That’s a good question. You should totally have been included!! Frankly, I just recently joined Twitter to follow a few people, but have never tweeted. I certainly hope Musk keeps with his open debate ideal.
I hope so too! Twitter/X is all we've got, social media wise (beyond Substack, of course, which is the real hero) now. Meta and YouTube are not free places to speak by any stretch of the imagination.
Great interview. I had not come across C.J. Hopkins before. It is true that many simply went along with all the covid restrictions without realizing that they were taking step one along the road to totalitarian government. Of course the media that most listen to provides no other view and just follows the narrative provided by the powers that be.
I'm not optimistic about the future; the slide toward toward totalitarianism is well on the way.
Interesting listen. You really need someone on who knows more about these subjects. It gets boring hearing basically the same takes. I corresponded with Fauci a few times. He's a nice old guy, a bit far from the lab, ultra specialized.
Heading NIH, it mostly runs itself. Imagine an organization where everyone you're serving is just as hard headed as you, and much more opinionated. In his retirement years, Fauci had a grand piano gall on his head, so to speak. I understand most of his decisions. Some I wouldn't make. But I'm not just a scientist who has little real world experience. And, unlike him, I studied quarantines, history of pandemics, and did modeling of pandemics. I'm also a student of practical politics, realpolitik and terrorism. So, wider horizons.
Being mad at fauci is like getting mad at nice ol' grampa - not a creepy one.
I totally support C.J. Hopkin's freedom of speech efforts in Germany. However, he confused me when he said, "If I were at the controls of power, I would be using it." Really, C.J.? After what you've been through? I guess this just illustrates the importance of America's first amendment -- anyone can be corrupted by power so the citizenry has to have a way to speak out and fight back.
In addition, while C.J. is passionate about defending his free speech efforts, he diminishes the efforts of others like Taibbi and Schellenberger. The Westminster declaration is only a starting point. The largely ignored Great Barrington Declaration (which I signed as a regular person) was also a great starting point, and it's just now starting to be discussed in a real way.
Re: The Westminster declaration, I think he makes some good points. Though of course I think it's a good declaration. One might ask why someone like me was left out? Considering my punishment on Twitter, in particular? I think we could probably guess at why eh?
I mean, I think if we're all honest with ourselves, we all would be. Of course some of us might be a lot more ethical or freedom-inclined in our use of that power, but let's be real. I mean Elon supports free speech but he still uses his X power a bit behind the scenes, right?
I see two things. Elon reacts, gives an order and the frogs jump. There's cabals of old guard lefties there still, and they do what they want.
It's easy to get a job in content curating. Most people burn out quick. It helps to have a reason to stay, like fighting as a secret agent for your ideology.
That’s a good question. You should totally have been included!! Frankly, I just recently joined Twitter to follow a few people, but have never tweeted. I certainly hope Musk keeps with his open debate ideal.
I hope so too! Twitter/X is all we've got, social media wise (beyond Substack, of course, which is the real hero) now. Meta and YouTube are not free places to speak by any stretch of the imagination.
Great interview. I had not come across C.J. Hopkins before. It is true that many simply went along with all the covid restrictions without realizing that they were taking step one along the road to totalitarian government. Of course the media that most listen to provides no other view and just follows the narrative provided by the powers that be.
I'm not optimistic about the future; the slide toward toward totalitarianism is well on the way.
Interesting listen. You really need someone on who knows more about these subjects. It gets boring hearing basically the same takes. I corresponded with Fauci a few times. He's a nice old guy, a bit far from the lab, ultra specialized.
Heading NIH, it mostly runs itself. Imagine an organization where everyone you're serving is just as hard headed as you, and much more opinionated. In his retirement years, Fauci had a grand piano gall on his head, so to speak. I understand most of his decisions. Some I wouldn't make. But I'm not just a scientist who has little real world experience. And, unlike him, I studied quarantines, history of pandemics, and did modeling of pandemics. I'm also a student of practical politics, realpolitik and terrorism. So, wider horizons.
Being mad at fauci is like getting mad at nice ol' grampa - not a creepy one.
I totally support C.J. Hopkin's freedom of speech efforts in Germany. However, he confused me when he said, "If I were at the controls of power, I would be using it." Really, C.J.? After what you've been through? I guess this just illustrates the importance of America's first amendment -- anyone can be corrupted by power so the citizenry has to have a way to speak out and fight back.
In addition, while C.J. is passionate about defending his free speech efforts, he diminishes the efforts of others like Taibbi and Schellenberger. The Westminster declaration is only a starting point. The largely ignored Great Barrington Declaration (which I signed as a regular person) was also a great starting point, and it's just now starting to be discussed in a real way.
Great interview.
Re: The Westminster declaration, I think he makes some good points. Though of course I think it's a good declaration. One might ask why someone like me was left out? Considering my punishment on Twitter, in particular? I think we could probably guess at why eh?
Wikipedia. Westminster Declaration - an editor has nominated this article for deletion.
Hard to create better self-satire than that.
I mean, I think if we're all honest with ourselves, we all would be. Of course some of us might be a lot more ethical or freedom-inclined in our use of that power, but let's be real. I mean Elon supports free speech but he still uses his X power a bit behind the scenes, right?
I see two things. Elon reacts, gives an order and the frogs jump. There's cabals of old guard lefties there still, and they do what they want.
It's easy to get a job in content curating. Most people burn out quick. It helps to have a reason to stay, like fighting as a secret agent for your ideology.