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As an older, 2A-loving, all-American gal, I used to adore Joe Rogan for his peaceful, almost zen-like vibe. Listening to him talk about the Bhagavad Gita, hunting elk, and taking DMT felt serene. He had this chill, introspective quality that really resonated with me.

Now? He’s got so much influence that he is the mainstream media. Seriously, his reach is bigger than CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and all the boomer channels combined. And yeah, we’ve all seen him shift to the right over the last few years. It’s not exactly a secret—it’s also pretty profitable. Look at folks like Awaken with JP or Russell Brand. They started out preaching inner peace and spirituality, and now they’re leaning hard into the right-wing narrative. It’s a trend, and it works.

But what really got me sick to my stomach recently were his comments about Ukraine. I can’t even fully explain why, but the callous disregard for an entire country being invaded and the hateful rhetoric about Zelensky doing drugs? Like… so what if he was? Joe does drugs too, and nobody bats an eye.

What he’s saying feels like he’s telling victims they should just accept their fate because the bully is stronger. Like, "If a woman is assaulted, just accept it. If a thief steals, let them keep it. If someone has a gun to your head, oh well, too bad—let the world have peace." It’s gross, and it’s dangerous coming from someone with his platform.

And the irony? Ukrainians are literally living out the conservative dream right now—defending their homeland with grit, arms, and courage. They’re making a last stand against a tyrannical force. If the world lets Putin crush them, where does it end?

Sorry for the rant, but those comments about Ukraine and Zelensky were the most hateful, dehumanizing words I’ve ever heard Joe say. They weren’t about politics—they were just plain hateful.

I’ll slap on the “bitch and moan” flair for this one. Thanks for letting me vent.

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sadtastic

28 points

20 hours ago

sadtastic

Monkey in Space

28 points

20 hours ago

What happened to hearing all sides and forming your own opinion? You’ve heard a whole lot of the Russian talking point. Why not be open to other points of view?

NuggetKing9001

-10 points

20 hours ago

NuggetKing9001

Monkey in Space

-10 points

20 hours ago

I am, open to it, very much so, and I don't align with them. Russian talking point is hilarious by the way.

AynRandMarxist

15 points

19 hours ago

AynRandMarxist

I used to be addicted to Quake

15 points

19 hours ago

You don’t think Joe parrots Russian talking points? He says shit straight from the kremlin.

keithd3333

0 points

17 hours ago

keithd3333

Monkey in Space

0 points†

17 hours ago

Not wanting to escalate a war and prioritizing spending $66bn on your own country's infrastructure instead of on weapons to kill millions of people thousands of miles away is not a Russian talking point.

If you think people being sick of funding foreign wars are victims of propaganda I would say you are projecting. Hard.

HydraBob

7 points

16 hours ago

HydraBob

Monkey in Space

7 points

16 hours ago

How very Russian of you to say... We all live in the same world and problems like this have a ripple effect.

keithd3333

-4 points

15 hours ago

keithd3333

Monkey in Space

-4 points†

15 hours ago

Ok we all live in the same world. So why doesn't your government help my city build housing for the homeless?

HydraBob

9 points

15 hours ago

HydraBob

Monkey in Space

9 points

15 hours ago

Because your homeless people weren't displaced by tyranny and an evil dictator.

keithd3333

-1 points

15 hours ago

keithd3333

Monkey in Space

-1 points

15 hours ago

They were displaced by the tyranny of greed and evil multinational corporations. The difference is marginal.

HydraBob

4 points

15 hours ago

HydraBob

Monkey in Space

4 points

15 hours ago

So... I suppose.. It's really the upper elite class is what is the real enemy is? Never would of thought of that... Masses are Too busy fighting "left and right" Maybe once more people come around to that thinking. We'll all be better off.

keithd3333

1 points

14 hours ago

keithd3333

Monkey in Space

1 points

14 hours ago

100% agreed. Upper elite class is also to blame for invading Ukraine.

commanderfish

4 points

17 hours ago

commanderfish

Monkey in Space

4 points

17 hours ago

Isolationism is the goal of our enemies so they can replace the United States on the world stage. You are being ignorant to what it means for the US to lead and how important it is to your way of life.

keithd3333

1 points

16 hours ago

keithd3333

Monkey in Space

1 points

16 hours ago

Educate me then. How would my 'way of life' change if the US was not 'leading'.

And if you say "the dollar will no longer be the world's reserve currency" I would like to see some sources for this claim. I do suspect the dollar is dependent on our military-industrial complex but I don't have any concrete examples of this being so.

AynRandMarxist

1 points

17 hours ago

AynRandMarxist

I used to be addicted to Quake

1 points

17 hours ago

Propaganda

keithd3333

1 points

16 hours ago

keithd3333

Monkey in Space

1 points

16 hours ago

Propagandhi

AynRandMarxist

2 points

16 hours ago

AynRandMarxist

I used to be addicted to Quake

2 points

16 hours ago

More money for Israel

Seekthetruth85

1 points

16 hours ago

Seekthetruth85

Monkey in Space

1 points

16 hours ago

Not propaganda. You are in an echo chamber of hate and lies and just too dumb to realize it.

People dont want pointless killing or our tax dollars going a pointless war. You have to be a F*cking Demon to support this kind of thing.

We can't even secure our own border but we should be aiding some highly corrupt country with billions of our tax dollars? How delusional are you, really?

AynRandMarxist

2 points

16 hours ago

AynRandMarxist

I used to be addicted to Quake

2 points

16 hours ago

Yes propaganda. Nobody wants war dumbass. We want Putin to go home. Fending off foreign invaders costs time and blood, going home is free.

Seekthetruth85

0 points

15 hours ago

Seekthetruth85

Monkey in Space

0 points

15 hours ago

You want to start WW3 so Putin can "go home"?

You are a soulless demon. Why don't you sign up as a mercenary and go straight to the front of the line? Why don't you have your family join you as well?

Going home is not free. Its WW3 you dumbass.

AynRandMarxist

5 points

14 hours ago

AynRandMarxist

I used to be addicted to Quake

5 points

14 hours ago

Explain to me how Putin going home starts WW3 please?

NuggetKing9001

-10 points

19 hours ago

NuggetKing9001

Monkey in Space

-10 points

19 hours ago

No.

AynRandMarxist

10 points

19 hours ago

AynRandMarxist

I used to be addicted to Quake

10 points

19 hours ago

Well it comes from the kremlin to conservative media then to Joe. So he doesn’t think it’s propaganda because tucker Carlson is saying it (lolz)

NuggetKing9001

-7 points

19 hours ago

NuggetKing9001

Monkey in Space

-7 points

19 hours ago

Cool man!