I’ve been asked for my opinion on the Riyadh Comedy Festival and rather than answer the same question 23 times, I’ll just put this out here. Oh, and I should preface this with the fact that I was not offered the gig but it should go without saying that there’s not enough money for me to help these depraved, awful peopl
Did someone in the US lure a journalist they didn’t like into an embassy, kill him, have his body chopped up into tiny pieces, and force it down a drain?
Depends what era we’re looking at because the US government has been responsible for several assassinations and substantial foreign interference. I can assure you the US government has done worse at a much larger scale throughout its history. Americans tend to be less aware of their own history than folks around the world since they don’t bear the brunt of the worst of their governments misdeeds.
By this logic, any foreign comedian that performs in the US should be admonished because of every wrong the US government has ever committed. I’m sorry but the reasoning is flawed.
Its better to just say you’re biased (as we all are) and that Saudi Arabia is, in your perception, not on your team so that’s why its a problem to you specifically.
No, it isn’t. Comparing the shitty actions of a government to the shit decisions of individuals is not equatable. It’s foolish to even try that argument.
Did someone in the US lure a journalist they didn’t like into an embassy, kill him, have his body chopped up into tiny pieces, and force it down a drain?
News to me if that happened. It’s a fucking FACT because this asshole running the show over there bragged about it. He was a US citizen. His name was Jamal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Jamal_Khashoggi
Uhhh. I mean they didn’t do that exactly,but…The US does love killing journalists
Depends what era we’re looking at because the US government has been responsible for several assassinations and substantial foreign interference. I can assure you the US government has done worse at a much larger scale throughout its history. Americans tend to be less aware of their own history than folks around the world since they don’t bear the brunt of the worst of their governments misdeeds.
By this logic, any foreign comedian that performs in the US should be admonished because of every wrong the US government has ever committed. I’m sorry but the reasoning is flawed.
Its better to just say you’re biased (as we all are) and that Saudi Arabia is, in your perception, not on your team so that’s why its a problem to you specifically.
You don’t know when to stop, huh?
A double standard is a double standard, I’m afraid.
No, it isn’t. Comparing the shitty actions of a government to the shit decisions of individuals is not equatable. It’s foolish to even try that argument.