Tim Allen Says Having Conservative Views in Hollywood Is ‘Like ’30s Germany’; Anne Frank Center Demands Apology From Tim Allen for ‘Nazi Germany Comment’

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Tim shared about his experience at Trump's inauguration and reveals why we should all be paranoid about our privacy being compromised by the government and other major companies. The early '30s of Nazi Germany were all about policing ideologies and shutting down anyone who dared to oppose. That's what Allen was referring to. He didn't say anything about Nazis or concentration camps.

March 17, 2017

(TIME ) Tim Allen said he enjoys going on “both sides” of the political spectrum as a comedian, but compared rhetoric in Hollywood surrounding President Trump to Germany in the 1930s.

“You’ve gotta be real careful around here,” he said during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! “You get beat up if don’t believe what everybody believes. This is like ’30s Germany. I don’t know what happened. If you’re not part of the group, ‘you know what we believe is right,’ I go, ‘Well, I might have a problem with that.'”

Allen, who hesitated before confessing he attended Trump’s inauguration, is one of the few celebrities in Hollywood who has been outspoken about his conservative views. During the 2016 election, he lent his voice to an ad for Republican candidate John Kasich.

In November, Allen told Fox News host Megyn Kelly: “What I find odd in Hollywood is that they didn’t like Trump because he was a bully. But if you had any inkling that you were for Trump, you got bullied for doing that. And it gets a bit hypocritical for me.”

March 21, 2017

(Yahoo Celebrity) - Actor Tim Allen recently appeared on episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live and made some controversial remarks about being a conservative in Hollywood.

The Last Man Standing actor told Kimmel, “You gotta be real careful around here, you know. You’ll get beat up if you don’t believe what everybody believes. It’s like ’30s Germany.”

The comedian instantly received a backlash for his glib comparison, with the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect issuing a strong rebuke on its Facebook page.

Steven Goldstein, the executive director of the center, wrote, “Tim, have you lost your mind?  No one in Hollywood today is subjecting you or anyone else to what the Nazis imposed on Jews in the 1930s — the world’s most evil program of dehumanization, imprisonment and mass brutality, implemented by an entire national government, as the prelude for the genocide of nearly an entire people. Sorry, Tim, that’s just not the same as getting turned down for a movie role. It’s time for you to leave your bubble to apologize to the Jewish people and, to be sure, the other peoples also targeted by the Nazis.” #NeverAgain #Antisemitism”

Comments at Facebook:


Henry Daniel
Some people clearly don't have a grip on their history -- all the terrible things they mentioned to sensationalize their response to Tim Allen happened in the 40's, not 30's. The majority of the 30's in Nazi Germany people were discriminated against and blacklisted (like conservative actors in hollywood) if they didn't follow the socialist party platform (including celebs and other political figures). It wasn't until VERY late 1939 where all the horrible things mention in their response started to happen. Tim Allen is smart enough to know the difference between being black listed and the holocaust, people just want to over react because he's conservative.

Kristina Morris
Firstly, Tim Allen is a comedian. Secondly, the early '30s of Nazi Germany was all about policing ideologies and shutting down anyone who dared to oppose. That's what Allen was referring to, not the concentration camps. He could've just mention Orwellian society, same story. By the way, I'm a Jew, and even though the Holocaust should never be forgotten, this is just a stupid argument.

Rod Goulet
There were other things the Nazis did besides genocide. You can still equate the current political climate in Hollywood with the Nazis. Which is why he said 1930s Germany.

Dave Lafrance
In the 30's you had to listen to German music, scouting was abolished, Jews were blacklisted, speaking out against the government was a punishable offense, books were burned, mentally challenged people euthanized. Today we have a president who will fire you for disagreeing with him, banning people from Muslim countries, spreading hate about muslims (hate crimes way up). There's no concentration camps yet but to compare it to 30's Germany is a fair statement. It's not as bad but Trump just got into power All of the terrible things in Germany did not happen as soon as the Nazis got power. I don't see where an apology is necessary at this point

Andrew Rush
Oddly or hypocritically, the Anne Frank Center has been ok or at least just silent about all the claims that Trump is Hitler. But now they speak out? Come on....

Katie Michelle Johnson
I'm an Independent, and to be fair, I believe they're twisting his words and taking it out of context. I've heard the interview. He never mentioned concentration camps, nor did he compare being in America to living in a concentration camp. He was referring to the political climate. In Nazi Germany, if German citizens didn't get on the bandwagon and publicly state they believed what the Nazis told them to believe, they were harassed, ostracized, blacklisted. They were stripped of their social standing and money, or they were executed as Jewish sympathizers. Some got thrown into camps too; just look at how many Catholic priests and nuns were martyred during the Holocaust. Many Germans disappeared, never to be heard from again. I think from that perspective, Tim Allen is right. People who have declared themselves Republicans or said they voted for Trump have been violently attacked in public by people who thought that was bullshit. I've seen a gang of men jump a guy and steal his car. I've seen a homeless man beat to death. I saw a woman get her hair lit on fire. I've seen an elderly man pepper sprayed in the face. Anyone with a conservative outlook that challenges the liberal status quo has been subject to cruel bullying in real life and on the internet. Try saying you voted for Trump on Facebook or Twitter. I promise that trolls will descend on you to scream obscenities at you like a piranha feeding frenzy. Hell, I know that even though my comment is politically neutral, some asshat out there is gonna come after me to bitch at me and put me down for disagreeing with the Anne Frank Center's claim. We're not far from Nazi Germany in that respect. The current political climate is tyrannical and fascist, and woe to anyone who disagrees with the liberals on the issues and candidates.

Michael Glazier
Listen, conservatives AND liberals are pretty oppressive these days. They are turning into cults. I'm a liberal from Massachusetts and I feel like if I don't agree 100 ith any given liberal ideology I am quickly vilified and insulted by other liberals. Hell if I just disagree on a method I can expect to be called names and condescending remarks. And the conservatives...well forget it, right out of the gate it's "libtard" and "snowflake" it's a pretty alienating age if you ask me. It is indeed a toxic world

Jake Bonnie
His comment isn't offensive. None of my Jewish relatives think so either. The comparison is valid. He didn't say that he suffers like they did. He said the ability to have a differing point of view is squelched. Which it is, regardless of the specific circumstances. In no way did his comment imply that the level of severity was comparable. In no way did his comment downplay the atrocities they faced. Stop putting words in people's mouths to give you something to bitch about for the day. Don't you people have joba to work? Children to raise? Lives to lead? Smfh you people make me sick.

Gerry Maul
Hmm. But it's ok for Lib Hollywood and the leftists kooks on here to frequently refer to Trump as the next Hitler or of have some nutjob Feminazi artist erect a giant billboard in AZ showing the Prez backed by swastikas? Nothing on that someecards? You people and your double standard is truly disgusting.

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