‘Everybody’s at each other’s throats’: James Cameron says he has left the US permanently
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Exactly, in the article he sees the problem but instead of using his money to help he fucks off to be safe. He may not be an asshole but he's a a bit cowardish for it I feel even if he can still help from NZ it's more likely he will just focus on his life there than try to put out the gordian garbage fire that is the US
Why does a canadian have an obligation to help the US?
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Can you show an example of the vile shit the non-conservative group is saying?
You mean aside from deepthroated support for genocide, right?
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No, if he hadn't been allowed to take billions of dollars in profits off the movies and intead the rewards had been more equitably distributed, they would have been better off.
I don't get what's so difficult about this concept. One guy doesn't do much work, gets most of the money. Bunch of people do most of the work, get very little money. Way too many people with no money, "this is the best possible system and I will defend it with my dying breath."
You're describing a valid criticism of Capitalism, which I share 100%.
I just don't think that translates well to a direct guilt for Cameron.
He couldn't have brought his movies to the screen if he didn't work within this system.
Of course now that he's been successful, he could definitely donate his wealth.On the other hand, I could also donate all $50k of my life savings without starving, while others are currently starving.
And I'm not going to do it. I carry the same type of guilt, only with lower numbers. -
Every one of us profits from a system that exploits workers. There are workers who can't even get online, they're suffering more than you, and what little you have is partly due to their underpaid efforts.
Don't let imperfection be the enemy of good. We're all a part of a system that exploits others, so that can't be any useful metric as it paints everyone.
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Why does a canadian have an obligation to help the US?
He owns more wealth, property, and control of businesses in the US than well over 99% of Americans.
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He owns more wealth, property, and control of businesses in the US than well over 99% of Americans.
Americans made their choice
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You're describing a valid criticism of Capitalism, which I share 100%.
I just don't think that translates well to a direct guilt for Cameron.
He couldn't have brought his movies to the screen if he didn't work within this system.
Of course now that he's been successful, he could definitely donate his wealth.On the other hand, I could also donate all $50k of my life savings without starving, while others are currently starving.
And I'm not going to do it. I carry the same type of guilt, only with lower numbers.Solidarity is working within the system. If he has the ability to negotiate that compensation for himself he can negotiate it for the other people working on the project instead, he just didn't.
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How many dives to the Mariana Trench have you achieved?
He hasn't done a decent movie since aliens but I guess your right. He is a pussy who has done useless things but didn't insist on building the sub himself. Like other dumb asses have and failed.
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Must be nice to have the ability to do it.
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He always struck me as a pussy.
Why are you letting pussies strike you? Thats some cowardly behavior, stand up for yourself!
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ITT: People mad that Canadian celebrity won't stay in the US and fix it.
Man makes his wealth through the American movie industry, leaves when America gets bad.
Yeah I'd say everyone has the right to be angry at that.
Edit: extremists are a plague
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Why are you letting pussies strike you? Thats some cowardly behavior, stand up for yourself!
In order for another persons opinion to matter I have to care about them in some way.
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Fuck that. Get your able-bodied ass back here and help us fix this shit, you coward!
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To be fair; famous people usually get shat on (and rightly so) when speaking about politics
Because their "politics" usually involves everyone ignoring their grievances in favor of preserving celebrities' comfort.
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ITT: People mad that Canadian celebrity won't stay in the US and fix it.
America was good enough for him to stay and make millions. As soon as things aren't perfect, he wants to run to where the grass is greener. That's a good reason to be angry.
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More like- just a rich douche seeing the way the wind is blowing, and is getting out before the guillotines are built.
Why would he stay and help you if you're just going to guillotine him afterwards?
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Yup. I mean, I get it, but I would not advertise it. If everyone jumped ship, those that simply couldn’t would drown within it, so he isn’t exactly helping the situation. Need every vote possible, and dollar for that matter.
I mean, remaining on a sinking ship doesn't save anyone else from drowning. Some people have a life raft, I can't blame them for using it. I would get out if I could, cause things don't seem to be getting better anytime soon except on the off chance the midterms actually save us.
Ideally, the folks getting away on the life rafts wouldn't be determined by how much money they have. Maybe send the most vulnerable first, and the people with the means to resist stay behind. But that's not how this situation works, unfortunately.
It's a crabs-in-a-bucket situation. Why pull down the ones who can escape?
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Sooo… meta has less money now?
Not really, they fired thousands of people right away to offset the cost of paying old Jim here. So he fundamentally disrupted all those lives, and the lives of the worker's dependent families, and now he's bouncing with the spoils.
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Must be nice to be so rich you can just decide to leave.
Canada has a working holiday visa with the US
It's an open work visa for 1 year, and it renewable. Cost a few hundred between passport, paperwork, and other fees when I did it
It's available to all Americans without a criminal history, if they are below the age of 30 or 35 (I forget the exact requirements for each cut off)
You don't have to be rich. I was working as a line cook when I saved up enough to move
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He owns more wealth, property, and control of businesses in the US than well over 99% of Americans.
The most effective thing he can do it take that tax revenue out of the US. Now New Zealand and Canada will be reaping all the benefits of having him there
