Ed Asner on Lack of Opposition to Obama's Syria War in Hollywood: People "Don't Want to Feel Anti-Black"
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In 2003, ahead of a U.S. attack on Iraq, a robust anti-war movement in Hollywood included a TV commercial starring Martin Sheen and Sean Penn visiting Baghdad. There were online petitions signed by Ed Asner; letters to President George W. Bush pleading for peace were signed by Matt Damon, Tim Robbins, Barbra Streisand and Alec Baldwin; former M*A*S*H star Mike Farrell fronted multiple press conferences where celebrities denounced war. In interviews, Janeane Garofalo stopped identifying herself as an actor—she preferred to be called a member of the U.S. anti-war movement.
The good news for President Barack Obama as he considers a military response against Syria for using chemical weapons against rebels is that he probably won't have to deal with a similar anti-war movement from Hollywood. But that's not because there isn't opposition. It's just not organized, and, as Asner and Farrell – two of the industry's most vocal progressive activists—told The Hollywood Reporter Friday, perhaps it never will be.
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Ed Asner won’t speak up about needlessly killing brown people, just so he won’t appear anti-black people. Makes total sense.
So many people hang on every word from Ed Asner and especially Mike Farrell. And I constantly (CONSTANTLY) hear people ask “I wonder what Janeane Garofalo thinks?”
Hey, no wonder he’s not pissed:
“Obama adviser: Strikes at Syria ‘not another war'”
See, it’s not a “war”, so of course he’s not against it! He never claimed to be against killing people, just that thing “war”!
http://www.sfgate.com/news/pol…..798949.php