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Deep State Zionist Shill Accusations Over Venezuela Comments

from The Advocate · #143

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5 min

Tim mocks listeners who accuse him of being a regime-change propagandist over offhand Venezuela comments, listing his mundane real life (two pairs of jeans, a Queens roommate) as proof he's not a deep state puppet, then tells the story of an angry longtime fan who messaged him about equating far-left and far-right before blocking him.

In this bit7 moments
  • 6:57Why can't a mature country make jokes about public figures like Meghan McCain or Michael Jackson without fear of backlash?
  • 7:16Tim contrasts the edgy comedy he'd like to see with the groaning audiences at modern SNL, identifying them as young professional liberals.
  • 7:40Communists got angry at him for saying Maduro in Venezuela is probably not a good guy, and for not advocating regime change like others did.
  • 8:04He clarifies that on the podcast he and Mike Racine said upfront they don't know what's happening in Venezuela and don't trust the government.
  • 8:29People send him messages calling him a deep state Zionist shill, which he finds absurd given he owns two pairs of jeans and lives in Queens with a roommate.
  • 9:24A listener who used to message him got personally offended and angry after he said something he didn't agree with, taking it like a friend's betrayal.
  • 10:41Tim explains the striking factual overlaps between far left and far right positions: both oppose American militarism, don't support Israel, and aren't fans of capitalism.
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Meghan McCainMichael JacksonSaturday Night LiveNicolás MaduroVenezuelaMike RacineCaracas

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