Hasan Piker
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So America will go up to them and be like, we're going to arm you guys. We're going to train you guys. Go fuck shit up. And then as soon as they're done, they they just discard them. And they're like, OK, go. You can they'll tell Turkey you can go and bomb these villages that they're in. Who cares? It doesn't matter anymore.
So America will go up to them and be like, we're going to arm you guys. We're going to train you guys. Go fuck shit up. And then as soon as they're done, they they just discard them. And they're like, OK, go. You can they'll tell Turkey you can go and bomb these villages that they're in. Who cares? It doesn't matter anymore.
No, I get it. What you're exhibiting is a very normal contradiction that a lot of Americans โ When faced with the reality of American foreign policy, they come to terms with this. They try to resolve this contradiction where on the one hand, you're saying, well, I'm an American. I like the security blanket that I exist under, right?
No, I get it. What you're exhibiting is a very normal contradiction that a lot of Americans โ When faced with the reality of American foreign policy, they come to terms with this. They try to resolve this contradiction where on the one hand, you're saying, well, I'm an American. I like the security blanket that I exist under, right?
No, I get it. What you're exhibiting is a very normal contradiction that a lot of Americans โ When faced with the reality of American foreign policy, they come to terms with this. They try to resolve this contradiction where on the one hand, you're saying, well, I'm an American. I like the security blanket that I exist under, right?
But also simultaneously, you're like, but damn, we're doing a lot of fucked up shit around the world. I mean, look, I'm a... People always yell at me and say, oh, Hassan, you only say America bad. But I don't just stop at that. I want America to be good. I think America has an incredible potential. It's the wealthiest nation on the planet.
But also simultaneously, you're like, but damn, we're doing a lot of fucked up shit around the world. I mean, look, I'm a... People always yell at me and say, oh, Hassan, you only say America bad. But I don't just stop at that. I want America to be good. I think America has an incredible potential. It's the wealthiest nation on the planet.
But also simultaneously, you're like, but damn, we're doing a lot of fucked up shit around the world. I mean, look, I'm a... People always yell at me and say, oh, Hassan, you only say America bad. But I don't just stop at that. I want America to be good. I think America has an incredible potential. It's the wealthiest nation on the planet.
It should be doing so much more to help its own citizens and so much more to lead the way, pave the way for a new evolution of the way that we look at international relations than the way that we engage with conflict. The reason why America is the way it is is because I see it as basically 50 corporations in a trench suit.
It should be doing so much more to help its own citizens and so much more to lead the way, pave the way for a new evolution of the way that we look at international relations than the way that we engage with conflict. The reason why America is the way it is is because I see it as basically 50 corporations in a trench suit.
It should be doing so much more to help its own citizens and so much more to lead the way, pave the way for a new evolution of the way that we look at international relations than the way that we engage with conflict. The reason why America is the way it is is because I see it as basically 50 corporations in a trench suit.
It's a holdover to extract tax revenue from everyday Americans and then give it directly back to corporations in the form of subsidies without ever regulating them and demanding anything in return. I think one of the best examples of this was when Russia invaded Ukraine. And then Russia is also part of OPEC+, so they went back to Saudi Arabia.
It's a holdover to extract tax revenue from everyday Americans and then give it directly back to corporations in the form of subsidies without ever regulating them and demanding anything in return. I think one of the best examples of this was when Russia invaded Ukraine. And then Russia is also part of OPEC+, so they went back to Saudi Arabia.
It's a holdover to extract tax revenue from everyday Americans and then give it directly back to corporations in the form of subsidies without ever regulating them and demanding anything in return. I think one of the best examples of this was when Russia invaded Ukraine. And then Russia is also part of OPEC+, so they went back to Saudi Arabia.
Why are you throwing them under the bus? I know. I am. My bad, guys.
Why are you throwing them under the bus? I know. I am. My bad, guys.
Why are you throwing them under the bus? I know. I am. My bad, guys.
Is that right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Basically, exactly. It's a cartel.
Is that right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Basically, exactly. It's a cartel.
Is that right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Basically, exactly. It's a cartel.