Maxwell Lord and Mandalorian Actor Pedro Pascal Supports Swedish-style “SOCIALISMMMMM”
JB Augustine
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Pedro Pascal stars in the Star Wars spinoff series The Mandalorian and has Wonder Woman 1984 to look forward to in the coming year. He’s had an exciting year and as his star rises, more about him – like his personal opinions and beliefs – will go public.
Case in point, in mid-2019 he got political and expressed his support for the Scandinavian style of governance he considered “socialism” done right.
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It all started when a fan posted a selfie of the actor on Twitter and tagged his account. She wrote that she hoped Pascal “has a good day and everyone else can piss off.”
I hope @PedroPascal1 has a good day and everyone else can piss off. pic.twitter.com/v3EosISuqt
— Barbara Kelley (@bgkelley411) March 27, 2019
This attracted negative comments from a user who responded, for whatever reason, Pascal “would have a good day if everyone pissed on him.” The user added a middle-finger emoji and a hand pointing to the word “socialism.”
I think @PedroPascal1 would have a good day if everyone pissed on him. 🖕🏽👉 socialism
— Wil T (@Comb0Br8ker) March 27, 2019
This is where Pedro Pascal jumped into the thread, tweeting simply “SOCIALISMMMMM” followed by three zombie emojis.
SOCIALISMMMMM 🧟♂️🧟♂️🧟♂️
— Pedro Pascal (@PedroPascal1) March 28, 2019
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The account Pascal replied to answered back with pictures from the ground of what is happening in Venezuela.
SOCIALISMMMMMMM 👽💩💩💩 pic.twitter.com/vqQy0ZoqeW
— Wil T (@Comb0Br8ker) March 28, 2019
Pascal responded one more time, saying the crisis in Venezuela – as depicted in “those pictures” – is the result of what he calls “the traumatic effects of corruption and deceit. Not socialism.” Attaching a photo of the Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian flags blowing in the wind, he added: “This is socialism.”
See now I wd call those pictures the traumatic effects of corruption and deceit. Not socialism. This is socialism pic.twitter.com/TbZhi0ByBz
— Pedro Pascal (@PedroPascal1) March 28, 2019
One reply pointed out, in reality, the governments of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland are mixed economies with somewhat free markets. The user who first replied shared a photo of a Forbes article contradicting Bernie Sanders’s likewise claims about the Scandinavian system.
You can only dream they were. It be nice actually. But not really pic.twitter.com/Dnc1QXYRpG
— Wil T (@Comb0Br8ker) March 28, 2019
Back in 2016, Pascal described his political beliefs as “very, very liberal.” Pascal appeared on Stephen Colbert’s Late Show saying:
“I’m from Chile. I am a child of socialist political refugees. We are very, very liberal and I can’t seem to shake the feeling amongst the DEA because, I mean, I don’t wanna accuse them of being conservative but…”
Actor, director, singer and vocal Trump supporter Robert Davi tweeted thoughts this month on Swedish “social policies.”
That is absolutely part of it ! Social policies are destroying many nations and many wish they had a Trump putting them first and not the global cabal https://t.co/EQgerb3Egm
— Robert Davi (@RobertJohnDavi) December 4, 2019
Social policies and migrants are serious issues in Sweden and the country has seen a rise recently in explosions within its cities.
Over in South America, instability has spread beyond Venezuela. Protests are going on in countries across the continent, including in Pedro Pascal’s native Chile.
Regardless, all things considered, Pascal conducted himself with more decorum than most do when caught up in political discourse on social media.
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The Mandalorian is streaming now on Disney Plus. Wonder Woman 1984 is out in June.
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