One thought I had was that this was the first time I’ve heard Thiel’s thoughts on “the way things are this time around (this election cycle)”. I’d love to hear more if anyone has links for recent discussions.
The other thought was that Bari should cease with the straw-manning of Carlson and Cooper as nazi-ap…
One thought I had was that this was the first time I’ve heard Thiel’s thoughts on “the way things are this time around (this election cycle)”. I’d love to hear more if anyone has links for recent discussions.
The other thought was that Bari should cease with the straw-manning of Carlson and Cooper as nazi-apologists and sympathizers. I am 100% onboard to listen to a debate about where Cooper’s analysis is allegedly incorrect or a misinterpretation. Thiel gave you a much better paradigm of looking at the different lessons of WWI and WWII.
What is it about Carlson/Cooper that has caused you to lose your curiosity?
I can't say about Carlson, although his knowledge of history is shallow at best. Cooper is definitely a Nazi apologist and definitely not even an amateur historian. As the Brits, Niall Ferguson and Douglas Murray, as well as VDH, have pointed out, Cooper is just pushing warmed-over David Irving, whose "ideas" they're familiar with.
All of these guys are peddling historical revisionism of the worst sort, and it should give everyone serious pause about the direction of the new "natcon" right. I've been a conservative or libertarian since I was in college, and the collapse of the Buckley-Goldwater-Reagan conservatism and its replacement with circus barkers and peddlers of fraud should make everyone concerned.
Great conversation - thank you!
One thought I had was that this was the first time I’ve heard Thiel’s thoughts on “the way things are this time around (this election cycle)”. I’d love to hear more if anyone has links for recent discussions.
The other thought was that Bari should cease with the straw-manning of Carlson and Cooper as nazi-apologists and sympathizers. I am 100% onboard to listen to a debate about where Cooper’s analysis is allegedly incorrect or a misinterpretation. Thiel gave you a much better paradigm of looking at the different lessons of WWI and WWII.
What is it about Carlson/Cooper that has caused you to lose your curiosity?
I can't say about Carlson, although his knowledge of history is shallow at best. Cooper is definitely a Nazi apologist and definitely not even an amateur historian. As the Brits, Niall Ferguson and Douglas Murray, as well as VDH, have pointed out, Cooper is just pushing warmed-over David Irving, whose "ideas" they're familiar with.
All of these guys are peddling historical revisionism of the worst sort, and it should give everyone serious pause about the direction of the new "natcon" right. I've been a conservative or libertarian since I was in college, and the collapse of the Buckley-Goldwater-Reagan conservatism and its replacement with circus barkers and peddlers of fraud should make everyone concerned.