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Bassem Youssef

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1347 total appearances

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

Maybe I'm not because I was put into that. It's like because that talks to your insecurities. Like I know, but you shouldn't say it out loud.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

Maybe I'm not because I was put into that. It's like because that talks to your insecurities. Like I know, but you shouldn't say it out loud.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

Maybe I'm not because I was put into that. It's like because that talks to your insecurities. Like I know, but you shouldn't say it out loud.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

You shouldn't say the truth out loud. You shouldn't say it out loud.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

You shouldn't say the truth out loud. You shouldn't say it out loud.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

You shouldn't say the truth out loud. You shouldn't say it out loud.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

Well, after the Muslim Brotherhood were removed- You have to understand, like when the military coup happened, it was a very popular coup. Like people loved the army. In Egypt, the army is more sacred than the religion. People love the army. But the army can go in the wrong. So me going against the army was, I mean, the Muslim Brotherhood was not very popular.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

Well, after the Muslim Brotherhood were removed- You have to understand, like when the military coup happened, it was a very popular coup. Like people loved the army. In Egypt, the army is more sacred than the religion. People love the army. But the army can go in the wrong. So me going against the army was, I mean, the Muslim Brotherhood was not very popular.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

Well, after the Muslim Brotherhood were removed- You have to understand, like when the military coup happened, it was a very popular coup. Like people loved the army. In Egypt, the army is more sacred than the religion. People love the army. But the army can go in the wrong. So me going against the army was, I mean, the Muslim Brotherhood was not very popular.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

They were popular for their own basis. But people accepted the fact that like we make fun of them. But Sisi at that time, he was a god. And I used to go to this high class club called Gizir Club. And this is basically kind of like the kind of upper middle class, upper class kind of people. And during that year of the Muslim Brotherhood, I was the most popular ever. People come, yay!

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

They were popular for their own basis. But people accepted the fact that like we make fun of them. But Sisi at that time, he was a god. And I used to go to this high class club called Gizir Club. And this is basically kind of like the kind of upper middle class, upper class kind of people. And during that year of the Muslim Brotherhood, I was the most popular ever. People come, yay!

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

They were popular for their own basis. But people accepted the fact that like we make fun of them. But Sisi at that time, he was a god. And I used to go to this high class club called Gizir Club. And this is basically kind of like the kind of upper middle class, upper class kind of people. And during that year of the Muslim Brotherhood, I was the most popular ever. People come, yay!

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

When the military came in, people were walking to me like pointing their fingers like, don't speak about CCU. Don't speak about the army. We love you now, but don't you? They were like that. So I called John Stewart. I was like, I don't know what to do. I don't know what to do.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

When the military came in, people were walking to me like pointing their fingers like, don't speak about CCU. Don't speak about the army. We love you now, but don't you? They were like that. So I called John Stewart. I was like, I don't know what to do. I don't know what to do.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

When the military came in, people were walking to me like pointing their fingers like, don't speak about CCU. Don't speak about the army. We love you now, but don't you? They were like that. So I called John Stewart. I was like, I don't know what to do. I don't know what to do.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

And at that time, all of the channels were like closed down, all of the independent, I was the only one left, because it was difficult for them to get rid of me very quickly, because I was too popular. It was kind of like peace, peace milling kind of like go. And I remember something like, I don't know what to do. He said, like, you don't have to do anything, just your safety comes first.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

And at that time, all of the channels were like closed down, all of the independent, I was the only one left, because it was difficult for them to get rid of me very quickly, because I was too popular. It was kind of like peace, peace milling kind of like go. And I remember something like, I don't know what to do. He said, like, you don't have to do anything, just your safety comes first.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

And at that time, all of the channels were like closed down, all of the independent, I was the only one left, because it was difficult for them to get rid of me very quickly, because I was too popular. It was kind of like peace, peace milling kind of like go. And I remember something like, I don't know what to do. He said, like, you don't have to do anything, just your safety comes first.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

And so but I can't, I mean, I've been doing that for two years. And I kind of just like, say, Bye, bye, guys. I have a responsibility, I have a team, I have people working for me. And I also, I cannot just like disappear. And he said the most interesting thing ever. And say, if you're afraid of something, make fun of it.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

And so but I can't, I mean, I've been doing that for two years. And I kind of just like, say, Bye, bye, guys. I have a responsibility, I have a team, I have people working for me. And I also, I cannot just like disappear. And he said the most interesting thing ever. And say, if you're afraid of something, make fun of it.