Russell Brand, right? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Brand I am put in mind of Joaquin Phoenix’s style of preening as Joker in whichever batman movie it was.
> On Jun 15, 2024, at 7:16 AM, glen <geprope...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Sorry for not being clear. Yes, Fridman is part of the alt-right pipeline, > similar to Rogan and ... oh, what's the name of that comedy actor hippie guy > who used to be lefty but is now toxic? ... oh never mind. The point is that, > in the name of all-sidesism and trying to connect, listen, have empathy with, > the "deplorables" because they're suffering so much for having their privis > slowly stripped from them, we upregulate the vectors for their brain worms. > > We have a pub regular who is a hard righty who consistently argues against > women's rights, gay rights, democracy, etc. Musk is his hero. I've broached > that he read some Thiel. But that's too philosophical for his tastes. Anyway, > I've been asked more than once why I entertain that guy ... why not just shut > him down as soon as he starts spouting his regressive rhetoric? I'm not sure, > to be honest. It's either to remind me of who I was as a kid back in Texas > (?) or maybe to demonstrate to my lefty friends that, yes, actual people > actually believe this stuff (?) ... or maybe to help learn on-the-fly tactics > for nudging one way or the other (?) ... IDK. But I can say that his words > don't offend me. They clearly shut down almost everyone else there. But it > doesn't seem to bother me at all. Maybe I'm a psychopath? > > > On 6/14/24 14:52, steve smith wrote: >> glen wrote: >>> One of Fridman's schticks is "love" ... to entertain, say, fascists who, >>> were they to be in any sort of powerful position, would gladly destroy you >>> and all your loved ones. But as long as they're fringe enough, you can >>> listen to them with the same credulity with which you listen to, say, Sara >>> Walker. Maybe it's a form of security through obscurity? There's so much >>> traffic that nobody can separate the wheat from the chaff. So Lex can't be >>> a part of the alt-right pipeline. Obviously. >> I'm not sure if I read you right here? You are positing that Lex is part of >> the "alt-right pipeline"? Or more that his "tolerance" of the >> kushner/netanyahu/ctucker types enables the alt-right? I see his "tech >> bro" embrace of the likes of Musk/Bezos/Zuck to be it's own problem but not >> precisely as an alt-right phenomenon? > > -- > ꙮ Mɥǝu ǝlǝdɥɐuʇs ɟᴉƃɥʇ' ʇɥǝ ƃɹɐss snɟɟǝɹs˙ ꙮ > > -. --- - / ...- .- .-.. .. -.. / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Fridays 9a-12p Friday St. Johns Cafe / Thursdays 9a-12p Zoom > https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fbit.ly%2fvirtualfriam&c=E,1,85cexfM1lZSaocCRnu4QjO3jQ6kfuDGP05sm4Q7gkJ-6BhENicvOjcS_ztUG00Mx9tL7S8xmrBAuVCJGHtL83U6kUhy9MNE6UrRzXn-N&typo=1 > to (un)subscribe > https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fredfish.com%2fmailman%2flistinfo%2ffriam_redfish.com&c=E,1,XzHYFP1OrCTYrQ2E7WrQHjvrtzraBz6LXCNNcvhGtAnth9uWGqJm3aTsoA65_Z8MoQR1w4P2GgJPUf7OmuxDKTFcYB4nNx7pqDtVrN95L1lWkcM,&typo=1 > FRIAM-COMIC > https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2ffriam-comic.blogspot.com%2f&c=E,1,1bC3Q8C4yZQNvR3Sy1bYZKPzkt-La-eiu5MMvL9XUOmNqS1GNqq7g6lX5bonJ89nKr2rSFHU-MmeG2RMI1Bl2Kmdhqj5Az9NsLdgb0bMe__9nvzcMtaD0jsF4CI,&typo=1 > archives: 5/2017 thru present > https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fredfish.com%2fpipermail%2ffriam_redfish.com%2f&c=E,1,3splwgh4FwzqUMsvRNNEU8UyNANiTYv1yAoTGKZBV-YWEpt4Tq8vropzOwA_osjFR7Kla39nJJol2I74dpUaHI0C1kY6ajahQrkYLYfD9OFS1foU&typo=1 > 1/2003 thru 6/2021 http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/ -. --- - / ...- .- .-.. .. -.. / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Fridays 9a-12p Friday St. Johns Cafe / Thursdays 9a-12p Zoom https://bit.ly/virtualfriam to (un)subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ archives: 5/2017 thru present https://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/ 1/2003 thru 6/2021 http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/
