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You would think so from this video (posted below).
The short film, entitled "I Pledge", is apparently put together by Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher and involves a bunch of Hollywood celebrities. Now, for the most part, the stuff they say is pretty innocent., and even admirable.
Michael Strahan pledges to "see myself as an American...not an African-American."
Someones pledges to not flick people off while driving. Many, to find a service project.
There are the typical liberal ones (it is Hollywood after all), mostly settling around being green:
"I pledge to sell my obnoxious car and drive a hybrid."
"I pledge to be more green", "turn the lights off", "drive slower to use less gas."
I have no problem with these. I may think they're wrong, but who cares? These are all individual actions that don't effect me. They're fighting for what they believe, so that's fine. (Though I wonder; how many of these celebrities would give up their mansions? Wouldn't shutting down these monstrosities that use more power than a small village do more for the environment than using paper over plastic?)
Now, I have two main problems with the film.
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First, is Obama your president...or your god? One of the lines in the video is, "I pledge to be of service to Barack Obama." Another is a group pledge "to be a SERVANT to our president." I mean come on, can you even imagine what would happen if Republicans put a video together like this for Bush? (I don't know who would do it: What is the equivalent of Hollywood for Republicans? Businessmen?)
The second problem is the typical one for many progressives (especially rich ones). When they say "I pledge", for most of this stuff, they are actually pledging for themselves. However, they also have pledges to "help make sure senior citizens have access to health care" and "to advance stem-cell research." These are pledges to force the rest of us to do something they think is right.
I mean, really...does anyone think by "access to health care" they are talking about starting foundations to help the poor? No, of course not. They mean working to pass universal health care and shoving their beliefs down everyone else throats. But I forgot...that's only bad when conservatives do it.
(Note: I don't want, nor support legislation, for either side to do it, I'm just pointing out the hypocrisy)
Sidenote: A friend sent me this in an email:
“I pledge to end 21st century slavery.”
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