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Otto Warmbier, Kim Jong-un, and Trump's Family in Power

from 155 - Death By Chocolate · #155

3 min

Tim contrasts online outrage over the milkshake bucket warning label with people ignoring Trump's cozy relationship with Kim Jong-un (Otto Warmbier's torturer), and rips into Ivanka and Jared Kushner's roles in government.

In this bit7 moments
  • Twitter users argue over what's actually in a milkshake video, debating bucket warnings and cement.
  • Tim says activist Twitter people could actually help homeless people if they wanted to, but they'd rather perform activism online.
  • Trump getting along well with Kim Jong-un concerns Tim, even though his supporters think it's great.
  • Kim Jong-un tortured Otto Warmbier, who was detained for stealing a flag as a joke in North Korea.
  • Twitter users dismissed Warmbier's torture as white male privilege rather than defending his humanity.
  • Those same Twitter users suddenly care about Otto Warmbier now that Trump is friendly with his torturer.
  • Tim worries Trump has authoritarian impulses, kleptocratic behavior, and installed his family in government positions like a dictator would.
Mentioned here

Donald TrumpOtto WarmbierKim Jong UnIvanka TrumpJared KushnerAngela MerkelTheresa May

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