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Amanda Seyfried Has declared socialism as “a grand idea” that promotes more “taking care of each other” in society.
“If I have more money, I can spend more money on other people. Isn’t that right?” Hey mother! star said Diversity‘S awards circuit When asked on the podcast what the economic and political system means to him.
The 40-year-old appeared on the show to promote her latest music project. Ann Lee’s willWhich follows the Shakers founder. Officially called the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, the 18th-century religious group believed in communal living.
Seyfried said of the religious leader and her teachings, “Thank God we’re talking about Ann Lee so much, because there’s a direct correlation between what she created and what we lack.”
He concluded, “Don’t we all have any kind of agenda? Our agenda is to take care of each other? Socialism is a brilliant idea, and I know it doesn’t work perfectly.”
When Schneider pointed to the days following the September 11 attacks as an example of when Americans selflessly cared for each other, Seyfried said it should not take a national tragedy to create unity in America.
He said, “We don’t have to face a meteor shower or a house fire to leave everything for each other. That’s just who we are as humans.”
Seyfried’s comments come after the actor was labeled a right-wing political activist charlie kirk Shortly thereafter he became a “disgusting” person. shot to death Taking part in an outdoor debate session on the campus of Utah Valley University in September.
She said, “I’m not apologizing for it. I mean, for fuck’s sake, I commented on one thing. I said something that was based on actual reality and actual footage and actual quotes. What I said was very factual, and I’m certainly free to have my opinion.” who wears what,
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Seyfried received backlash for what she said, as well as criticism that she was justifying the murder of a married father of two, after which she clarified her comments on Instagram, writing: “We are forgetting the nuances of humanity.”
Brady Corbett’s Ann Lee’s will Follows a Mancunian preacher played by Seyfried as she travels to America to build a new kind of church. Lee believed herself to be the female incarnation of Jesus Christ on Earth and taught that God had both male and female aspects.
Lee died in New York in 1784 and is remembered for promoting gender equality and communal values that were ahead of her time.
Ann Lee’s will It is set to be released in UK cinemas on 20 February 2026.