Agreed. Have you seen his NHS speech? He's powerful.

I have. That too is such an inspirational speech! I love this guy. Someone like Michael Sheen would do America's political mess the world of good

Amazing. I'm quite envious! :D

Lucky you!

That will never happen.

I think he could walk in to No 10 at the moment

​​@@ajr314 😂😂 NEVER. GOING. TO. HAPPEN. He gave his OBE back and has stated clearly that Cymru (Wales) needs more autonomy, if not independence. He's has no time for the British establishment, because he clearly understands what they've done to Cymru for centuries!

God bless all.

We could have had one, but everyone believe the lies about him. 2019.

He is NOT charming.... Will you stop with the 'charming' label..... he is a fighter for God's sake. (I apologise... he may be charming but please do not neuter him so :) )

@@raymisnt I don't see the problem in the term charming, which I will continue using. Of course you can be charming and a fighter and many other things..

@@raymisnt Are you Welsh as well?

I think I'll watch The Queen tonight. He was brilliant in that.

They are repeating a party line. After his Raymond Williams Memorial lecture, he was asked if he would enter politics, and Sheen responded words to the effect that he was free to say what he wanted, when he wanted, and didn't have to be alligned to a political party. The irony is, Sheen here, and there, was not acting (except when quoting) but our MPs do all the time, whether deliberately or not.

Yes, and also strikingly relevant here in the US... as darkness spreads.

Absolutely! For not to say he's wasted as an actor.....

I'll say. I listened to the whole speech.

Dickens also: 'Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business.

'Not a lecture but a rallying cry '. Utterly inspiring. Michael Sheen is a gift to this country whose voice should be listened to more.

Por tal de escuchar a Michael hago eso y más.

No, he is not 'lovely' ... To hell with 'lovely'!!!! He is VALUABLE! He (seems) to be 'on the ball'.... and Lovely too! :) But.... and it is a huge BUT! He has gone... gone from the stage of life.... So what was the ACTUAL value of that great speech? I really do think it was the best political speech I have ever heard..... But so what? He's fricking gone! What he said was SOOOOOOO Right but he has gone!!! Like a bloody echo.... GONE!

@@raymisnt Bit late but i'd like to update you after his Interview today! - He's helping with the creation of local journalism within S.Wales first and then throughout Wales, making them paid and apprentice positions and recreating small newspaper publishing areas. He's also doing this with fiction and non-fiction writing apprenticeships. - He's given back his OBE because he felt it was 'hypocritical' after what he learnt about the Monarchy. - He's contributing with grassroots campaigns for funding for community projects in the Neath area, although not entirely sure on this one. Basically, he came out as Indy-curious with a heavy leaning on pro today. He's still there, but remember he's had a kid this year.

@@muckraker636 To add to your comments... You can find out even more about what he is doing and what he's done via KZfaq, Twitter and more importantly inside Port Talbot and the communities of Wales. What about the Passion of Port Talbot that took two years to plan and three days to lead and perform, funding the Homeless World Cup in Cardiff to make sure it wasn't cancelled and that video he did for Pads4Dads, to raise awareness about period poverty and to make talking about periods less awkward for dads. Then there was that lecture on Welsh identity for Raymond Williams annual memorial lecture, as well as how he challenges toxic masculinity in both his day to day and public life, showing emotion, letting himself be vulnerable. I don't know how one man can have the capacity to do it all. He does so happen to have a will of steel, but we also know there is no weakness in being kind and only the frightened ones are cruel. We know that by now, don't we? It is 2021. More off the top of my head... Educating parents on cyberbullying, he and his magnificent beard entertaining us with silly videos and Staged through lockdown, on top of Good Omens and the Prodigal Son. He came home after filming in Oxford and the south of England, wondering why the people of Port Talbot had lost so much? Why couldn't Wales have this too? Every time he went home something had vanished. Journalism, mental health support, clubs, jobs. The steelworks was under threat of closure. He noticed these things. Anyone who's escaped their small town mind, but especially anyone in his wealthy position, thinking selfishly would go "oh thank fuck I got out of there, what a shit hole." No. He did what no one does, he left his new life, in glamorous LA! He wanted to know more about his hometown. What else had Port Talbot lost? How could he help? He wanted to know more, he wanted to listen and so... He came home. Not only for good, to do good. The money he makes through acting now goes to fund his activism. Who does that? Michael Sheen does that. Honestly, if you google all of this you'll find exactly what I'm talking about, you won't be disappointed. He doesn't assign to a specific political party and is all about listening. He wants decentralised power, to empower individuals and communities. He is inspiring, he is compassionate, he is empathetic, is what he bloody well is.

Explain

Go away you nutter!

Yes god dam, explain.

Was you born an idiot, or is it something you working on.

....Which was due to English government interference in the Welsh education system in the 18th century. And your point is.....?

About 40% of Irish people can speak Irish, and only a small percentage of that consider it their primary language. Hundreds of years of repression have a massive and lasting effect. Icelandic is dying out as a language because everyone in Iceland speaks English and nobody outside Iceland speaks Icelandic. Many regional and minority languages are dying out all over the world because if you want to talk to someone from India or Germany or the US or Nigeria or wherever, then your best option is almost always English.

@@Auriflamme I get your point and would agree that there needs to be a consensus on a common language to be used trans-borders (which of course is English because of... well, let's not speak of historical reasons...!). However, speaking in this context as a born Welshman (albeit brought up as a monolingal English speaker), I think it important to be able to be bilingual. Therefore to speak both the commonly agreed international language of commerce and also to speak the language of one's own heritage, to preserve cultural identity and pride.