Michael Shellenberger
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And I think you finally got administration that's just saying, hey, we're not going to tolerate this censorship and totalitarianism that you're imposing on our companies and attempting to impose on our people.
That is a good question. I am not sure. I believe he did say at the beginning of the speech that they had met, but the audience should check on that. It was a second strong—he actually gave a prior speech as well that was also strong. But yeah, this was a big speech. Of course, there was an assault by a terrorist in Germany. I believe less than 48 hours ago, very dramatic moment.
That is a good question. I am not sure. I believe he did say at the beginning of the speech that they had met, but the audience should check on that. It was a second strong—he actually gave a prior speech as well that was also strong. But yeah, this was a big speech. Of course, there was an assault by a terrorist in Germany. I believe less than 48 hours ago, very dramatic moment.
That is a good question. I am not sure. I believe he did say at the beginning of the speech that they had met, but the audience should check on that. It was a second strong—he actually gave a prior speech as well that was also strong. But yeah, this was a big speech. Of course, there was an assault by a terrorist in Germany. I believe less than 48 hours ago, very dramatic moment.
I don't have the latest in terms of deaths and injuries, but it was he opens with that. He expressed his, of course, great concern and sympathy for the Germans and then pivoted right away to saying, look, you've got a big mass migration problem and we have it, too. And we've got to have we've got to get control of our countries. And I think he also said,
I don't have the latest in terms of deaths and injuries, but it was he opens with that. He expressed his, of course, great concern and sympathy for the Germans and then pivoted right away to saying, look, you've got a big mass migration problem and we have it, too. And we've got to have we've got to get control of our countries. And I think he also said,
I don't have the latest in terms of deaths and injuries, but it was he opens with that. He expressed his, of course, great concern and sympathy for the Germans and then pivoted right away to saying, look, you've got a big mass migration problem and we have it, too. And we've got to have we've got to get control of our countries. And I think he also said,
And I think he really spoke for Americans this way, certainly for me, which is that we actually really love Europe. Like, you know, Americans really care about Europe. Like, not just as a tourist destination, we care about it as an idea, as the birthplace of the Enlightenment.
And I think he really spoke for Americans this way, certainly for me, which is that we actually really love Europe. Like, you know, Americans really care about Europe. Like, not just as a tourist destination, we care about it as an idea, as the birthplace of the Enlightenment.
And I think he really spoke for Americans this way, certainly for me, which is that we actually really love Europe. Like, you know, Americans really care about Europe. Like, not just as a tourist destination, we care about it as an idea, as the birthplace of the Enlightenment.
I mean, for us Americans, Europe is where our ideas that our country was founded on were born, but they were never fully realized until you got to the United States and until you had Thomas Jefferson insist against Alexandra Hamilton that we were going to have a Bill of Rights
I mean, for us Americans, Europe is where our ideas that our country was founded on were born, but they were never fully realized until you got to the United States and until you had Thomas Jefferson insist against Alexandra Hamilton that we were going to have a Bill of Rights
I mean, for us Americans, Europe is where our ideas that our country was founded on were born, but they were never fully realized until you got to the United States and until you had Thomas Jefferson insist against Alexandra Hamilton that we were going to have a Bill of Rights
And that the first thing was going to be free speech and that we weren't going to mess around about it, that this was number one, that we didn't want to have a country without having this guarantee.
And that the first thing was going to be free speech and that we weren't going to mess around about it, that this was number one, that we didn't want to have a country without having this guarantee.
And that the first thing was going to be free speech and that we weren't going to mess around about it, that this was number one, that we didn't want to have a country without having this guarantee.
And like I said, I just think I don't think Europeans understand the depth of our commitment to that, that really when they start threatening our free speech rights, as they've been increasingly doing, they need to know that they are threatening their security. That it really makes—we're tired. America is tired. Like, we're very, very tired.
And like I said, I just think I don't think Europeans understand the depth of our commitment to that, that really when they start threatening our free speech rights, as they've been increasingly doing, they need to know that they are threatening their security. That it really makes—we're tired. America is tired. Like, we're very, very tired.
And like I said, I just think I don't think Europeans understand the depth of our commitment to that, that really when they start threatening our free speech rights, as they've been increasingly doing, they need to know that they are threatening their security. That it really makes—we're tired. America is tired. Like, we're very, very tired.
It's upsetting to go 20 years of hearing stories of veterans, almost all of whom appear to have PTSD in some way, the combat ones, the struggles they have. I mean, I was with a veteran who lost friends in Afghanistan the day that Biden pulled out, which was a disgrace. So America is tired now. We love Europe. We believe in Europe, but they're testing our patience.