Cicero again (might be thinking of rappers, too):
“But when poets are so highly extolled, what darkness they bring into the soul! What fears they incite! What passions they enkindle!
“They present debauchery and adultery in a pleasing manner; they rehearse varied forms of deception; they teach theft, robbery, and arson.
“Every example of evil which exists, or has existed, or can be imagined, they lay before the eyes of the illiterate rabble.
“No heavenly conflagration, no flood, no earthquake has spread devastation among men comparable to the ruin which the poets have brought upon morality.”
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“Because they considered the stage and all theatrical art degrading, [Rome’s founders] desired not only that this class of people should be ineligible to posts of honor which were open to other citizens, but also that the names of such persons should be erased from the tribal rolls by the censor.”
No Reagan Administration with those constraints. I generally do not think people should be dismissed just because of their background, and there is no reason to believe that just because somebody comes from Hollywood their opinions and concerns should be dismissed out of hand, but I have heard enough people from the world of entertainment talking about public policy to know to be on a hightened level of scepticism when they start speaking.
Well Reagan at least was governor before being President and was active in party politics for years. Celebrities tend to be great at criticizing but have no skin in the game. That what makes them annoying besides their liberalism.
I refuse to comment on this til I’ve heard from Bono first.