This Hollywood way of putting actors and filmmakers on this kind of moral pedestal is kind of F**ed up to be honest
"Here lies a toppled god —
His fall was not a small one.
We did but build his pedestal,
A narrow and tall one."
From Frank Herbert's "Dune" series of novels.
The problem with any type of celebrity is that an entire life, past and present, is put under a microscope, and mega-watt klieg lights illuminate every miniscule hidden corner. By celebrity I mean anyone who achieves some level of success, whether it's an artist like an actor or a musician, a prominent business owner, or someone involved in politics - even if it's only a modicum of local notoriety. In this day and age they become ideological targets. Long gone is the "boys will be boys" mentality that past indiscretions can be excused by youthful ignorance and lack of experience/maturity. Another new issue is the fact that cultural morals and values are always evolving, and in our new technological era those cultural morals and values change over a few short years instead of generations.
What offends me most in the early 21st century is the concept of "Rules for me, but not for thee." Those who have power will completely cover up the most heinous crimes of those who support them and attempt to totally destroy anyone who opposes them in even a very minor way. The biggest issue most recently, at least for me, is that no one will even consider, much less try, bridging the gap with compromise. "My way or the highway!" Our new 21st century media saturated life-style has buried the facts and the voices of moderation under so much noise that even thoughtful, rational people don't know the reality in which they live anymore. So people polarize into "safe" groups where they at least have some sense of comfortability and an understanding of where they stand, exacerbating the divide even more. Unfortunately, quite a few will gravitate towards "radical" ideologies as a simple, understandable channel for their anger and disillusionment, ideologies that are abhorrent to most of us.
Racism and other bigotries are the refuge of the unimportant. - David Eddings
Everyone wants to play "The Blame Game" in an effort to ignore their own short-comings and gain ideological support. Someone else always has to be to blame, and the politicians and the pundits will play that emotional "It's not you; it's them!" blame card every chance that they can get, further widening the divide.
Ambitious people need followers, and the best way to get people to follow you is to promise them that you're going to correct everything that's wrong with their world. It's all very stirring, but only babies and the mentally deficient expect leaders to actually keep those promises. - David Eddings
Maybe things are different in your country.
Over here the most important thing to 95% of people is money and they will betray you the moment in benefits them.
They behave like sociopaths and then hide behind the guise of capitalism.
Those taking shortcuts in their pursuit of wealth/power are the ones that corrupt any system; ideologies, business, even the arts. Most of the belief systems are not the problem, it is the corruption of those systems that is the real issue.
