Tom Hanks: “The best petri dish for tyranny is indifference, and we have a choice every single day to do something or not based on what we think is right.”
I wrote in the Kendrick sub [how power moves into vacuums](https://www.reddit.com/r/KendrickLamar/comments/1tdcq90/beautiful_sub_theme_from_the_civil_rights_era_the/). History shows this, even in Afghanistan or the Monroe doctrine. Someone who wants power eventually took advantage of decades of US voter apathy. Checks and balances in the Constitution is supposed to work through human nature where everyone wants power. But it doesn’t balance when congress, states, etc don’t want it as much as Trump.
I guess Hanks learned the history for Band of Brothers.
Automatic-Truth-4463 on
“Continuing to tell stories that matter”
Sorry Tom, no.
As much as I love films, Hollywood isn’t the answer to the world’s problems that it thinks it is.
If you really want to help, use your profile to consistently call it out. Use your influence to pressure organisations that are enabling it. Use your millions of dollars to combat it.
Silent-Database5613 on
The first time Thump was elected, Tom told us we’d be alright
misimalu on
Tom Hanks over here talking the talk about “story telling” whilst Gary Sinise is busy walking the walk and raising $400 million for veterans, building houses for the disabled and providing mental health services for EMTs
frigg_off_lahey on
At this point, giving a very generic statement and not calling out names is essentially the same as being indifferent.
Theodore_Buckland_ on
Has he ever called out Israel’s genocide?
If not isn’t that him being indifferent?
aweymo on
A message as vague as a protest in a Pepsi commercial. Pure neoliberal air.
Frazzledghost on
Just like all the courageous celebs that said they weren’t going to work for Paramount- o wait
born_digital on
innocentsalad on
Tom, which one of your recent films has a story that matters?
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I wrote in the Kendrick sub [how power moves into vacuums](https://www.reddit.com/r/KendrickLamar/comments/1tdcq90/beautiful_sub_theme_from_the_civil_rights_era_the/). History shows this, even in Afghanistan or the Monroe doctrine. Someone who wants power eventually took advantage of decades of US voter apathy. Checks and balances in the Constitution is supposed to work through human nature where everyone wants power. But it doesn’t balance when congress, states, etc don’t want it as much as Trump.
I guess Hanks learned the history for Band of Brothers.
“Continuing to tell stories that matter”
Sorry Tom, no.
As much as I love films, Hollywood isn’t the answer to the world’s problems that it thinks it is.
If you really want to help, use your profile to consistently call it out. Use your influence to pressure organisations that are enabling it. Use your millions of dollars to combat it.
The first time Thump was elected, Tom told us we’d be alright
Tom Hanks over here talking the talk about “story telling” whilst Gary Sinise is busy walking the walk and raising $400 million for veterans, building houses for the disabled and providing mental health services for EMTs
At this point, giving a very generic statement and not calling out names is essentially the same as being indifferent.
Has he ever called out Israel’s genocide?
If not isn’t that him being indifferent?
A message as vague as a protest in a Pepsi commercial. Pure neoliberal air.
Just like all the courageous celebs that said they weren’t going to work for Paramount- o wait
Tom, which one of your recent films has a story that matters?
this is so 😭😭😭
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