Bassem Youssef
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That kind of face of adoration that goes... Yeah. And I could see it in their face. I think he's gonna drive an Uber in a couple of weeks.
That kind of face of adoration that goes... Yeah. And I could see it in their face. I think he's gonna drive an Uber in a couple of weeks.
That kind of face of adoration that goes... Yeah. And I could see it in their face. I think he's gonna drive an Uber in a couple of weeks.
And then the central, oh, you left. You gave up. You were a sellout. You were a coward. Why don't you speak from abroad? You're safe now. I already spoke. I don't want to be, because I don't want to be an activist. I was doing that for comedy when it was good for everybody. But now they want me to go into YouTube and just like throw rocks from outside. I was like, you know what, I understand.
And then the central, oh, you left. You gave up. You were a sellout. You were a coward. Why don't you speak from abroad? You're safe now. I already spoke. I don't want to be, because I don't want to be an activist. I was doing that for comedy when it was good for everybody. But now they want me to go into YouTube and just like throw rocks from outside. I was like, you know what, I understand.
And then the central, oh, you left. You gave up. You were a sellout. You were a coward. Why don't you speak from abroad? You're safe now. I already spoke. I don't want to be, because I don't want to be an activist. I was doing that for comedy when it was good for everybody. But now they want me to go into YouTube and just like throw rocks from outside. I was like, you know what, I understand.
I have family there. And it was this kind of like thing like that I am being... like attacked for not doing what I should do in their face and attacked for not being funny and not doing good.
I have family there. And it was this kind of like thing like that I am being... like attacked for not doing what I should do in their face and attacked for not being funny and not doing good.
I have family there. And it was this kind of like thing like that I am being... like attacked for not doing what I should do in their face and attacked for not being funny and not doing good.
And now I'm feeling like maybe it was wrong and I was, I didn't know, I really, it was so traumatic that I don't know actually how I went through these years and I blocked so many details from my brain because I have been using this technique for a while now that I have been erasing a lot of my, there is a lot of memory gaps in my brain.
And now I'm feeling like maybe it was wrong and I was, I didn't know, I really, it was so traumatic that I don't know actually how I went through these years and I blocked so many details from my brain because I have been using this technique for a while now that I have been erasing a lot of my, there is a lot of memory gaps in my brain.
And now I'm feeling like maybe it was wrong and I was, I didn't know, I really, it was so traumatic that I don't know actually how I went through these years and I blocked so many details from my brain because I have been using this technique for a while now that I have been erasing a lot of my, there is a lot of memory gaps in my brain.
And I'm trying to suppress it because it was very, very, very traumatic. And a lot of people told me you have to go to therapy, but I don't, I can't, I don't know. I'm worried to open the floodgates. And I'm thinking as if I'm functional and I'm not killing anybody, I'm okay.
And I'm trying to suppress it because it was very, very, very traumatic. And a lot of people told me you have to go to therapy, but I don't, I can't, I don't know. I'm worried to open the floodgates. And I'm thinking as if I'm functional and I'm not killing anybody, I'm okay.
And I'm trying to suppress it because it was very, very, very traumatic. And a lot of people told me you have to go to therapy, but I don't, I can't, I don't know. I'm worried to open the floodgates. And I'm thinking as if I'm functional and I'm not killing anybody, I'm okay.
Imagine when you're 45, 46, and then people are like, is this his midlife crisis? What is this? I went through a lot of pain and a lot of, like, the doubts, and it was terrible.
Imagine when you're 45, 46, and then people are like, is this his midlife crisis? What is this? I went through a lot of pain and a lot of, like, the doubts, and it was terrible.
Imagine when you're 45, 46, and then people are like, is this his midlife crisis? What is this? I went through a lot of pain and a lot of, like, the doubts, and it was terrible.
Because I started that. And the only reason that I could is to continue. I don't know what else to do. I don't want to go back to medicine. I don't want to do that. And I don't know. And bit by bit, bit by bit, I started to kind of like be better, be better, be better.
Because I started that. And the only reason that I could is to continue. I don't know what else to do. I don't want to go back to medicine. I don't want to do that. And I don't know. And bit by bit, bit by bit, I started to kind of like be better, be better, be better.