Damien Chazelle Joins Twitter to Slam Trump: 'Impeach This Loathsome Misogynist Racist'
Damien Chazelle has finally joined Twitter (@DSChazelle) to voice his opinion about President Donald Trump and the current political climate.
The 32-year-old La La Land director slammed the president and called for his impeachment on Wednesday (August 16).
“Decided to join Twitter because I feel a responsibility to add my voice to the chorus,” he wrote in a series of 10 tweets. “The Trump administration is openly endorsing Nazism and white supremacy. It’s that simple. 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.”
“I hold out hope. That the GOP will come to its senses and call for impeachment,” he continued. “That voters lured by Trump‘s economic promises will finally wake up. And that we as a country will learn from this. That this moment will do away once and for all with ‘politics don’t affect me’, ‘I don’t feel like voting’, etc. That the epic moral failure we’re witnessing now will inspire a new activism.”
He added, “Might be naive. But in the meantime, I’m gonna try to do whatever I can. I gotta believe every little bit helps. Spread the word. Donate to @BLMNational , to @ACLU , to the @NAACP, to @PPact , to @swingleft. And call on the GOP as passionately as possible: impeach this loathsome misogynist racist.”
Damien went on to tweet more thoughts about the topic. Read the rest of them below.
Decided to join Twitter because I feel a responsibility to add my voice to the chorus. (1/10)
— Damien Chazelle (@DSChazelle) August 16, 2017
Click inside to read the rest of Damien’s tweets…
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/
— Damien Chazelle (@DSChazelle) August 16, 2017
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/
— Damien Chazelle (@DSChazelle) August 16, 2017
But let's be clear: we live in a country where right now only white men enjoy the privilege of unfettered free speech. 3/
— Damien Chazelle (@DSChazelle) August 16, 2017
How many white supremacists were arrested in Charlottesville? 4. How many protestors were arrested in Ferguson? 155. 4/
— Damien Chazelle (@DSChazelle) August 16, 2017
THAT is the state of free speech in America today.
— Damien Chazelle (@DSChazelle) August 16, 2017
PS. Typo earlier, posted the wrong handle. Donate @Blklivesmatter. https://t.co/DRAonV1bYQ
— Damien Chazelle (@DSChazelle) August 16, 2017