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Turo, Radicalization, and Housing for Veterans
from Tesla Trucks, Taiwan & The Fog | The Tim Dillon Show #424 · #424
8 min
Tim riffs on renting cars through Turo himself, argues religious radicalization (Christian or Muslim) is a mental health red flag, and complains that veterans like Jabbar shouldn't be living in trailers after serving.
- Afghanistan was an unwinnable war that left vets traumatized with no mental health care, now back home and renting cars on Turo.
- Tim rented a BMW 7-Series on Turo, drove it 107 mph in Palm Springs, and got caught by the car's tracking device.
- Turo seems convenient but opening the country's door invites people to engage in activities you cannot control or prevent.
- The attacker had joined ISIS before last summer and left a will, according to FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Rya.
- Getting devout in Muslim faith carries a risk, just like end-times Christianity or survivalist doomsday cult stuff indicates mental health struggles.
- Photos of the attacker's Houston home showed multiple Qurans and books about Islam and Christianity, in a majority Muslim neighborhood.
- Diversity gets praised for food, but getting hit by a truck on Bourbon Street is not ideal diversity—it's a double-edged sword.
- Some people left that part of the world to escape religiosity and conflict, while others come here bringing religiosity and conflict—hard to tell who is who.
- The attacker's modular home in Houston has poor curb appeal, and military veterans shouldn't be living like that given their sacrifice.
- Radical Islamic terrorists aren't necessarily poor—the bin Laden family, Saudi royals, and other wealthy people spread extremism, while poor people are the ones willing to blow themselves up.
- Military veterans shouldn't have to live in substandard conditions, but you can't insulate people from every decision they make.
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