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Guardians of the Galaxy Director James Gunn Doesn't Care if He Loses Fans for Bashing Trump

Published Thu, 24 May 2018 11:38:04 -0500

Last updated Thu, 24 May 2018 11:38:52 -0500

James Gunn isn't just the acclaimed writer/director of films such as Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Gunn is also a socially conscious political pundit who uses his social media platform to promote political causes. Most of the time, the cause in question is President Donald Trump, as was the case when Gunn took to Twitter this week to write:

I think those of us active on social media get used to the unbelievable amounts of denial & cognitive dissonance in those who still support Trump despite KNOWING the outrageous amount of evidence that he's guilty of colluding with the Russians (and probably much more).

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) May 23, 2018

This is in part due to a President who willfully, obviously, and shamelessly lies on a daily basis, knowing it helps him get away with one act of corruption and constitutional transgression after the next. And it's in part due to that they never watch or read the news, or –

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) May 23, 2018

Most of us reading this now know Trump is doing great damage to our Republic and our constitution, and we're going to feel the ramifications of this for a long time to come. It is our job as American citizens to rectify that the best we can.

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) May 23, 2018

They are lost. Our job is simply to spread the most simple, easiest-to-understand information: Our President is trying to stop an investigation into his own activities, of which many, many crimes have been discovered, including those of his campaign officials.

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) May 23, 2018

Candidates' followers were polled during the primaries. 41% of Trump supporters were in favor of bombing Agrabah, the fictional city in Aladdin. At the same time, only 11% of John Kasich supporters said the same thing. Funny, appalling, or both? https://t.co/OSSJkChecW pic.twitter.com/y2CARgQb6F

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) May 23, 2018

The writer of Scooby Doo and Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed went on to ask:

If you believe in the Deep State, you really think they'd let a buffoon like Trump become President?

We have an honest-to-goodness Tin-Foil-Hat-John-Bircher-Sandy-Hook's-a-Hoax-the-Earth-Is-Flat-Paul-Is-Dead nutjob conspiracy theorist as President of the United States.

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) May 23, 2018

And this prompted a common response from fans experiencing views they disagree with on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/Atlas_mcfly/status/999363709096120320

But for Gunn, that doesn't matter:

I am fully willing to lose fans to speak out in the service of our country and overall good. Not a problem for me in the least. https://t.co/WcXvRXWTHA

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) May 23, 2018

Perhaps Gunn has good reason to brush off the complaint. Gunn has never kept his political views a secret, and the entertainment media has no qualms about turning anything he tweets into a clickbait "news" article, but that hasn't yet seemed to have a negative effect on the Marvel Cinematic Universe box office yet. Are Gunn's movies simply so good that even those offended by his politics can't help but pay to see them?

That's a question outside the scope of a clickbait "news" article about some tweets, but you're welcome to share your thoughts in the comments.