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Eva Longoria Values Politics Over Her Popularity

Actress Eva Longoria has been outspoken about various political and social issues over the years, but isn't worried about losing fans because of her views.

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Actress has been outspoken about various political and social issues over the years, but isn't worried about losing fans because of her views.

"There are things that are a lot more important than box office and viewers. Women바카라s rights are very important. The dismantling of human rights, of health care systems, of education systems.

바카라The banning of books. These are very dangerous things that need to be talked about, looked at, voted on, and advocated for. So it바카라s not an 바카라Oooh, do I do it?바카라 I have to do it. It is nonnegotiable,바카라 she told ELLE's December/January 2023 Women in Hollywood issue.

"I don바카라t ever think, I바카라m going to alienate half an audience or I바카라m going to lose some Twitter fans. That doesn바카라t matter to me if I바카라m saving democracy."

Despite this, Longoria doesn't have any ambitions to run for the White House, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

The actress observed that individual citizens are actually the "most powerful" people in a democracy.

Asked if she'd ever run for political office, Eva replied: "No, no, no. No, and I think that바카라s the myth, that you have to be a politician to be political. That바카라s not true. The most powerful person in democracy is the citizen.

"Once you become a politician, your hands get tied. You바카라re beholden to special interests; you바카라re beholden to certain industries."

She loves that she's able to speak her mind without having to worry about the potential consequences.

The '' star, who has been outspoken on issues like immigration, said: "As a citizen, you can speak your mind as loudly as you want."

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