It's interesting that Canadian Kiefer Sutherland, unlike the
Jack Bauer character he plays on "24", both isn't American and has what amounts to an impeccable far left personal pedigree.
Both his father Donald Sutherland and especially his mother
Shirley Douglas continue to be active in socialist causes.
particularly in Canada, where both enjoy almost Kennedy-like celebrity, come royalty, status among Canadian reds.
Shirley, who is pretty much a full time leftist troublemaker presumably thanks to generous alimony from her Ex & because her 'acting career' never really went anywhere of legitimate significance, at least comes by her anti-majority extremist views honestly as she's the daughter of Canadian
all round crank & socialist icon
Tommy Douglas (Kiefer's maternal grandfather).
One has to hand it to the sly Kiefer though: while he routinely speaks of his parents & grandfather in glowing terms & has apparently never publicly repudiated any of their views, just try to find any documented reference whatsoever to his own politics!
PING!
I seem to have read somewhere once he was more of a Libertarian bent than his father.
Be that as it may, I don't really care about his political leanings as long as he doesn't spout them off and keeps putting out the quality product he has for the past five years.
One has to hand it to the sly Kiefer though: while he routinely speaks of his parents & grandfather in glowing terms & has apparently never publicly repudiated any of their views, just try to find any documented reference whatsoever to his own politics! I saw him on Charlie Rose the other night. He said he has socialist leanings. He wants health care for all. I definitely heard him use the word 'socialist' in relation to himself two or three times. Most people in that type of family usually do continue the legacy. Imagine how inconceivable it would be to have a Kennedy who didn't follow the family party-line. (If there is such a Kennedy, I haven't heard of him/her.)