knighted in '98 by Queen Elisabeth.

That puts him is a recognition weight class so far above those in Hollywood groveling at the feet of the media for attention and praise, that he can be himself, and be amused by someone else's antics who is in the same recognition weight class as world figures go.

There is no obligation to craft his views to avoid being made a 'nonperson' in Hollywood, and no amount of pandering to the mediots will do anything to enhance his standing, which is secure.
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Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.

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The difference between Elton John and so many of Hollywood's 'stars' clawing for attention is that Elton John has arrived.

He (Sir Elton John) was knighted in '98 by Queen Elisabeth.

That puts him is a recognition weight class so far above those in Hollywood groveling at the feet of the media for attention and praise, that he can be himself, and be amused by someone else's antics who is in the same recognition weight class as world figures go.

There is no obligation to craft his views to avoid being made a 'nonperson' in Hollywood, and no amount of pandering to the mediots will do anything to enhance his standing, which is secure.

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I like the way the English celebrities speak their minds, consequences be damned. American ones seem so phony.

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I like the way the English celebrities speak their minds, consequences be damned. American ones seem so phony.
English celebrities know they earned their chops through skill and personality and performance. Virtually any show I have seen, they can act their parts well. American ones seem far more interchangeable, with a few exceptions. There are only a few actors/performers in America I could name from today who will matter in another decade. The really iconic actors are mostly from decades ago.
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Seventeen Techniques for Truth Suppression

Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.

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“I know you’re not a supporter of Donald Trump”
I don't care either way, unless he's a U.S. citizen and he's voting in November.
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