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• HalfSalesman@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I’m still sore about Jack Black being a coward and throwing Kyle Gass under the bus so IDK how much that would help with my enjoyment.

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  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    This one. I’m actually w/ Jack Black on this, because condoning violence is never okay, even for someone as distasteful as Trump.

    That said, I think it was an overreaction. Maybe there’s more to it and this was the last straw. Idk.

    That said, I’m sure Kyle is doing fine.

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    • HalfSalesman@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Not condoning violence against a fascist is rolling over and letting them get away with fascist shit. I take it you think Brian Thompson deserves sympathy as well?

      Regardless of whether Kyle Gass is doing fine, it still reveals either a weak character on Jack Black’s part or significant ideological disagreement with my own beliefs. To an extent that I find him much less appealing as an actor or performer.

      If violence against a corporate ghoul, fascist, or nazi saves more lives in the long run, it is 100% justified. If Crooks had not missed we’d be living in a much better world right now and far fewer people would be in serious danger.

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      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        I take it you think Brian Thompson deserves sympathy as well?

        Yes. I think he was a pile of trash (esp. since my company uses his insurance company), but I will only consider violence as an absolute last resort. These types of problems can and should be solved without violence. Unfortunately, those types of solutions take a lot more time and effort, so I totally understand the desire for a quick fix, esp. for those who are suffering.

        So while I think Brian Thompson deserves sympathy, I think Luigi Mangione and everyone who supports him does as well. Likewise for both Trump and those who support the attempted assassinations.

        significant ideological disagreement with my own beliefs

        I don’t see what this has to do with watching a film with him in it. I have deep ideological disagreements with a lot of popular content, but I watch it because that content has nothing to do with that ideological disagreement.

        I’ll certainly boycott things that are directly related to my ideological disagreements (e.g. I avoid Nestle products due to their unethical sales tactics in Africa), but I’m not going to boycott something just because someone I disagree with is involved (e.g. I’m happy to use Brave despite completely disagreeing w/ Brendan Eich about same-sex marriage).

        Watching a Jack Black film doesn’t impact Jack Black’s public views about Trump’s assassination attempts, the two are completely unrelated. Refusing to go to a Tenacious D concert if Jack Black decides to go on tour w/o Kyle Gass could have an impact though.

        If violence against a corporate ghoul, fascist, or nazi saves more lives in the long run, it is 100% justified

        I absolutely disagree. The ends do not justify the means.

        If we condone violence as an effective means to achieve political results, we’re literally supporting terrorism, because that’s what that is:

        terrorism - The use of violence or the threat of violence, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political goals.

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