In his youth, Robert De Niro was one of the greatest actors of all time. Raging Bull. Taxi Driver. The Deer Hunter. The Godfather Part II. I could go on. Sadly, his recent movie choices have been questionable at best. I don't watch a lot of movies, but at gunpoint once I was forced to watch "Meet the Fockers". Watching one of the greatest actors in history lower himself to this movie was one of the most depressing things I ever saw. Regardless of his recent movies, his earlier movies are nothing short of brilliant.
Those of us who like movies and music know that the actors and artists that we enjoy probably don't share our politics. If we lean to the right, we know that they probably look at us with disdain. They have every right to their own politics and they have every right to express their disagreement. But don't act like they are being brave. It's not brave to say something that the 95% of the audience will agree with.
True bravery would be what Johnny Ramones did at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 (watch the video here). De Niro might be brave in his personal life, but this was not one of those moments.
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