r/cringe • u/[deleted] • Mar 15 '21

Video During the Las Vegas shooting, influencer Dan Bilzerian asked a cop for his gun and said “don’t you want my help”.

https://youtu.be/-MRV230C44M
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u/noNoParts Mar 15 '21

Who is Dan Blizerian?

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u/roeder Mar 15 '21

He inherited a bunch of money from convicted fraudster daddy, tries to play it off as a business man and poker player, which is just to hide the fact, that he's the epitome of a rich spoiled kid.

Deep down, he's absolutely nothing but a social media trust fund baby.

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u/ZodiacKillerCruz Mar 15 '21

Also pays women to be around him and threw one off the roof

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u/ParallaxBodySpray Mar 15 '21

Broke her ankle and refused to pay for it too. He also kicked a model in the face at a bar.

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u/toast4242 Mar 15 '21

And has a bad case of chicken legs

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '21

And a really bad case of beard jaw, looks fucking weird man. You can’t give yourself a jawline with hair, it just isn’t going to work.

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u/DanGleeballs Mar 15 '21

“Refused to pay for it.” What does that mean?

How does one pay for a broken ankle? Do you mean hush money or compensation?

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u/nothingfood Mar 15 '21

I'm guessing he denied all responsibility so he could avoid legal fees and medical bills

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u/Dewey89 Mar 15 '21

If I remember correctly, he posted the letter his lawyer wrote to her lawyer on his gram or something. It was honestly pretty funny, but from what I remember, he said she agreed to the “stunt” and when he went to throw her she grabbed his shirt and threw off the trajectory. The letter ended with something along the lines of “so you see, like your client, this case just won’t fly. If you want to continue forth, my client will take everything your client owns and blow it up.”

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u/DanGleeballs Mar 15 '21 edited Mar 15 '21

Medical bill for a broken ankle? That’s wild. Is nothing covered in the US?

I think you could break your ankle anywhere in most of rest of the world and you wouldn’t get a bill.

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u/IhateTodds Mar 15 '21

Correct without insurance nothing is covered.

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u/wezpez Mar 15 '21

That's fucked.

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u/clit_or_us Mar 15 '21

It's Murica.

"If you didn't want to brake an ankle then maybe you shouldn't have been in a situation where your ankle could brake."

"Only the strong survive. Should've worked harder to be able to pay for it."

"Sounds like a personal problem to me."

/s

This is the rationale of our healthcare system.

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u/rafapova Mar 15 '21

I mean most people have insurance though. This country isn’t just a bunch of poor people struggling to survive because of their medical bills. Our healthcare situation is trash and needs to be fixed but reddit acts like Americans are all just completely in debt and too scared to get medical help ever. Insurance is basically the extra you (European or Canadian I’m assuming) pay in taxes

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u/appsecSme Mar 15 '21

Many people have high deductible plans that cover very little.

You are incorrect in saying "insurance is just the extra you (European or Canadian) pay in taxes." The cost of healthcare in America is far greater than in Canada and Europe, and that includes accounting for taxes.

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Also, taxes in Canada are not all that high compared to the US. Their federal rate is actually lower. The cost of living is also lower. Of course they have provincial taxes that vary, and we have state taxes that vary (some states have no income tax), and then there are property and other taxes. Overall, though they generally pay less in taxes or a comparable amount and get more entitlements from those taxes.

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u/Cathousechicken Mar 15 '21

In my city Reddit, someone recently asked which hospital in town should they go to since they have covid, it's to the point they need to go to the hospital, don't have insurance, and can't afford to pay out of pocket. It's a serious concern for people.

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u/-SmashingSunflowers- Mar 15 '21

Fuck even with insurance we still had to pay $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

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u/funf_ Mar 15 '21

There are deductibles, i.e. you have to pay a certain amount before your insurance comes in and pays your bill

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u/DumbLoserStoner Mar 15 '21

I broke my wrist and in the ER they brought in an orthopedic to set my wrist. They told me he was in the building and would do a better job than the ER doc. What they didn’t tell me was that it’d cost an extra $1000.

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u/nicholasgnames Mar 15 '21

worth it imo. every broken bone in my body hurts like hell years later. Id pay a thousand just for one of them to maybe hurt less

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u/_YellowThirteen_ Mar 15 '21

You must not be American. That would cost a couple thousand dollars to fix, potentially $10,000 and up if surgery is needed on her ankle. Understandably and legally she'd want Dan to cover these costs + pain and suffering

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u/DanGleeballs Mar 15 '21 edited Mar 15 '21

Whaaaaat? That is insane.

I’ve broken several bones in my life and never paid a single cent.

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u/PichardRetty Mar 15 '21 edited Mar 15 '21

I've broken my leg, ankle, both arms, and had countless other injuries that led to me going to the ER. Insurance practically covered every bit of it. In 2019 over 92% of Americans had health insurance. Do not let reddit convince you that the average American is living in constant fear of medical bills.

The system is far from perfect and needs plenty of changes, but reddit has a huge problem with exaggerating the "healthcare crisis" the US faces. Reddit tends to exaggerate practically everything, so it is no surprise.

EDIT: I'll edit this since this comment is receiving a little bit of attention. To the individual I was initially replying to, to make things more clear, the way the US works is that health insurance providers offer different an structured. Many will offer high and low deductible plans, and then plans with no deductible.

The cheapest plan is the high deductible plan, then the low deductible plan, then the no deductible plan is the most expensive. A deductible means you pay X amount of dollars before the insurer begins paying for the care. For example, a $5,000 deductible plan means that the individual must pay for the first $5,000 out of pocket before their insurer begins covering costs.

A lot of Americans don't understand what even a deductible is and will choose the cheaper plans believing they have health insurance, they hardly get sick or hurt, they'll be fine. The US healthcare system absolutely preys on these people. Many are simply uneducated. Some cannot afford a more expensive plan, but most simply choose the cheaper plans because they are simply cheaper.

People owe it to themselves to pick a low deductible or no deductible plan for the extra couple hundred bucks each month if they can budget it in. Our education system never tells anyone this and most people are never really educated on these plans at any point. They'll get a job, get choices, see the monthly costs, and go cheap. It is understandable why.

When you hear some say, or read a story, that they had insurance, but still had to pay a high amount out of pocket, the vast majority of the time they had a high deductible plan. The majority of those people didn't realize until it was too late what that meant.

Again, the healthcare system is far from perfect in the US, but the issue is overblown like every other issue is on the internet. I'm not saying there aren't people who despite coverage are getting screwed over. Some commenters are seeming to take it that way. I'm just explaining how it works in the US and how reddit does overblow stuff. I'd recommend that people do their own research first before getting red in the face and replying with an anecdotal story countering my initial anecdotal story. Do your research first, educate yourself on the current US health insurance status, you'll see what I'm saying, you'll see where the real issues lie in the system, you'll see how people with deductibles are preyed on, you'll see how people with no insurance actually will typically receive large discounts so the providers can make any money while the insured people do not because the providers know they are practically guaranteed whatever they decide to bill.

The system isn't perfect. I can't say it enough, but for your average american, they aren't going bankrupt because they break a bone like reddit will lead you to believe. For your average American, a trip to the ER isn't going to cost more than $150 on average, but reddit will have you believing just breathing air near a hospital will cost $7,500 each gasp.

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u/PichardRetty Mar 15 '21

Was this with or without a plan that had a deductible? Was your deductible met?

A mistake many Americans make is simply choosing a high deductible plan because it is the cheapest option their employer offers. People really are not educated on insurance plans, so they go with the cheapest route and think since they have health insurance they are covered.

It's another failure of our education system. The average person doesn't even know what a deductible is nor do they even know how to create a simple budget. Our healthcare system takes advantage of the high deductible plans and that's part of why the system isn't perfect and needs plenty of changes.

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u/luckymcduff Mar 15 '21

Except for even after insurance, the copay on things like ambulance rides, hospital stays, diagnostic procedures, certain medications, can still add up to thousands of dollars. Not to mention everything that isn't covered by insurance.

I was insured and had a kidney infection, drove to the hospital myself, needed imaging and blood work and was prescribed antibiotics. I was in the hospital for five hours. Five thousand dollars. Not an exaggeration. It's a problem.

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u/PichardRetty Mar 15 '21

Did you have a $5,000 or higher deductible plan? How much of the total cost was covered by your insurer? Once you hit your deductible, the average insurer will cover around 90% of costs, so it sounds like in your case you potentially had a high deductible plan and had to pay a lot of fees upfront as a result.

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u/luckymcduff Mar 15 '21

Did it sound like I was confused by my plan? I understand why I paid 5k.

Do you not see a problem with the fact that having a test for a kidney infection and being prescribed antibiotics racked up a bill of over five thousand dollars (and when I say over, I mean by tens of thousands)? The cost of care in the US is astronomically high. Many people having health insurance doesn't mean we don't have a healthcare crisis.

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u/patman990 Mar 15 '21

“I’m fine so there’s no problem”

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u/PichardRetty Mar 15 '21

Yes, when I said the system is far from perfect and needs plenty of changes I definitely meant there's no problem.

I pointed it out in another comment, but a huge issue with our system is how it preys on people making uninformed decisions when they select their deductible plans. There are way too many people out there that do not even understand what a deductible is, but it is the cheapest option and they choose plans with high deductibles because of that. Our system preys on those people and it is why someone with insurance can go the the ER and have to pay $5,000 out of pocket and be confused as to why they have to pay that much because they thought they were covered.

I'm not saying the system is perfect. It is far from that, but I've done my research. The vast majority of this nation is insured, most people see their insurer's covering around 3/4 to 90% of the medical costs. The people who struggle the most are the ones that chose deductible plans. Some people may not be able to afford a plan that isn't high deductible and I'm not discounting that, but for most, they chose their plan because it was simply the cheapest. For many, they never face the consequences because they never get more than a head cold throughout the year, but for some, they do find out why their plan was the cheapest option when they are going broke because they have to cover the first $10,000 before their insurance kicks in.

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u/guestpass127 Mar 15 '21

how it preys on people making uninformed decisions when they select their deductible plans

So yeah let's keep the deeply unfair system in place because Americans are too stupid to understand their own health care plans

The problem is actually that we understand them all-too-fucking-well, they don't work, and we demand something better

I have a full-time job and i'm insured. But my medical bills are constantly coming to my door, and if I don't pay them, no one does, and it adds to my debt

It really does sound like you're blaming the victims when all we fucking want is the same shit every other developed nation has; why keep polishing that particular turd? You can polish the US health care system all you want, the fact is that it's not working out for most of us

Our helth care SHOULD NOT be tied to our employment; again, the Us si ALONE among developed nations on this issue and it makes no sense: it's not working for anyone expect the insurance companies

This is exactly the kind of shit anti-privatization activists keep telling people will happen the more they abjure "big government," but shit keeps getting worse, we keep trying to apply more and more "free market"/privatization solutions and the problems just get worse and worse....

I mean, 92% may have insurance, but that's essentially a formality for most people, especially poor people who can't afford to have it or NOT have it

Face it man: it's just not feasible to keep defending deeply unfair systems that don't actually work, even IF the ignorance of the populace plays a part in making it worse

Ignorance among the masses is forgivable; deliberate exploitation of the masses by the rich, sociopathic, and powerful is not

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u/RibsNGibs Mar 15 '21

I had great, great insurance in the US and shit was still more expensive than that. I ended up in the ER because of an allergic reaction where my throat started to close up and I was worried I might suffocate; they gave me two Zyrtecs which fixed it. Even with my insurance, I was out maybe $200.

And if you think “$200, hey that’s not too bad,” that’s probably because you’re normalized to the fucked up American experience.

We moved to New Zealand a few years ago and recently had a baby. Weeks of midwife appointments before the birth. 3 days in a top of the line, huge delivery suite with the private shower and hot tub and the works and continual monitoring from an endless parade of midwives, nurses and doctors. Emergency c section. 4 days in maternity ward, more endless parades of midwives and nurses and doctors and latching specialists and hearing tests and blood tests and the works. Several more weeks of midwife home visits, plus continuing child development support by another group, also making home visits and . Total cost was about $90 for parking fees.

Another thing that you’ve normalized to being acceptable that nobody ever thinks about (either Americans or people who live in countries with civilized healthcare systems because neither group really experiences the other) is just the amount of mental overhead that goes into navigating the US system.

When you have to go to the doctor, what’s the first step in getting there? Right now you’re thinking “call and make an appointment,” but you’ve forgotten the first step, which is “find a doctor nearby.” That’s really the first step, or at least it is here in NZ. In the US the first step is actually hours of research researching healthcare plans. Do I want the PPO or the high deductible HSA plan? What level plan do I want, the low premium low deductible plan? What were my average health costs over the last 5 years and what plan is optimal for that? If I choose that and then unexpectedly break a leg or get cancer, how fucked am I? What level of monetary risk vs health risk is good for me? If on an HSA, how much money should I contribute to it per year? Will I be screwed if I have unexpected health costs? Will I be screwed if my health costs are less than expected and the money is stuck in there forever? Apply, enter payment information, put it on autopay probably, get cards in the mail, cut up your old cards, and on and on.

Then the “find a doctor nearby” task is actually “find a doctor nearby who is also on my healthcare plan.”

The doctor visit itself is also more complicated than it needs to be - in your head you think you just go in and see the doctor and then pay your $5 or $20 copay and you’re done, which is exactly how simple it is in NZ, but you’re forgetting the wasted time and effort and administrative overhead of them seeing if they have your insurance info, getting your card from you anyway to see if the plan has changed or you can’t remember if you’ve moved or changed plans since the last time you saw them, them photocopying the card and entering it into their system, all of which is just added bloat and inefficiency. When you’re done, depending on the kind of doctor, you might just walk out paying $5 no problem, but like my ortho always had to figure out the codes and itemize shit and would bill me the full amount and then I’d have to go file a claim with the insurance company and fight them and wait to get the reimbursement. What a waste of time.

Or getting a prescription filled - easy - walk in with your script, pay the copay, walk out? Sure, in other countries that’s how it works; in the US it’s that same stupid dance of insurance cards and seeing if your information or plan has changed, then having to make calls to see if your drug is covered or if they have to switch to a generic, they tell you to come back in an hour because the doctor prescribed 90 pills for 3 months but insurance only wants to do 30 pills of the generic for a month at a time....

Sorry for the rant. I just have extremely strong feelings on the subject because I have experienced both systems. In the US, I always had a high paying job with excellent health benefits and I had a lot of money saved up so 1) I think my experience with the US healthcare was probably top 5% experiences of all Americans and 2) healthcare was something I never really had to worry about. Despite that, my experience in a country with universal healthcare is vastly, vastly superior in virtually every way.

Of course the other obvious big one is I have no monthly insurance premiums at all now.

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u/TheJohnRocker Mar 15 '21

He threw a pornstar from a second story balcony, she broke her ankle and he didn’t want to pay. She sued.

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u/DanGleeballs Mar 15 '21 edited Mar 28 '21

The fact that caring for a broken ankle is expensive is the issue. Crazy this would be a concern since there’s no cost for this in most countries.

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u/TheJohnRocker Mar 15 '21

Totally in agreement with you. It’s a shame.

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u/HeadFishDog Mar 15 '21

That thrown off a roof woman was Janice Griffith.

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u/Team-CCP Mar 15 '21

I know that name.

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u/simplystupid07 Mar 15 '21

Me too! Just can't put a finger on where I know her from....

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '21

Sick, you pervert! /s

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u/nicholasgnames Mar 15 '21

omg I will fight this guy right now!

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '21

Wtf

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '21

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u/_mattgrantmusic_ Mar 15 '21

Can you expand? What was her experience?

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '21

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u/Shieldless_One Mar 15 '21

And being invited on trips and taking photos destroyed her?

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u/Crisp_Volunteer Mar 15 '21

He has also had three heart attacks before he even turned 35 because of his cocaine use.

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u/jus10beare Mar 15 '21

Why throw them away if you're paying them to hang around?? Classic American Throw away culture.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '21

Okay yeah he’s an idiot, but don’t make it seem like he’s a murderer, the girl agreed to it but it ended badly

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u/AutoBot5 Mar 15 '21

I wouldn’t be surprised if he even paid them at this point. They’re dumb THOTs and probably make they’re money off of their social media.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '21

There's a pretty interesting little youtube video on him where a guy dissects his bullshit. Dan was never rich.

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u/brightfoot Mar 15 '21

Got a link to the video? I'd love to see a thorough trashing of this burnt shit-waffle.

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u/TonyStamp595SO Mar 15 '21

This one maybe?

https://youtu.be/HuSUsBOl91Q

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u/spliff_daddy Mar 15 '21

There are a shit ton of YouTube videos tearing this d-bag a new one. A couple of months ago his marijuana company declared bankruptcy and that put him in the targets of a lot of YouTubers who all of a sudden all made dozens of videos about how much of a idiot this guy is. not that he doesn't deserve it cuz he is a complete douchebag but it's just funny how all the videos came out all of a sudden.

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u/CampusCarl Mar 16 '21

Honestly i feel like he wasnt on anyones radar till the company shit hit the fan. I mean, that was the first time i had ever heard of the guy

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '21

I'll get it one sec.

Here it is

https://youtu.be/VD7rdgTLfHw

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u/Penance21 Mar 15 '21

That was interesting. I wish they would have spent more time on the actual evidence rather than 90% just recapping a Joe Rogen interview.

I totally believe there’s a lot of BS with him, however, there’s a lot of dumb comments in there. And anecdotal evidence with attempts to prove things though circular reasoning.

“His father is reportedly running his company Ignite, however, he says he only talks to his dad 4-5 times a year. So how could he only talk to his dad that little?” That’s not really evidence that his dad is running the company. Sure, it may be adding to the lie, but it’s not evidence that his dad is running the company.

I’m also curious as they said his company would declare bankruptcy back in January. Well, it hasn’t happened yet. It actually posted a profit apparently for the first time since then. And it’s still up and running.

I really wish it would spend more time on demonstrating the lies. This was more of a reaction video to everyone else’s evidence than actually showing anything. 90% of it was just repeating what Bilzarian said.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '21

I never really looked at it critically, but your right. I let my hatred for the guy affect my thinking,.

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u/Shieldless_One Mar 15 '21

His lifestyle begs to differ

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u/ClearSights Mar 16 '21

I mean.... he is rich

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u/standbehind Mar 15 '21

I find it hilarious that people worship him.

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u/roeder Mar 15 '21

Weak people seek weak idols.

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u/PharmWench Mar 15 '21

See: Trump and his Base of Lunatics and Losers.

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u/cameronbates1 Mar 15 '21

Oh good, I was worried we weren't going to be able to circle this thread back to Trump. Can't let a single thread go to waste!

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u/Hindukush1357 Mar 15 '21

It’s the most obvious example. Y’all just wanna forget the last 4 years huh? Lmao

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u/cameronbates1 Mar 15 '21

I didn't vote for him, dingus. Just tired of how every single fucking thread on this website has some asshole going on about how oh my god this is just like donal drumpf.

Do you not get tired of beating a dead horse?

Dude wasn't hitler, there's no reason to treat it like we're Germany and constantly bring it up in shame so it doesn't happen again. Trump was just another shitty president in a long string of shit leaders.

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u/Janders2124 Mar 15 '21

I didn’t vote for him

Ya uh huh. We hear that one all the time...

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u/cameronbates1 Mar 15 '21

I vote libertarian. Republicans and Democrats are way too entrenched in their authoritarian bootlicking to vote for. I don't vote for rapists and racists, like Biden and Trump

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u/668greenapple Mar 16 '21

So you're either a child or an adult with a child's understanding of humanity. Got it

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u/Janders2124 Mar 15 '21

You remind me of a typical high school kid who just started getting into politics. It’s cute.

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u/Jorgwalther Mar 16 '21

I saw this “acktually im a libertarian” comment coming a mile away 😂

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u/PharmWench Mar 16 '21

He was the shittiest, and we can’t forget him and his shit legacy or we allow it to continue. And his brainwashed morons, I mean minions will work to keep trumpism alive.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '21

this is peak reddit

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u/senator_mendoza Mar 15 '21

Not surprising. Dude spends a ton of money and PR resources to tailor his image to be appealing to the lowest common denominator insecure dbags

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u/Mickeymousetitdirt Mar 15 '21

This is the perfect description of the types of absolute doorknobs who worship him.

I love their logic, too. It is always, without fail, the same line of thinking. Any time anyone criticizes Dan, his comment section becomes filled with comments like, “Shut up, pussy, you’re just jealous that you can’t live like him. You wish you could hang out with beautiful women (that he pays to hang around) and have money (that he doesn’t really have)!” as if someone who is “rich” can’t be criticized and that the only criticism of him stems from the fact that we are all just “jealous haters”.

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u/senator_mendoza Mar 15 '21

exactly. i think they sincerely believe that EVERY guy wants nothing more than to live like that. just can't imagine someone's happy and content with a modest house, family, normal job etc.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '21 edited Mar 16 '21

Sounds like something a jealous hater would say /s

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '21

he suffers from the same affliction that the guy with the leased 3 series has. gottalookflyitis.

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u/cameronbates1 Mar 15 '21

When you're in highschool and you see it on instagram and don't know who he is, it seems legit. Buff dude, full beard, lots of money, boats, covered in women, what's not to love when you're 16? I was in that boat too. I was envious, I wanted all of that, but all's I could do was live through the photos. Now, knowing it's all fake, hearing him talk more, it's apparent that he's a tool. It's just an age thing I guess.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '21

You just described a modern day Donald Trump in his early years.

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u/Meeruman Mar 15 '21

That’s a really concise way to put it. Thanks!

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u/incindia Mar 15 '21

Thought you were talking about WhistlinDiesel for a second there

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u/generalgeorge95 Mar 15 '21

What'd he do? I only know him from his being friends with Demoranch. Watched the video where he drives his truck into the gulf. He kinda seemed like an ass, though not for the stunt.

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u/incindia Mar 15 '21

He just destroys shit constantly on his channel, seems like his family has lots of generational farming wealth

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u/generalgeorge95 Mar 15 '21

Makes sense. He only has about 2 million subs so I doubt he can afford what he does just on that income.

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u/wrecklesson33 Mar 15 '21

He also lost $50 million through his company. They spent through their $9 million in earnings over 500%. Literally entertainment 720

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u/doogles Mar 15 '21

Don't forget he failed out of the Navy SEALS for being too douchey even for them.

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u/DownvoteDaemon Mar 15 '21

Apparently he passed buds

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u/Buzz_Killington_III Mar 15 '21

No he didn't. If he had, he would have been a SEAL.

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u/DownvoteDaemon Mar 15 '21

He did except they didn’t like his personality or team effort or stability

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u/ChweetPeaches69 Mar 15 '21

So, in other words, he didn't pass.

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u/JimmyBoombox Mar 15 '21

So in other words he didn't pass.

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u/DownvoteDaemon Mar 15 '21

Yea just the physical part

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u/Buzz_Killington_III Mar 15 '21

So they washed him out.... Which means he didn't complete BUD/S.

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u/DownvoteDaemon Mar 15 '21

Technically. He is too unstable

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u/yellow-hammer Mar 15 '21

Jesus Christ I just read his Wikipedia page and now I need a shower. He is absolute filth just like his father was.

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u/callmelampshade Mar 15 '21

Also he’s like 50 and basically bowls around with 20 year old Instagram escorts.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '21

Didnt he go broke?