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Pope Francis and Taylor Swift Aren’t Staying Silent
Welcome to Weekly Resistance Wednesday — We Are Not Silent
Wealth and fame afford powerful people extraordinary opportunities for self-indulgence as much as influence. When the Venn diagram of powerful people is pop stars and popes the overlap has all too often been sex, debauchery, and crime. This time it’s compassion and advocacy for vulnerable people. Whether Taylor Swift and Pope Francis are Spider-Man fans or not, they are both using their great power with great responsibility.
Taylor Swift
“After stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency, you have the nerve to feign moral superiority before threatening violence?” Taylor Swift unequivocally and publicly criticized¹ Trump’s reaction to nationwide protests when police officer Derek Chauvin murdered unarmed civilian George Floyd in 2020.
In 2024, Swift quashed misinformation implying she supported a second MAGA administration after AI-generated images of her appearing to endorse Trump started circulating. She clarified her position explicitly on Instagram, where she has almost 10 times as many followers as Trump.
“I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them…
