Some Star Trek Actors are Anti-Trump

[suarezguy]

Wow, what a shock. They're all liberals...

Mulgrew is somewhat conservative and I thought/hoped Shimerman was an independent; the others, aside from Berman, are far from surprising. The sentiments seem pretty correct and appropriate, that Trump is largely based on dividing people even more than most politicians, but a shame that they dismissed voting for third parties.

What is there to "embrace" in Trump besides racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, misogyny, and corruption?

In particular the belief that NAFTA and a lot of other trade agreements have been disastrous (Bernie and Elizabeth Warren were and are certainly speaking the same talk and gained a lot of support for doing so) and that we shouldn't act as the policeman of the world.

If Trump were the democratic canidate, every liberal in the country would be singing his praises.

Well Sanders didn't win the Democratic nomination even though he came close and most Democrats, including those who didn't vote for him, still do really like him.

 

[Robert Maxwell]

In particular the belief that NAFTA and a lot of other trade agreements have been disastrous (Bernie and Elizabeth Warren were and are certainly speaking the same talk and gained a lot of support for doing so) and that we shouldn't act as the policeman of the world.

Yes, clearly his anti-free-trade stance makes up for being a fascist.

 

[suarezguy]

A lot of people do decide to vote and/or pay attention based on a single issue. Aside from that Trump definitely is an authoritarian and that appeals to a lot of people although I wish it wouldn't.

 

[Tenacity]

If Trump is being embraced by racists, xenophobes, Islamophobes, and misogynists, they must see something in him that they like,

You honestly think that 40 to 45% of the likely voters in this country are " racists, xenophobes, Islamophobes, and misogynists?"

Come on, really?

 

[wayne39]

Clint Howard, Clint Eastwood, Gary Graham (Star Trek Actor), Jerry Bruckhiemer, Kelsey Grammar, Dwight Shultz, Dirk Bennedict, Robert Downie jr, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinz Jr, Patricia Heaton, James Caan, Rick Shroder, Bruce Boxliner, Tracey Scoggins, Arnold Swartzeneggar, Tim Allan all wave hi from the GOP side of the fence for starters.

I always felt that there were a lot of secret republicans in Hollywood.

 

[MacLeod]

They are entitled to their opinion just as others are entitled to ignore those opinions.

 

[Tora Ziyal]

But all of that is just election year political rhetoric, it's not like Trump is actually any of those things.

If Trump were the democratic canidate, every liberal in the country would be singing his praises.

It the same in every election, just talk.

No, it most definitely is NOT "just election year political rhetoric"! The disturbing things that Trump has been saying are totally consistent with what he has been known to say for several decades. If he'd run as a Dem, he still would've been sexist, xenophobic, racist, etc., and I still wouldn't have dreamt of supporting him.

 

[Marc]

I always felt that there were a lot of secret republicans in Hollywood.

Do some research - most of the ones I listed above have never been secret about their politics.

 

[BillJ]

Star Trek is a collective of several people, opinions and choices, lets embrace the diference.

I refuse to embrace the fascist shit he's peddling. I have no interest in being tolerant of intolerance.

 

[T'Arwen]

Clint Howard, Clint Eastwood, Gary Graham (Star Trek Actor), Jerry Bruckhiemer, Kelsey Grammar, Dwight Shultz, Dirk Bennedict, Robert Downie jr, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinz Jr, Patricia Heaton, James Caan, Rick Shroder, Bruce Boxliner, Tracey Scoggins, Arnold Swartzeneggar, Tim Allan all wave hi from the GOP side of the fence for starters.

To be fair, RD Jr says he's neither a Democrat or Republican.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Downey_Jr.

I glanced the IMDB boards and people say Prinze is a registered Republican. But neither he or Sarah Michelle Gellar are that vocal on politics. Their Wikipedias have absolutely nothing on that topic.

Amen to that. Another reason not to see or buy JJ's crap Star Trek movies. Liberals endorsing Hillary I am totally shocked!

Why single out JJ when the list has people from EVERY incarnation of Trek? Might as well watch no Trek at all.

 

[Marc]

To be fair, RD Jr says he's neither a Democrat or Republican.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Downey_Jr.

Okay seems he's changed since last time I looked (he talked about how no-one who'd been in prison could stay a democrat and had changed his affiliation).

Emma Caufiled (another Buffy Alumni has also talked about her politics in the past and being a Repubilc but she supported Obama over McCain in 2008 and I haven't read up on her since).

 

[J.T.B.]

You honestly think that 40 to 45% of the likely voters in this country are " racists, xenophobes, Islamophobes, and misogynists?"

Come on, really?

Well, put it this way: Not all Donald Trump supporters are racists, xenophobes, Islamophobes and misogynists, but almost all racists, xenophobes, Islamophobes and misogynists support Donald Trump.

 

[BillJ]

Why single out JJ when the list has people from EVERY incarnation of Trek? Might as well watch no Trek at all.

They must have missed that Rick Berman is on the list above... and Brannon Braga... and Ira Steven Behr...

 

[ichab]

Celebrities from both stripes have been publicly backing candidates for as long as I can remember. It's never swayed my vote, but there's nothing wrong with it.

 

[Kelthaz]

Celebrity endorsements never sway my vote either, but I stay reasonably informed on elections. I think it might have an effect on the uninformed voters who somehow see Clinton and Trump as equally bad because they haven't looked into the issues.

 

[charliefox]

I would be greatly surprised, not to mention disappointed if at least some of the Trek actors weren't anti-trump.

 

[urbandefault]

I don't care who celebrities endorse as long as I don't have to listen to them do it. (They're not always the brightest bulb in the lamp, ya know. )

 

[charliefox]

I don't care who celebrities endorse as long as I don't have to listen to them do it. (They're not always the brightest bulb in the lamp, ya know. )

Yeah, and it takes several people to screw then...

 

[suarezguy]

No, it most definitely is NOT "just election year political rhetoric"! The disturbing things that Trump has been saying are totally consistent with what he has been known to say for several decades. If he'd run as a Dem, he still would've been sexist, xenophobic, racist, etc., and I still wouldn't have dreamt of supporting him.

And yet you're a supporter of Bernie Sanders, you don't see significant overlap?

 

[Kai "the spy"]

And yet you're a supporter of Bernie Sanders, you don't see significant overlap?

No. And I'd imagine Sanders would resent that insinuation.