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That evil Bernie supporter that shot Scalise and tried to massacre the Republican baseball players will listen to people who like Depp and other celebrities who are trying to incite hate, violence and murders against conservatives in general and trump in particular.
That mentally disturbed Bernie supporter would probably have listened to his Lucky Charms breakfast cereal just as easily as he'd listen to a celebrity. Come on.
Some people are just mentally deranged. I doubt that Johnny Depp is going to make someone do something they weren't already inclined to do.
Get back to me when he starts posting plans on the internet "just for fun" that "a patriot might want to use" and I'll say you have a point.
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Is addressing the extent to which Depp or anyone in the entertainment industry would desire themselves to be ignored worthwhile?
They are successful BECAUSE they seek attention and are good at it. All of them must know their words in a public venue like a stage setting during a performance have the possibility to "empower" some. They know this as surely as a Joyce Meyer or a Billy Graham know this.
Using that asset unwisely or mindlessly can be a dangerous thing. Surely people like Johnny could be expected to have the capacity to know this and respect the ability to the extent of avoiding this poor use of something he's taking for granted.
Really? Every time any nut job does any amount of violence to a planned parenthood clinic, or a gay person gets hurt in any way, Christians get blamed.
What if a crazed fan decides to go out and do it? Will you blame Johnny Depp then?
Well, no. I mean, I would have to look at every other person in the spotlight or near that crazy person in some way to see if they were more influential. Or, check to see if the crazed person somehow already planned it.
I don't do kneejerk.
Also, I do not think that all Christians are to blame for the nuts who kill abortion doctors. It just so happens that some people who claim to be Christians tend to be the types to attack abortion clinics and gay folks.
I can work in fine detail.
It's really better not to generalize when things get serious. We can talk in generalizations all we want over stuff that's easier to talk about generally, but when it comes down to it, I don't think I would ever assume a whole group of people are responsible for the acts of a few. Ever.
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Oh really? Sort of like no one took that other nutjob seriously until he showed up shooting the Republicans out on the ball field?
No one took him seriously either, even though he'd been posted violent anti-Trump stuff on facebook and various anti-Trump forums for a while leading up to the shooting.
Sure, Depp may not be the one who intends to do something, but Depp sure puts out stuff to all his fans, followers and worshipers. Much like how ISIS manipulates their fans, followers, and worshipers.
Did anyone really know much about the guy who shot the Congressmen? I had never heard of him before.
I took a look at his FB posts... they weren't really violent. I have seen worse from people that I would bet my retirement accounts would never go shoot anyone.
I've seen worse about Clinton and Obama from people that I'm quite sure would never actually harm either of them, either.
The shooter's FB was pretty typical of a Bernie supporter.
Also, if anyone worships Johnny Depp (though I enjoy some of his acting... he's quite whimsical)... then they're already mentally deranged.
Celebrity worship is stupid.
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the point is that celebrities, comics, movies, make statements or a plot...and there are nut jobs out there that will follow what was said or produced
Lone assassin John Hinckley's attempt on US President Ronald Reagan's life (Monday 30 March 1981) was triggered by Robert De Niro's obsessive Travis Bickle and his plot to assassinate a presidential candidate
people like Kathy griffen, and johnny depp, need to think before they speak
I don't believe Johnny was trying to be mean,,, but words do have consquences
But... he only said "when is the last time an actor killed a president (I'm paraphrasing, but you get it)?"
Is that a call for all actors to consider an assassination attempt or something?
Gah.
It's mild.
Hinckley watched a movie. We have tons of movies about assassinations.
Do we stop making movies because some people are mentally unbalanced or do we get better mental healthcare in this country???
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He has already apologized. Someone probably told him he better or they are dropping him.
I doubt it.
He has nobody to drop him. Disney? I mean, if they want to quit making Pirates movies that can actually get people's behinds into seats at movie theaters, maybe?
He is way too rich to give a crap.
I suspect he apologized because he'd had a few sips of something strong to drink and realized the next day that people might take an offhand comment seriously because people are dummies.
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