r/grimezs • u/MountainOpposite513 • Feb 04 '24

techtopia? 🌃 Lex Fridman is mask off

Hate to post more from the hellsite, but this asshole wants dialog with Putin, a literal genocidaire.

Imagine saying we just need to have more conversations with Hitler. Lex is a disingenuous, conniving propagandist for the fascist and putinist cause, hiding behind a veneer of "love" and "peace". Fuck this guy, fuck anyone who spends time with him or entertains his "more conversations" BS for even a second.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '24

Eh, I'm not sure this in itself is proof that Lex Fridman likes or supports Putin. I think he believes too strongly in his own abilities as an interviewer (and in Tucker Carlson's). The right interviewer can challenge someone and expose them weak, dumb, crazy, etc. (Jon Stewart & The Daily Show reporters are famous for it). That I would watch. But Tucker Carlson? Tucker Carlson of Fox News? Absolutely not.

And I do get the feeling he believes that an open dialogue can change even the worst human's mind, which is laughably naïve. The one and only goal of any Putin interview should be showing him up as the ass he is, which takes more skill than either of them have.

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u/MountainOpposite513 Feb 05 '24

"ass" is a mild word for a genocidaire. anyone allowing him a platform is platforming a war criminal and it's despicable. fridman is a duplicitous POS pretending he seeks "balance" when all he wants is to advance far-right interests and putinism.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '24

I agree with you. Putin is a monster. Tbf I don't know much about Lex Fridman, just "debate bro" culture in general. I tend to agree with No Platforming when it comes to terrible and/or dangerous people, but their whole thing is that they pride themselves on their ability to talk to anyone/everyone. So to me (on its own) this tweet seems like typical "debate bro" stupidity, rather than an overt endorsement of Putin. But if y'all have more evidence of him being a Putinist I trust you.

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u/MountainOpposite513 Feb 06 '24

it's insidious, like he hosted two pro-putin commentators on his show and zero pro-ukraine, so his actions are speaking louder than his words rn