Marxist-Leninist types like Hasan absolutely and unquestionably support Russia over Ukraine. You will never be able to find a coherent set of reasons to explain why they pay so little attention to a widely recognized genocide and unjust war, yet make Israel-Palestine (a topic Hasan and the rest of the socialists are barely informed on) their single most important issue.
From an ML campist perspective, ANY opposition to the United States and the 1st world "west" is supported. It's why he supports Chinese Imperialism and their government uncritically (despite having his devices seized by the CCP because they thought he was insulting Mao), it's why he supports Hamas, Hezbollah and Ansar Allah, and it's why he never criticizes any other regime or group that stands in opposition to anything he perceives as being aligned with the liberal democratic order.
That's how information bubbles actually work. Leaders create them themselves. @elonmusk would be the most informed person on Earth - intellectually, financially, etc. - yet he consistently chooses to ignore new information. Here, he looks at the graph showing that incarceration rate policy has nothing to do with the crime rate and, instead of absorbing this information, ignores it entirely. Instead, Elon reinforces his baked-in worldview, directly contradicting the data that he looks at. I am not saying that his point is wrong - he might be very well right; my point is that he reads information that contradicts his view as if it were confirming it. Information bubbles around big people are entirely self-made.
Dear Joe,
I wish I could sit down with you face to face and explain why so many of us were offended by the UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House.
For me, it had nothing to do with the UFC or who showed up for the fights. The brand you and Dana have built is a bona fide American success story. More power to you. As for the fighters, in my book, anyone brave enough to put it all on the line in the arena is remarkable to witness. Their dedication and discipline inspire me. I donāt understand anyone who canāt admire that.
And as for the people who attended, I, for one, love Shane Gillis. I think heās hilarious and brilliant. It was a show. A once-in-a-lifetime spectacle. I canāt blame anyone for wanting to witness it firsthand.
My problem is that I believe some of our public spaces are sacred. And unlike many of the great powers that came before us, these American monuments belong to all of us. Not to whoever happens to hold power at the moment.
The White House does not belong to Donald Trump. It does not belong to any President. It belongs to the people. To treat it as Caesar treated the Colosseum is antithetical to everything our founding fathers fought for.
This is not Rome. Presidents are not emperors doling out bread and circuses for the peasants. The White House is the Peopleās House. This ācelebrationā could have happened in any stadium within a stoneās throw of the South Lawn. No one would have had an issue with it.
But that was obviously Donald Trumpās whole point. By holding the event on the South Lawn, what he was saying to the rest of us is:
āThis is my house. I own it. I will do with it what I please. Iāll build a colosseum and have the gladiators fight under my gaze. Iāll tear down the East Wing. Iāll pave over the Rose Garden. Iāll cover everything in gold and marble. Iāll erase the names of all the men who came before me.ā
The fights were an exhibition of imperial domination, not a celebration of our 250th anniversary as a democracy.
The White House is not Buckingham Palace. It is not the Palace of Versailles. It is not the Forbidden City of Beijing. It does not belong to an emperor, or a king, or a commissar.
The White House belongs to us. All of us. The person who sits behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office is nothing more than an honored guest. A temporary caretaker.
The President is our servant. Not our Caesar.
Respectfully, Hunter
P.S. Cage match between me and Don Jr.? Your call on the venue. Anywhere but the South Lawn.
Most embarrassing moment for an American pro sports league in quite some time. Don't forget it just because the people involved will never understand it
This is unhinged. If a family member behaved this way, you'd worry about them. If a CEO behaved like this, the board would meet. He's living in an alternate reality and furious when a person won't indulge his fantasies.
63 federal courts threw out all of Trumpās BS claims.
All of them. The Supreme Court rejected all of Trumpās BS claims. He now screams and cuts off interviews because he constantly lies about elections being rigged. Heās projecting again.
Only a Low IQ sports blogger could post this with a straight face the same week Trump excises John Cornyn and Bill Cassidy from the Senate and the entire cabinet campaigns to snuff out Thomas Massie.
You could start by walking down the hall. See why your boss keeps pardoning people convicted of money laundering, wire fraud, tax evasion, and securities fraud.