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@georgetakei geez, George, next time you choose a role model, pick one that didn't ignore the HIV/AIDS epidemic for nearly a decade, directly contributing to millions of deaths of gay men. and that's not even to mention a presidency rife with corruption, crime, and - yeah - union-busting.

sheesh...

@brooklynman I read no holding Reagan as a role model in @georgetakei’s comment, only the fact that Reagan was president of the SAG in 1960.

@blitzen @georgetakei for such a public figure in the LGBTQ+ community as Takei to openly praise Regan in such a way, considering Regan's openly antagonistic and detrimental history with the LGBTQ+ community during his presidency, is, at best, sloppy, and at worst, reckless.

Blitzen 🇺🇦

@brooklynman @georgetakei what praise? He simply stated a fact, that Reagan (in his role as SAG president) called for a strike in 1960.

@blitzen @georgetakei I've already explained it in detail.

@brooklynman @georgetakei your explanation rests on things Takei *should have* said, and I do agree those things need to be said of Reagan, but the post contained no “open praise.”

@blitzen @georgetakei it doesn't, actually, as i stated several times that it's about what Takei *should not have said*.

And just because you fail to see something (or refuse to acknowledge it) doesn't mean it's not there.

@brooklynman @georgetakei I do not subscribe to such a rigid black-and-white view of the world.

@blitzen @georgetakei like I said:just because you fail to see something (or refuse to acknowledge it) doesn't mean it's not there.

@brooklynman @georgetakei Conversely, just because you believe something doesn’t inherently make it so.