Why are entertainers mostly liberal?

Question | me

[Chris_Patrick]

Question for those more experienced in politics than me, which should be quite a few since I just got active in politics about 5 years ago. :)

[Chris_Patrick]

"I know I will never see another Hanks, Roberts, Clooney, Baldwin, etc. film. Anyone who speaks out as a lib can forget getting my box office money"

Amen to that! That is exactly what I told my wife the other day. I have changed to being VERY picky about who is in the movie before I will pay my hard earned money to see it!!

[ZeitgeistSurfer]

Before I answer the question, I will say that I myself am half-Jewish (and proud to be so). The answer is very simple, the entertainment industry is dominated by Jews, especially in Hollywood. Most Jews are very liberal. The reason for this goes very deeply into Jewish history, idealism and Jewish fears. David Horowitz has written the best analysis of why so many Jews are on the left (see Radical Son and The Politics of Bad Faith). Left liberalism is a terrible burden that we carry with us. While there are many conservative Jews (yours truly), we are a minority.

[Mahone]

Look at those who are the loudest liberals in Hollywood, don't you think they want laws and lawmakers that will allow them to continue their own corrupt lifestyles? They want to have abortion on demand, drugs made legal, and in general flaunt most of any civilized society's rules.

Or to put it in a different context, they are darkness and hate the light.

[1Old Pro]

Because most are either stupid or immoral...the definintion of liberalism.

[eddie willers]

Another point could be that they find success at an early age (when most people are goofy idealists) and from that point on enter a sheltered environment where their 'people' do the thinking.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

The problem is even more significant than you suggest. Because if you think about it, financially journalism succeeds or fails as entertainment. And then journalism has the effrontery to claim that its money is pure and the money you give to a Republican party or candidate is tainted . . .

I think that the leftism endemic to entertainment has to do with the rules of drama and entertainment value. In the example of the newspaper, rules such as "If it bleeds it leads" are patently for dramatic, attention-getting purposes.

[Always Right]

I saw a liberal on TV a few weeks back (Michael Moore) that said the rich should pay 70% in taxes!

It seems ridiculous, but atleast twice in our history we have had 70% or more tax brackets. Prior to JFK and then again prior to Reagan. That's part of the reason their tax cuts were so effective in reversing the economic woes.

[Space Wrangler]

How would this get them work?

Because Hollywood is a cesspool of liberal do-gooders, who preach tolerance and diversity, but only for people who share their own ideals. In reality, these people are the worst kinds of hypocrites. They will embrace the gays, and can't understand why someone wouldn't tolerate a person because of their "lifestyle". They will fight for death row inmates and use their star power to seek amnesty on their behalf, because it was "society's fault" that they are there. In short, if it fits into their idea of what is acceptable, they will go to the ends of the earth to ensure that it is protected, all the while preaching the gospel of tolerance and diversity. But let an aspiring actor or technical type announce they have conservative ideals, and it's a career killer. Basically, they ARE what they so loudly espouse that they hate. If a relatively new actor or actress showed up at the Republican National Convention, that would be it for their career. The only ones that do are already established, and even then don't go out of their way to bring attention to it.

[Jolly Green]

I'm more than a little surprised that all of the posts thus far tend to offer up defenses for these pukes. In short, most Hollywierd types are very shallow, self-promoting and only a few have any common sense. Look are their track records with drugs and marriages. These are not the most stable people on the planet.

[ko_kyi]

Speaking up as a conservative in Hollywood gets you long periods of time without work.

[Marylander]

They fear the envy of the have-nots.

[fporretto]

Entertainers are specialists at the evocation of emotion. This is almost equally true of journalists, at least today. Therefore, those fields tend to attract those who are emotion-oriented.

If your most powerful influence is your emotions, you're unlikely to think much about the consequences of decisions. On the other hand, you're likely to possess superior persuasive skills. This has been confirmed by personality inventories and subsequent career tracing of the persons who took them.

Most leftist politics is about evoking sympathy for those who suffer or have been victims of injustice. It is consistent with the emotional orientation of the entertainer that he should subscribe to the leftist approach to such things, which emphasizes whatever makes you feel good, rather than what would be to the long-term best benefit of the supposed beneficiary of your actions.

A chilling thought: The emotional orientation is also dominant among professional politicians.

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[Chris_Patrick]

"But, no Hollywood liberal ever actually turned his/her Malibu home over to LA kids. Feed the poor, house the homeless, treat the sick, educate, innoculate, protect the environment are all attractive concepts."

EXACTLY! I also remember hearing a lot of bitching about the police shootings in Cincinnatti. But the real problem wasn't the 13 criminals that were killed in self defense by the cops. The real problem was the hundreds of black citizens being killed by their own. I found it very strange they were not trying to take care of that problem. (another O'Reilly show)

[1L]

The answer is simple: Hollywood types are so concerned about what people think of them, and they want to be considered in the Popular Culture "in" crowd. Since they want to please those they think are popular, they play to the urban, "hip" culture (including the media) that go with the brain dead liberal line.

[SERE_DOC]

obviously Inbreeding.

Just a thought

[Eternal_Bear]

Hollywood glorifies phoneyness....does that answer the question?

[sheik yerbouty]

Sometimes stupidity; sometimes "Stockholm Syndrome."

[sinclair]

I saw a liberal on TV a few weeks back (Michael Moore) that said the rich should pay 70% in taxes!

If Michael Moore (Communist) really believed this he would give 70% of his money to the federal government.  I have not heard where he did this.  Have you heard of him doing this?  He must be a damn liar then.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Evil was clearly the German/Nazi pole and, therefore, the "good" was its opposite, communism.

That dog won't hunt, since the two were allies right up to the time Hitler invaded the USSR. Making a statement like that is a sure-fire way of starting a 250-reply thread . . .

[Temple Owl]

Bump for post 20! You got it in a nutshell.