I don’t trust either of them, but nor do I see them as villains. We must take help where we can get it, and both of them have served useful purposes in the past.
I agree, they're not villains, and they both do good - Tucker was the furthest right figure allowed on air and he did semi-red pill some people, and I happen to be a really big fan of Musk's SpaceX. The post was meant to poke holes in the bubble of hero worship that a bunch of people right are currently ascribing to them.
As Solzhenitsyn stated in The Gulag Archipelago, “If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart? During the life of any heart this line keeps changing place; sometimes it is squeezed one way by exuberant evil and sometimes it shifts to allow enough space for good to flourish. One and the same human being is, at various ages, under various circumstances, a totally different human being. At times he is close to being a devil, at times to sainthood. But his name doesn’t change, and to that name we ascribe the whole lot, good and evil.”
I remember Carlson when he looked and acted like an obnoxious, spoiled rich northeasterner with an odd penchant for bowties -- now he's growing double chins. I'm guessing this is your source for mentioning his possible CIA connections: https://swprs.org/fox-news-tucker-carlson-and-the-american-empire/. Musk is, like Trump, basically a promoter, and promoters show enormous flexibility of action and apparent (public) belief when it comes to the all important (to them) business of spinning and pushing their often empty projects.
Its interesting reading this for the first time today, with Tucker's and Alex Jones' X accounts now enabling both to reach such massive audiences and the chummy relationship between AJ and Carleson, and between AJ and Musk all forming a backdrop.
To answer the question posed in the title, my opinion of 'not very' remains unchanged.
I will confess: I advocate a couple of these things myself.
I prefer a carbon tax to any Comprehensive 5 Year Plan to Stop Global Warming. The original Constitution allowed the federal government to raise money through tariffs and excises. Well, it’s REALLY easy to tax the carbon coming into an oil refinery or coal fired power plant. You can tax the economy without spying on the economy. It’s really hard to hide an oil refinery.
Yes, this is regressive. That’s why I favor something like a UBI. But I prefer the term Citizen Dividend. First, it is for citizens only. (Let’s tax immigrants, both legal and illegal. If people are willing to PAY to become Americans, they might actually support the American Way.) Second, it allows us to have an income tax that is flat for 96+% of the population and partially replace the income and FICA taxes with consumption taxes — such as a carbon tax. Third UBI sounds like something people could live off of and be whiny hippies. A dividend is a supplement to other income.
When deficits exceed a trillion dollars per year, higher taxes constitute SMALLER government. Giant deficit spending is worse than high taxes. You pay for both the government goodie and the interest. Also, those who propose the goodie have to justify the taxes to pay for same.
I don’t trust either of them, but nor do I see them as villains. We must take help where we can get it, and both of them have served useful purposes in the past.
There’s good and bad in both of those men.
I agree, they're not villains, and they both do good - Tucker was the furthest right figure allowed on air and he did semi-red pill some people, and I happen to be a really big fan of Musk's SpaceX. The post was meant to poke holes in the bubble of hero worship that a bunch of people right are currently ascribing to them.
As Solzhenitsyn stated in The Gulag Archipelago, “If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart? During the life of any heart this line keeps changing place; sometimes it is squeezed one way by exuberant evil and sometimes it shifts to allow enough space for good to flourish. One and the same human being is, at various ages, under various circumstances, a totally different human being. At times he is close to being a devil, at times to sainthood. But his name doesn’t change, and to that name we ascribe the whole lot, good and evil.”
Excellent article!
I remember Carlson when he looked and acted like an obnoxious, spoiled rich northeasterner with an odd penchant for bowties -- now he's growing double chins. I'm guessing this is your source for mentioning his possible CIA connections: https://swprs.org/fox-news-tucker-carlson-and-the-american-empire/. Musk is, like Trump, basically a promoter, and promoters show enormous flexibility of action and apparent (public) belief when it comes to the all important (to them) business of spinning and pushing their often empty projects.
I hadn't seen the SWPRS link, but I'm a big fan of theirs - thanks for sharing. I agree with you on all of this.
Maybe we should just disregard any rich trust fund kids.
They more than anyone else are invested in the current system.
Its interesting reading this for the first time today, with Tucker's and Alex Jones' X accounts now enabling both to reach such massive audiences and the chummy relationship between AJ and Carleson, and between AJ and Musk all forming a backdrop.
To answer the question posed in the title, my opinion of 'not very' remains unchanged.
Incredible and factual. I do not trust either and now you can add DeSantis to this globalist crew.
See why School Shootings are actually State Sponsored Terrorism to Promote Gun Control - https://tinyurl.com/bdzcmxuc
I don't see Tucker's hatred of Trump as a bad thing.
Trump is the President who helped bring about COVID tyranny, after all.
I'll give Tucker a break on not being aware of how school shootings are organized STATE SPONSORED TERRORISM - https://tinyurl.com/bdzcmxuc
I will confess: I advocate a couple of these things myself.
I prefer a carbon tax to any Comprehensive 5 Year Plan to Stop Global Warming. The original Constitution allowed the federal government to raise money through tariffs and excises. Well, it’s REALLY easy to tax the carbon coming into an oil refinery or coal fired power plant. You can tax the economy without spying on the economy. It’s really hard to hide an oil refinery.
Yes, this is regressive. That’s why I favor something like a UBI. But I prefer the term Citizen Dividend. First, it is for citizens only. (Let’s tax immigrants, both legal and illegal. If people are willing to PAY to become Americans, they might actually support the American Way.) Second, it allows us to have an income tax that is flat for 96+% of the population and partially replace the income and FICA taxes with consumption taxes — such as a carbon tax. Third UBI sounds like something people could live off of and be whiny hippies. A dividend is a supplement to other income.
When deficits exceed a trillion dollars per year, higher taxes constitute SMALLER government. Giant deficit spending is worse than high taxes. You pay for both the government goodie and the interest. Also, those who propose the goodie have to justify the taxes to pay for same.
I think you’re onto something.
Man who sells electric cars wants to make fossil fuels more expensive.
Man who sells electric cars to consumers supports redistribution to help more people afford his product.
Man who relies on public goodwill takes a middle-of-the-road stance on vaccines.
Great Scot!