Konstantin Kisin
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That's kind of the way people seem to- Morally. Morally wrong. Exactly. Exactly. And I think that's what I noticed, right? Because my journey into all of this world, as you know, was like, hey, guys, maybe free speech is quite important. Oh, right wing. I was like, what?
That's kind of the way people seem to- Morally. Morally wrong. Exactly. Exactly. And I think that's what I noticed, right? Because my journey into all of this world, as you know, was like, hey, guys, maybe free speech is quite important. Oh, right wing. I was like, what?
That's kind of the way people seem to- Morally. Morally wrong. Exactly. Exactly. And I think that's what I noticed, right? Because my journey into all of this world, as you know, was like, hey, guys, maybe free speech is quite important. Oh, right wing. I was like, what?
And then I just gradually discovered, you know, thinking that you should be allowed to speak freely makes you right wing, which when I was in my early 20s, you know, George Carlin and Bill Hicks, these were my heroes when I was growing up, these great comedians.
And then I just gradually discovered, you know, thinking that you should be allowed to speak freely makes you right wing, which when I was in my early 20s, you know, George Carlin and Bill Hicks, these were my heroes when I was growing up, these great comedians.
And then I just gradually discovered, you know, thinking that you should be allowed to speak freely makes you right wing, which when I was in my early 20s, you know, George Carlin and Bill Hicks, these were my heroes when I was growing up, these great comedians.
who were getting arrested like george carlin for routine like the seven words you can't say on tv or whatever whatever it was so um that flipped without me realizing that it happened it was a left-wing thing or maybe a universal thing um and then it became a right-wing thing then Thinking your country's not all bad became right wing. And we can go down the list of all of those things.
who were getting arrested like george carlin for routine like the seven words you can't say on tv or whatever whatever it was so um that flipped without me realizing that it happened it was a left-wing thing or maybe a universal thing um and then it became a right-wing thing then Thinking your country's not all bad became right wing. And we can go down the list of all of those things.
who were getting arrested like george carlin for routine like the seven words you can't say on tv or whatever whatever it was so um that flipped without me realizing that it happened it was a left-wing thing or maybe a universal thing um and then it became a right-wing thing then Thinking your country's not all bad became right wing. And we can go down the list of all of those things.
So I think that it's basically what a lot of people call you if what they want to do is discredit the things that you're saying because they don't actually have a counter argument to what it is that you're saying.
So I think that it's basically what a lot of people call you if what they want to do is discredit the things that you're saying because they don't actually have a counter argument to what it is that you're saying.
So I think that it's basically what a lot of people call you if what they want to do is discredit the things that you're saying because they don't actually have a counter argument to what it is that you're saying.
Yeah, and it makes people question people's motives. And a lot of people find people's motives more interesting than the results of the things that they're advocating. So if you go and, you know, try to create this beautiful utopian, which everyone's equal, and you end up killing 50 million people in the process, well, you know, that wasn't real communism.
Yeah, and it makes people question people's motives. And a lot of people find people's motives more interesting than the results of the things that they're advocating. So if you go and, you know, try to create this beautiful utopian, which everyone's equal, and you end up killing 50 million people in the process, well, you know, that wasn't real communism.
Yeah, and it makes people question people's motives. And a lot of people find people's motives more interesting than the results of the things that they're advocating. So if you go and, you know, try to create this beautiful utopian, which everyone's equal, and you end up killing 50 million people in the process, well, you know, that wasn't real communism.
You were well-intentioned, but you didn't quite live up to the ideals of this great philosophy. Whereas if you actually do things that work, but you have the wrong intentions or you're a bad person, then people don't seem as interested in that.
You were well-intentioned, but you didn't quite live up to the ideals of this great philosophy. Whereas if you actually do things that work, but you have the wrong intentions or you're a bad person, then people don't seem as interested in that.
You were well-intentioned, but you didn't quite live up to the ideals of this great philosophy. Whereas if you actually do things that work, but you have the wrong intentions or you're a bad person, then people don't seem as interested in that.
And I find that quite an interesting thing because I was in Hungary earlier this year and they have a very actually right-wing government under Viktor Orban. And one of the things that I found out is they were very keen to deal with abortion in some way. They wanted to reduce the number of abortions in Hungary.
And I find that quite an interesting thing because I was in Hungary earlier this year and they have a very actually right-wing government under Viktor Orban. And one of the things that I found out is they were very keen to deal with abortion in some way. They wanted to reduce the number of abortions in Hungary.