Michael Douglas Has ‘No Intention’ of Returning to Acting, Says U.S. Idealism ‘Does Not Exist Now’: ‘People Are Going Into Politics to Make Money’

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1. > When asked at a press conference about the state of politics in his home country, the Oscar-winner said the nation is currently “flirting with autocracy.”

   > “I look at it generally as the fact of how precious democracy is, of how vulnerable it is and how it always has to be protected,” he added. “I hope that what we’re struggling with right now is a reminder of all the hard work the Czechs did in gaining their freedom and independence. Politics now seem to be for profit. Money has entered democracy as a profit centre. People are going into politics now to make money. We maintained an ideal, an idealism in the U.S., which does not exist now.”

   > The actor wrapped his comment by saying he prefers “not to go into too much detail” as “the news speaks for itself.” “I myself am worried, I am nervous, and I think it’s all of our responsibility to look out for ourselves.”

2. So thats my dream of Basic Instinct 3 dead then.

3. Gay actor Micheal douglas?

4. The “preferring not to go into too much detail” is such a privileged take these days

5. Isn’t he like 106 years old?

6. How ironic that the movie line we see associated most with the start of this late-stage capitalism dystopia is him in Wall Street declaring, “Greed is good.”

7. The Me Decade of the 80s happened as Ronald Reagan set the tone. Trump is setting the tone for the 2020s.

8. Gonna miss your acting Michael , Seems to be true.

9. There used to be a time when politicians got out of public service to make money. Now they just raid the coffers.

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