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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

And that's why I was canceled twice.

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

And that's why I was canceled twice.

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

Actually, an army during peace is much more dangerous. Because think about it. I don't really have an enemy to fight. But I have all of this power, all of this tank. Why does this actor have more money than me? I'm protecting him. Why does this businessman think that he can get on his private plane and go to Paris? And why am I here sitting like not having all of these things?

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

Actually, an army during peace is much more dangerous. Because think about it. I don't really have an enemy to fight. But I have all of this power, all of this tank. Why does this actor have more money than me? I'm protecting him. Why does this businessman think that he can get on his private plane and go to Paris? And why am I here sitting like not having all of these things?

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

Actually, an army during peace is much more dangerous. Because think about it. I don't really have an enemy to fight. But I have all of this power, all of this tank. Why does this actor have more money than me? I'm protecting him. Why does this businessman think that he can get on his private plane and go to Paris? And why am I here sitting like not having all of these things?

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

And there's a lot of time on your hand because your job is to go fight.

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

And there's a lot of time on your hand because your job is to go fight.

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

And there's a lot of time on your hand because your job is to go fight.

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

when you don't go fight and we when you have the lack of that's why that's one of the things I love the United States about is the fact that the army cannot really get power but they kind of like the army is the power is actually in the military industrial complex which is a different issue yeah it's kind of like a different kind of issue but if you have all of that power like why am I sitting around just like playing guard for you guys that's why Iran is terrifying because you have this military that it just becomes a police force that turns against its own people yeah

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

when you don't go fight and we when you have the lack of that's why that's one of the things I love the United States about is the fact that the army cannot really get power but they kind of like the army is the power is actually in the military industrial complex which is a different issue yeah it's kind of like a different kind of issue but if you have all of that power like why am I sitting around just like playing guard for you guys that's why Iran is terrifying because you have this military that it just becomes a police force that turns against its own people yeah

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

when you don't go fight and we when you have the lack of that's why that's one of the things I love the United States about is the fact that the army cannot really get power but they kind of like the army is the power is actually in the military industrial complex which is a different issue yeah it's kind of like a different kind of issue but if you have all of that power like why am I sitting around just like playing guard for you guys that's why Iran is terrifying because you have this military that it just becomes a police force that turns against its own people yeah

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

Yeah. And when I left, I went through a very dark side. Dark, dark, dark. Because all of the insecurities, all of the stuff that had been like working in my head now came to life. And now I'm in America and I'm a nobody.

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

Yeah. And when I left, I went through a very dark side. Dark, dark, dark. Because all of the insecurities, all of the stuff that had been like working in my head now came to life. And now I'm in America and I'm a nobody.

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

Yeah. And when I left, I went through a very dark side. Dark, dark, dark. Because all of the insecurities, all of the stuff that had been like working in my head now came to life. And now I'm in America and I'm a nobody.

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

And now it's like I have to do something. I have to earn some money. So I started to do stand-up comedy five years ago. And I sucked because it was my second language and it was new. And now I will go to these comedy clubs with like kids and 21, 22 people. And then I'm there with a family to support that. I'm going there to do it for $15, $20. And I was bad. How bad? You're bombing.

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

And now it's like I have to do something. I have to earn some money. So I started to do stand-up comedy five years ago. And I sucked because it was my second language and it was new. And now I will go to these comedy clubs with like kids and 21, 22 people. And then I'm there with a family to support that. I'm going there to do it for $15, $20. And I was bad. How bad? You're bombing.

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

And now it's like I have to do something. I have to earn some money. So I started to do stand-up comedy five years ago. And I sucked because it was my second language and it was new. And now I will go to these comedy clubs with like kids and 21, 22 people. And then I'm there with a family to support that. I'm going there to do it for $15, $20. And I was bad. How bad? You're bombing.

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

Bombing big time. Eating shit. Eating shit big time. Dying up there big time. And I would go back home and I would cry. And then what made it worse is sometimes, like a fan. Not a fan. A bunch of fans from Egypt.

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

Bombing big time. Eating shit. Eating shit big time. Dying up there big time. And I would go back home and I would cry. And then what made it worse is sometimes, like a fan. Not a fan. A bunch of fans from Egypt.

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

Bombing big time. Eating shit. Eating shit big time. Dying up there big time. And I would go back home and I would cry. And then what made it worse is sometimes, like a fan. Not a fan. A bunch of fans from Egypt.