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In reply to the discussion: William Shatner sets record in space with Blue Origin spaceflight [View all]NullTuples
(6,017 posts)Shatner the person in June of this year: "Don't like my show on Russian television? Don't watch it."
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He finely honed his skill for appearing apolitical, including not speaking out against injustices. When Ted Cruz said he thought Kirk would've been a Republican, this was Shatner's reply:
"Star Trek wasnt political. Im not political; I cant even vote in the US" (he's Canadian)
Really? Star Trek wasn't political? It was f@#$king SOCIALIST!
About the only stance I've seen him strongly push is that autistic children should be put through conversion therapy so they appear more "normal" - despite an entire community of autistic adults trying to educate him for many, many years. He simply blocks most of them.