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I saw this episode live and re-watched the clip you posted. This isn't Tucker being pro-Putin and pro-Russian, and it doesn't sway me at all if Russian state te
by xanaxagoras 5y ago
I saw this episode live and re-watched the clip you posted. This isn't Tucker being pro-Putin and pro-Russian, and it doesn't sway me at all if Russian state television snips a little bit out of context as propaganda - nor should it bother you, having just done so yourself.
This was part of a larger point that there's no good reason for America to get involved. I for one would not feel proud of this country if my son dies fighting in a war 5000 miles from my home, lending his young hands to one side of a territorial war that does not effect him, me, or any of us in a direct way. I'd strongly prefer to let the despot and the figurehead of the sham democracy we installed sort it out for themselves.
The rest of it is culture war stuff, and while I don't take it extremely seriously, I feel the same way about the things he brings up and I think he's fun. There are a lot of people who feel the same way as I do and you can't malign or name-call us out of our opinions.
- psyc 5y agoCarlson's manner of speech here is intended to make you take a giant step back, look, and think. This is very threatening to people for whom beliefs are packages you subscribe to, not things you arrive at with effort. Folks can make anybody sound any way by cherry-picking sound bites out of context. I see it happen constantly here.
- vba616 5y agoI remember when we were told that if we voted for Hillary Clinton, it would lead to war because she was a warmonger. Well, we did, and now...