He may have been left leaning all his life but I would assume his TDS is mostly fueled by a feedback loop of what he thinks people want to hear or will get him the most attention.
Pretty common in entertainment type circles. Its always funny when a performer gets on stage, makes a political comment and then gets booed. Several bands I like have said really stupid things on different tours and countries because they thought they would get a cheer only to later cut their set short and slink offstage.
The industry is full of *****s. Different types but the same motivation.
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Pretty common in entertainment type circles. Its always funny when a performer gets on stage, makes a political comment and then gets booed. Several bands I like have said really stupid things on different tours and countries because they thought they would get a cheer only to later cut their set short and slink offstage.
The industry is full of *****s. Different types but the same motivation.
edit
pic for clarity just in case