• velma@sh.itjust.works
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      3 days ago

      Because being smart is not acceptable in America.

      Piker has a degree in communications and political sci from Rutgers. What do you got?

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          Then you should be able to deduce that Americans listening to someone educated on these topics isn’t proof that being smart is not acceptable in America.

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            3 days ago

            It’s more of a broad truism than an attack on Piker per se. The fact is, we have a culture that rewards stupidity.

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              3 days ago

              I agree generally with you, this just isn’t relevant to this particular conversation.

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                3 days ago

                I mean, for a smart guy - Hasan has said some really stupid shit in the past. That’s what gets views though.

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                    2 days ago

                    Nothing as stupid what he’s said about 9/11. That’s a pretty low bar though.

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                  It’s also just like, gonna come with the territory of streaming. Streaming is being live for hours on end on a regular basis, I’d have my foot in my mouth all the time if I were doing that. Hell I say stupid shit plenty without that