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I don’t know about you, but I, for one, am sick and tired of clueless celebrities spouting their opinions on serious issues, offering unsolicited, often inane advice on how we should live our lives. You see them on tv or read about them virtually every day. They continually feel the need to opine on every “hot” issue, no doubt to feed their massive egos. Their latest target is ICE’s roundup of illegal immigrants, but there have been many others too numerous to mention them all as they flit from issue to issue.
They speak out authoritatively without the foggiest idea of what they are talking about. They don’t comprehend that no one values their opinion anymore. Many of them are “has beens” anyway looking to become relevant again, to resurrect their careers. They may be great at acting, singing, athletics or whatever, but when it comes to real life issues, they are clueless.
They advise the rest of us on how to live our lives. I don’t need to take advice on serious life issues from the likes of Jane Fonda (aka “Hanoi Jane”), Molly Ringwald (who hasn’t had a “hit” movie in forever), George Clooney, LeBron James, Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Schumer, or Lady Gaga, among many others. When do you suppose was the last time one of them shopped for food or gassed up their car? They have no conception of the cost of feeding or sheltering their family. They are insulated from crime behind their walled communities and personal security teams. I doubt any of them have ever met an immigrant, legal or illegal, unless he/she was a caregiver or gardener. I have two words of advice for them: “SHUT UP!”
Conclusion
I just had to get that off my chest. Thanks for listening. Do any of you feel the same way? I’d like to know.
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