re John Cleese and imperialist humour

["Eli Stephens" <elishastephens@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave wrote:

> I thought it was funny that Cleese, who I now hear has been an apologist
> for Brit imperialism, has been playing characters frantic at protecting
> English business from American transnationalism and also playing adman
> for a major U.S. consumer electronics chain.

One must be careful to confuse an actor with the work he does, although
in this case evidently there is a confluence. Danny Glover working for
WorldCom may be a high-paid worker, but in the end he's just a worker.
If he's rich enough to only work for companies or on movies whose
politics he approves of, more power to him, but if he isn't, he's equally
entitled to make a living just like the rest of us.

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