solomon

I think he understands how fragile his position is. A $250 million dollar deal with Spotify isn't exactly FU money. A bunch of investors effectively own his brand. They recoup that investment via advertising. Let's put a few things in perspective:  
  
• His deal is contingent on him not running afoul of "the princes of the air"(waves) and getting booted off/becoming unsuitable for advertisers. He danced quite close to the fire during Covid  
• While $250 million is nothing to balk at, it still puts him significantly less capitalized than other (often compromised) celebrities and athletes. (e.g. Justin Bieber @ $300M, Leonardo DiCaprio @ $300M, Jay-Z @ $2.5B, Lebron James @ $1.2B)  
• Joe Rogan's value is contingent upon others endorsing him. He's vulnerable to the likes of other (compromised) artists/writers/directors/creators being told not to go on his show anymore. His business model still somewhat depends on the support of others. He can't generate capital on his own as readily as someone like, say Kanye West, who is far more outspoken, can literally dress up like a klansman, yet can still probably sell out a concert even if he has to do it in a warehouse in the middle of Wyoming.  
  
That said, he's probably as close as it gets to being "uncancellable" for a podcaster.. I think he ultimately knows the game being played and doesn't want to end up getting taken down. They gave him enough money that he's willing to self-censor.

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solomon · 4/20/2025, 4:16:48 AM · permalink

on What is the blackmail on RFK Jr and how do we liberate him from it? in uspolitics

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solomon · 4/9/2025, 6:39:33 PM · permalink

on I think it’s time we let it BURN in freethinkers

\&gt; *"The majority of the audience here is there and my offer is to escape a collapsing country where the leaders only care about themselves, in order to experience the opposite."*  
So you're saying leaders in Mexico \_don't\_ only care about themselves and are somehow exempt from problems of morality which are inherent to the rest of humanity? Wow, talk about utopia!  
  
\&gt; *"Down here those problems mostly vanish and turn into stories you hear or things you see on tv"*  
  
It's easier to believe someone when they speak from a place of objectivity. This just doesn't ring objective whatsoever about a place that I and many others know firsthand has problems (as does EVERYWHERE, so not to single out Mexico, who is a beautiful country with wonderful people). That doesn't mean you can't live a good life there. That doesn't mean old ladies can't walk down the street at night and be fine. But to say "problems just vanish" and then invite a bunch of strangers on the internet to come join you in your little utopia sounds... well....  
  
***Suspicious AF.***  
  
But to each their own. To whoever wants to go run down to Mexico and join this guy in his town that is magically exempt from problems and everything is perfect, go ahead, and let us know how it goes!  
  
I know if I found a place devoid of crime where everything was great, the last thing I would do is put an open invite on the internet for a bunch of random people to come join and potentially mess up the very thing that made it safe in the first place.  
  
(Unless perhaps I had a different agenda...)  
  
But I'm happy you found something that works for you! For me personally, someone who has lived in plenty of countries through out Latin America, Europe, and Asia — I appreciate a more nuanced and objective approach to judging places. Every place has its beauty, but no place is perfect or except from the human condition. Where there are humans, there are the flaws that come with those humans, struggling with their own internal morality and their role in society. I've yet to see a place where that isn't the case, no matter how seemingly safe.  
  
But maybe you found the first!

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solomon · 4/8/2025, 10:43:11 PM · permalink

on I think it’s time we let it BURN in freethinkers

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solomon · 4/8/2025, 10:40:25 PM · permalink

on I think it’s time we let it BURN in freethinkers

\&gt; *It is more representative of the US criminal economic system and thuggery than real Mexico.*   
You seemed to be focused on the "who's to blame" issue, which isn't what I'm talking about at all. I'm referring to the objective reality that cartel activity very well can impact your life there. I agree with you — cartels are largely underworld employees of foreign intelligence agencies — but that's not my point. My point is that their presence in Mexico is very prevalent (not saying it's *not* in the US, or that it's solely a Mexican phenomenon ). I wouldn't paint Mexico as a place where you can just expect to live for years and not have any hint of cartel activity (assuming you don't willfully ignore it).  
  
\&gt;*I have been stopped by police quite a few times and even caught with a personal supply of marijuana in Mexico...The system of paying the cop 10-15 dollars, receiving a warning and then having the incident forgotten behind me is vastly superior to the US system, VASTLY SUPERIOR*  
  
Again, you're comparing a stop with real Mexican police with that of US police. That's not my point either, though perhaps the nuance of it was missed. My point is that gut-wrenching fear that sinks in when you're not sure if the people stopping you *are actual police.* Sometimes **they're not**, and it can turn into nightmare scenarios. Driving cross country and going through different narco-political territories, this tends to pop up. I'm happy you haven't encountered this. I wouldn't wish it upon anyone. I've personally lived through stuff that has awakened me to just how serious this stuff can get. I'm happy to be alive. Others haven't been so fortunate.  
  
\&gt;*I'm not positive that assasination of corrupt politicians is such a bad thing, jk, a little. But again, any assasinations occurring are almost certainly managed by the mafia/intel conglomerate and have little to do with normal Mexican people..*  
  
Bro...Again, it's not about the blame if it's "normal Mexican people" or not. I'd rather not be anywhere where it's normalized to merk politicians — PERIOD. It doesn't matter if it's just mafia/intel stuff. That's a terrible, terrible thing. And like you said, it would be one thing if it was just the people taking it on themselves to drive out corruption, but it's not that. That's what voting is for lol. These are mafias trying to control democracy through intimidation. When that happened in the US with JFK, it was the beginning of the end for American democracy. I wouldn't brush that off, or minimize just how tragically messed up that is.  
  
\&gt; *What is truly dangerous in this world is having an elite group that is immune to law and order, and respects no borders. A group with no regard for humanity and who has nearly unlimited resources and no fear of using them to reach its goals. This is the opposite of what life in Mexico is like.*  
  
Evil is bad, whatever its form. I'm not saying you can't live a good life in Mexico. But I wouldn't paint it as a place you can expect to find zero hint of cartel problems. Sometimes you're in the wrong place at the wrong time. In that moment, it won't matter if "Well, for my friend Bob he's been here for 5 years and it never happened to him". I've had friends of mine in touristy "safe" areas of Mexico get lit up with gunfire in boujie Airbnbs for cases of mistaken identity. This stuff happens. So it's important to just paint a more objective picture. There are risks everywhere. The cartels of Mexico are a big enough presence that it can impact your life indirectly if not directly, and it's important to recognize that.  
  
But of course, that's just my opinion.

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solomon · 4/8/2025, 3:04:44 PM · permalink

on I think it’s time we let it BURN in freethinkers

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solomon · 4/8/2025, 3:01:22 PM · permalink

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solomon · 4/8/2025, 7:36:46 AM · permalink

on I think it’s time we let it BURN in freethinkers

No. America is great. Let's let the Fed burn. We've fought the non-American central banks before. Let's do it again. Let's get based again like Andrew Jackson who proudly proclaimed "I Killed The Bank". A Bank War —  That's the only real war to be had. None of this endless war in the Middle East against countries Americans can't even point on a map.   
  
A Bank War is something every American could get behind.  
  
And we've done it before: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_War  
  
Get those f\*ckers out. We're stronger than them anyway. Imagine a handful of crotchety nerdy bankers trying to fight a bunch of real American patriots. Imagine the echo that would ripple world wide. Everyone would love America again. Everyone would empathize with us. Our fight would be the World's fight. Of course if we ever did go to war against the banks, the banks would retaliate by getting us into another war to hike up our debt (just like they did with the war of 1812).  
  
Almost every sovereign government has been screwed over by bankers at some point who loaned them money at predatory rates, and when they reject that money, they find ways to start wars to put them in debt so they would have to take the money. It's such an evil satanic thing to do. It's been the same thing for CENTURIES. Almost every monarchy fell, or got replaced by setting up a charter for a bank that sounds like it's "the nation's" bank when really it's run by muhfuggaz.  
  
We know the game. Cat's soooo out of the bag. Age of Information. No one my generation and younger should tolerate this sh\*t anymore. We can print our own giat dang money. We can manage our own friggin inflation without some foreign entity outside of the scope of our Constitution perpetually messing our lives up.  
  
I love America and don't want to see it burn.  
  
But the Fed is evil and needs to go. That swamp creature from Jekyll Island needs to be put down.

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solomon · 4/8/2025, 7:19:04 AM · permalink

on One nation under blackmail... in compromisedamerica

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solomon · 4/8/2025, 7:18:19 AM · permalink

on One nation under blackmail... in compromisedamerica

Why should she have never named it that? It was a direct reference to Whitney Webb and Candace and Ian are both openly supportive of her. We need more people saying "one nation under blackmail", not less. We are a nation under blackmail. Whitney Webb is one of the best investigators of our generation. American politics only makes sense when you understand blackmail. "Elite pedophile rings" make sense and stops being "far-right conspiracy theories" when you understand blackmail. The Israel lobby &amp; people's strange support for a foreign country only makes sense when you understand blackmail. More "normies" need to hear about "blackmail", particularly how it relates to our politicians and leaders.  
  
Blackmail is how you control someone more powerful than yourself to do your bidding.  
Blackmail is how a tiny little barely-a-country place has control over the largest superpower on the planet.  
  
Whitney Webb needs people like Candace to say the quiet part out loud and get her research out to more ears.  
  
Whitney's great — but barely anyone knows her. Plus, the people that do know of Whitney, are the ones who already know about the blackmail conspiracy and are in the same echo-chamber. Candace is in your face, ruffling the feathers of housewives, black folks, white folks, liberals, conservatives, christians, jews. She CROSSES echo-chambers. She's got the right amount of bravado to get on more people's radars, whereas Whitney Webb is kinda meek and low-key.  
  
Let's have Whitney Webb keep cookin' up the research, getting those facts and putting it on a platter, so that Candace can slam that platter into the faces of everyone fearlessly.

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solomon · 4/8/2025, 7:04:42 AM · permalink

on This needs to be said. in uspolitics

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solomon · 4/8/2025, 6:57:48 AM · permalink

on What is the blackmail on RFK Jr and how do we liberate him from it? in uspolitics

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solomon · 4/1/2025, 5:17:24 AM · permalink

on What caused you to wake up? in freethinkers

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solomon · 4/1/2025, 4:48:03 AM · permalink

on What caused you to wake up? in freethinkers