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All 6 Oscar nominees for best foreign film wrote a letter denouncing “fanaticism and nationalism among leading politicians” in the U.S.
Here is the text of the letter released by ABC News:
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Iranian director Asghar Farhadi poses for a photo during the Paris premiere of his film, “The Salesman” which won the 2017 Oscar for best foreign language film. Farhadi was not allowed to attend the Academy Awards ceremony because of the travel ban imposed by the Trump administration. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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Farhadi was not blocked by Trump’s Muslim travel ban because the Court of Appeals had already blocked the implementation of the ban. Farhadi did not attend the Academy Awards in protest.
I am not a Trump fan, not in the least. That is all the more reason we must be careful not to overstate our claims. Trump can and will hang himself, he doesn’t our help, just our careful observation and propagation of the news.
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Thanks for the correction, Jerry.
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The memory of the McCarthy-era blacklist is still strong in Hollywood.
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Good point, Eva!
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Where are the US undersigners?
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