Actor Woody Harrelson described himself Friday as a political “anarchist” and someone who thinks government has become too intrusive in our everyday lives and beyond, but nonetheless indicated he’ll vote for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump.
“I mean, I can’t imagine anyone who wouldn’t be a better candidate than Trump. I mean, literally anyone,” Harrelson told the Daily Beast. “But definitely Hillary — at least she’s qualified.”
Despite his choice, Harrelson’s beliefs seem to line up with those of the most conservative Republicans.
“I’m more of an anarchist than anything,” he said. “I don’t really believe in government. I don’t see the positive effects of it. Our federal government was just supposed to take care of trade between the states and protect us in times of war — and instead, it’s become belligerent around the world and it’s constantly in every aspect of our lives.”
“We’re overtaxed to pay for an out of control weapons industry. We subsidize countries around the world to buy weapons from us. The government, I’m not terribly proud of,” he said.
Harrelson, who is currently doing media rounds promoting his role has former President Lyndon B. Johnson in Rob Reiner’s “LBJ,” said he likes President Obama, but doesn’t believe he has any actual power, and is entirely controlled by corporate interests.
“Industries control our countries and make decisions for us. The politicians are all really puppets of the industries, and I think that’s really obvious to anybody who looks at it with any clarity,” he said.
If Harrelson had his way, the government would dissolve completely and the governing would be put back in the hands of the public.
“The point is, I don’t really see how we’re helped by the government,” he said. “There are some good social programs that I think are worthwhile, but we could do that just as people running our own business, you know?”
He said he can’t support Trump because the candidate is not “presidential material” and someone who has been “stoking a lot of racism.” But he indicated that neither choice is very good.
“Unfortunately they’re both hawks, and I think that’s one of the big issues going on in the world today,” he said. “We’ve got three wars going on simultaneously that seem to be going on in perpetuity. I’m not seeing either one of them address that.”
