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Blue_true

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63. I actually like some of his westerns. I try to forget his politics when watching those movies.

Sun Mar 21, 2021, 08:45 PM

Mar 2021

He is rightwing, but I have not seen anything about him or Heston that says (or said in Heston’s case) that says either approves (approved) of the white supremacy based ideology that has taken over the modern Republican Party.

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Thanx for posting that JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #22

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I actually like some of his westerns. I try to forget his politics when watching those movies. Blue_true Mar 2021 #63

Eastwood is also a very underrated director. He directed a great movie that Blue_true Mar 2021 #64

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