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"I can't be a racist sack of shit and spew hate speech in Canada so I'm not coming!" - a fetid sack of gangrenous anal sphincters.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't really get the point of Joe Rogan any more.

As a comedian, he's okay? He's probably no better than over a dozen other comics, and his appeal seems to be limited to a certain demographic nowadays.

As a commentator on MMA, many in combat sports doubt his ability to commentate compared to other, more experienced analysts. Some of his takes are outright biased or bizarre, and while he'd undoubtedly kick most people's ass, he's apparently not that active in grappling any more due to injuries.

That leaves the podcast...which probably has a lifespan that won't outlast his other grifts. Once the comedy work dries up, the MAGA love-in is gone, and he stops working for UFC I don't really see what's left to prop his name up.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

his best work was in newsradio and he sucked in that.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

What exactly is he talking about? Which law prohibits the specific 'free speech' he is referring to?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

“They can come down on you for a lot of things. They seized up the bank accounts for people who were protesting, the truckers. People who were donating to the truckers, they seized their bank accounts,” Rogan said.

I don't know what "a lot of things" is gesturing at, maybe he doesn't either. Use of payments censorship to shut down protests without legal proceedings is legitimately worrying, though this is something right wing commentators tend to fixate on to the exclusion of the same stuff when used against people who aren't their audience. Here's an article that I think has a good perspective on this.

All these cases happen somewhere distant to a person in the US or Canada, so could it be that the Truckers struck a nerve because this was the first time that citizens of a democratic Western nation were subject to payments oppression? The answer is no. Cashless payments censorship has a long and established tradition in Western countries. It’s just that it’s not recognized because it’s been focussed on marginalized groups such as welfare recipients.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

“They can come down on you for a lot of things. They seized up the bank accounts for people who were protesting, the truckers. People who were donating to the truckers, they seized their bank accounts,” Rogan said.

One, this is normal. Large amounts of money moving in sketchy ways always gets FINTRAC's attention. The only reason this is getting traction is because white people got caught up in it--instead of Muslims or Tamils or suchlike--and white people finding out that laws apply to them is always funny to watch.

Second, wait until he finds out what Homeland Security can do. FINTRAC is actually pretty lightweight compared it's American equivalents.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

"ooga booga", he added.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

"Joe Rogan says he wont visit a country with a higher freedom of the press than his"

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

bet he gets rejected at the border.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

Thanks Trudeau!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

Might be for the best.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago
[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

As an American, I’m jealous

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

common canada and trudeau w

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Hey finally something we can add to the "Pro" list for Trudeau!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

As far as I can tell either the National Post added Trudeau to the equation or Canada Proud, which they cite. It's sacks of rotten sphincters all the way down.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You'd think this is good news but National Post basically exists to serve the Conservative party so all this tells me is that a lot of Canadians are loving the idea of identity politics.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

The National Post newsroom has the slightest hint of residual journalistic integrity. Their Opinion Pieces are straight up right wing propaganda.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

Background investigations intensify.

Why won't you try going to Canada Joe?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

You lucky bastards, we still gotta live with him

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

"We didn't want that hoser here anyway, eh!"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Please tell me that's a direct quote because he's word saladed himself into giving the impression he hates free speech

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Damn, Rogan's starting to look like Blofeld.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

I’m sure Canadians are very upset.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Lucky bastards...

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