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Honestly, horrifying. She is a celebrity. She should have no sway on politics. It isn't her field. I'm sure, right now, there is someone reading this and thinking, "This person should shut the fuck up," but think about all of that power. Now, imagine if that power weren't aimed against the GOP, but working for them. Do you want a pop star deciding an election on a whim? That's basically how we got Trump in the first place. This shit really has to stop. I've heard a lot of people saying things like, "At least she is doing something good with her popularity," but is she? Is this good? Or is it just beneficial to us? Ice cream is good. It isn't good for us.
Edit: lol, found the Swifties, I guess. To clarify a bit, I'm not saying that she did a bad thing by getting people to register to vote. That's a good thing. I'm saying it's bad that her endorsement of Harris is what did it. If she had endorsed Trump and the same thing happened there would be rioting in the fucking streets. Every liberal would be taking the next week off of work to go block traffic in protest. But no, continue on with your lives because the system is working in your favor this time. I'm sure that this won't come back to bite us all in the ass, again.
You do realize she didn't tell anyone who to vote for right? She included a link to register and provided her opinion and said, "Your research is all yours to do, and the choice is yours to make".
Just because the best the GOP could manage to con into joining was the washed up Kid Rock, that doesn't mean popular celebrities shouldn't voice their opinions.
She's using her platform to advocate that people register to vote, and to make their own decision. I don't see anyone in the GOP reaching out to try and have more people register to vote. They're doing the exact opposite and trying to disenfranchise as many voters as possible since, historically, higher turnout works against them.
I think their overall point is a valid one. If tomorrow someone with that much influence just decides to voice their opinion it would HEAVILY sway the vote. I'm glad she said the right thing and everything it's still scary.
Good comparison is probably Elon Musk, who has a lot of influence, owns social media, and is the richest person on the planet. Need a few more Taylor Swifts to counter that.