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Oscar-winning "La La Land" director Damien Chazelle joined Twitter Wednesday just so he can get in on the "Dump Trump" action for "openly endorsing Nazism and white supremacy."
The series of tweets are in response to Donald Trump's press conference on Tuesday, where the president seemingly became unhinged while he backpedaled and doubled down on his Charlottesville remarks.
Trump reverted to his earlier statement in which he blamed "both sides" for the weekend's tragic events at a white supremacy rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
"Decided to join Twitter because I feel a responsibility to add my voice to the chorus," he wrote.
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View StoryChazelle wrote about the importance of speaking out and doing what is right for the greater good of the American people. He claims he joined the social media platform because he wants to do whatever he can since "every little bit helps."
"We're living a historic moment. Things don't often come this clear-cut. Anyone in a position of power who stays silent is complicit," he wrote. "I hold out hope. That the GOP will come to its senses and call for impeachment."
The director ended his first rant calling the president a "loathsome misogynist racist."
Decided to join Twitter because I feel a responsibility to add my voice to the chorus. (1/10)
@DSChazelle
The Trump administration is openly endorsing Nazism and white supremacy. It's that simple. (2/10)
@DSChazelle
We're living a historic moment. Things don't often come this clear-cut. Anyone in a position of power who stays silent is complicit. (3/10)
@DSChazelle
I hold out hope. That the GOP will come to its senses and call for impeachment. (4/10)
@DSChazelle
That voters lured by Trump's economic promises will finally wake up. And that we as a country will learn from this. (5/10)
@DSChazelle
That this moment will do away once and for all with "politics don't affect me", "I don't feel like voting", etc. (6/10)
@DSChazelle
That the epic moral failure we're witnessing now will inspire a new activism. (7/10)
@DSChazelle
Might be naive. But in the meantime, I'm gonna try to do whatever I can. I gotta believe every little bit helps. (8/10)
@DSChazelle
Spread the word. Donate to @BLMNational , to @ACLU , to the @NAACP, to @PPact , to @swingleft. (9/10)
@DSChazelle
And call on the GOP as passionately as possible: impeach this loathsome misogynist racist. (10/10)
@DSChazelle
Chazelle later wrote that due to recent occurrences he no longer believes every citizen in America truly has the right to "unfettered free speech." "How many white supremacists were arrested in Charlottesville? 4. How many protestors were arrested in Ferguson? 155," he wrote. "THAT is the state of free speech in America today."
Been thinking about free speech. I grew up partly in a country (France) where, for example, it's illegal to publicly deny the Holocaust. 1/
@DSChazelle
That kind of curb on free speech might not be palatable here in the States. Even if it were, might be very much the wrong approach. 2/
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But let's be clear: we live in a country where right now only white men enjoy the privilege of unfettered free speech. 3/
@DSChazelle
How many white supremacists were arrested in Charlottesville? 4. How many protestors were arrested in Ferguson? 155. 4/
@DSChazelle
THAT is the state of free speech in America today.
@DSChazelle
