Donald Trump is trying to brush off the fact that he shared A.I.-generated images of Taylor Swift endorsing his campaign to his Truth Social account earlier this week, now claiming that he doesn’t know “anything about them.”

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    2 months ago

    Right. He basically put her into a situation where whichever side she chose, she loses. It’s one of the reasons she’s never gotten involved publicly in politics. She’s smart enough to know that she’ll alienate a portion of her fans no matter which side she chooses, so as far as I can tell she preferred to just stay out of the whole thing and make all the fucking money.

    And that’s not a bad thing. Not every celebrity has to be a political activist, and people who go to any concert are looking to have a fun time, not attend a really loud political rally. And her position in all of this is to give a whole bunch of young people a place to go and shut their brains off for a night.

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      2 months ago

      And that’s not a bad thing.

      Counter argument: sometimes doing nothing is allowing evil to prevail.

      Also “I just wanna shut my brain off and have fun without POLITICS” is not really a moral high ground. Many people can’t avoid politics.

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        2 months ago

        Also “I just wanna shut my brain off and have fun without POLITICS” is not really a moral high ground. Many people can’t avoid politics.

        May I suggest stepping outside for a while. Unless you’re actually involved in the job, a level of obsession to the point where you can’t enjoy a night out without getting politics involved is unhealthy.

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          I think you missed my point or I communicated badly. If you are, for example, queer, being outside with your partner is considered political