Photek wrote:Variety:
Although he’s been called a Republican, for supporting John McCain’s 2008 presidential run, Stallone says he’s not a member of the GOP. “May the best fighter win,” he said. “I don’t think you can be totally one-sided forever. Then you close your mind to all sorts of possibilities. It’s just, ‘Who comes along better at that time for what the planet is going through?’ Right now, it’s pretty confusing on every side.”
He may not be a card carrying Republican but he officially endorsed every GOP candidate from Reagan to McCain and in the very interview you’ve quoted said that while he doesn’t endorse Trump, he “loves” him for his larger than life character. He holds Republican views, alongside liberal ones such as gun control(particularly on assault rifles). Schwarzenegger similarly breaks with Republican Party views on issues such as environmentalism.
Much like, you know, most people they are fairly nuanced individuals with an array of views when it comes to politics. Taking an us vs. them view of the entire Republican Party plays dangerously into the inexplicable rise of partisanship that’s gone on since the 1960s in the US, and runs the risk of dehumanising a really big group of people. It’s an incredibly short-sighted and in my view, dangerous way to think.