I personally absolutely love when celebrities or people with social power speak out about controversial issues. I imagine millions of people feel the same way as Russell but since the majority of them have no social power their ideas and points will never be heard let alone taken seriously. I am all for people having their own beliefs but along with that I believe people should always be open to new ideas and different ways of thinking.
The fact of life is that things are constantly changing. Humans are made to adapt as proven by the way our bodies have adapted over the years. If our bodies were made to adapt I believe our minds and thoughts were too. If everyone is just hell bent on their own beliefs, we will never grow as a society. Many people young and old are stuck in the past and believe their parents way is the only way and just continue going through life doing everything their parents did and teaching the same ways to their children. This includes tradition. There are so many insane traditions across religions. At one point in time, when these traditions were created, they may have made sense, but today people are stuck in traditions and have no idea why they even do them. This to me is a really low level of thinking as there is not even a question to why some of these traditions are executed. Anyways before I start a rant like Russell, Ill just wrap it up by saying people need to be more open minded and welcome change because at this point, in the state of our world, open mindedness and change is crucial to our success as a race. Also, good on you Russell, thanks for sharing your thoughts!
I used to have a rather low opinion of Russel, just based on his public appearance, movies, characters, etc.
ReplyDeleteThis interview, as well as his recent interview with the Westboro Church folk really make me appreciate him and his views more. I think it's great that he is willing to speak out and possibly risk his reputation with the businesses/companies he depends on for his career. Also, I find he is credible based on the fact that he is an addict, and he was able to rise out of poverty. He has been on both (extreme) ends of the continuum of wealth, which is not something a lot of people can say.