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Utah tech executive resigns after anti-semitic email rant

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Re: Utah tech executive resigns after anti-semitic email rant

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Post by throwawayboise »

PragmaticPulp wrote: post #13

This man is seriously unwell. This wasn't just normal politics - This was deep conspiracy theory nonsense. The fact that he thought others would appreciate the message is further proof that he is in the midst of a serious crisis. He has completely lost touch with reality. Unfortunately, being a wealthy ex-CEO and ex-pat living in another country, away from his former social circles, has likely removed all social supp…

Yeah I've never heard of him but saw that he was retired as CEO and wondering how old he is. Could be a sign of dementia or Alzheimers. Something has gone wrong in his head.

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Post by hospadar »

spoonjim wrote: post #23

Does being rich make people go crazy? And think that nothing can happen to them? I wouldn't even type this kind of thing into a private Google Doc, let alone send a mass email.

Yes definitely. Objectively less stuff _can_ happen to you - for example, you could write an insane racist rant and then still be rich!

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Post by dukeofdoom »

No conspiracy, but I think we are seeing the results when the professional class gets to rule. And I think its turning out bad.

Imagine if you were forced to follow the advice of you Doctor, Lawyer, and your Teacher every hour of the day. They all might mean well for you. But its turning out that its gets pretty bureaucratic and despotic very fast.

But on the other hand, if a super villain wanted to rid the world of people, an anti vaccine might be one way to do it.

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Post by ars »

TylerE wrote: post #43
mullingitover wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The far right is a pretty splintered group, and when you look even a little to the right of principled centrists you quickly get into serious horseshoe political theory territory. The 'Bush republicans' are very pro-Israel, but the 'election was stolen, covid is a conspiracy' post-Trump republicans aren't from that generation and aren't nearly as rational.

The Trumpists are actually among the most pro-Israel, but it's mostly an "owning the libs" thing, not out of any actual love of Jews.

> not out of any actual love of Jews.

Other than, you know, his daughter? Who is Jewish? Or do you imagine he doesn't love his daughter?

Re: Utah tech executive resigns after anti-semitic email rant

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Post by Gustomaximus »

I liked the Bill Burr take on this 'vaccine is to wipe us out' conspiracy.

The better logic is this invisible hand would not want to wipe out the vaccine takers as they are the 'sheeple' who are controlled. These powers would want to remove the trouble makers, the people that dont do what they are told. So a more likely conspiracy is the secret plan would be to release a second virus to kill the non-vaxed once the sheeple are vaxed.

Obviously this is a joke but it's a good spin to present to people that believe in the conspiracy of vaccination.

https://youtu.be/znI046F4FKg

Re: Utah tech executive resigns after anti-semitic email rant

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Post by neilv »

version_five wrote: post #12

Having just read it, this sounds like a mental health issue to me. It's well outside the bounds of opinion, even a ridiculous or hateful opinion. I worry that people are running to mock this guy because they want to portray these views as the kind of things their opponents actually think, while in reality there is clearly something wrong with him and he may need some compassion. This is not a fringe opinion, there is…

Yeah, my guess would be mental illness.

We can say "what person is saying is very wrong" simultaneous with tryign to point that person towards medical care.

Mocking someone for bad behavior could have some upside (e.g., maybe it discourages them and others from doing the same). But if we imagine mocking someone with a debilitating illness, that image of ourselves should make us reconsider.

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Post by woofyman »

LudwigNagasena wrote: post #41
seattle_spring wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You do realize that a non-trivial amount of politicians have publicly made similar claims about the Jews? It's not like this is some isolated incident.

Can you name some politicians that claimed that the COVID-19 vaccine is part of a plot by "the Jews" to exterminate people or something similar?

Majore Taylor Green thought Jewish space lasers started the California fires

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/article/marjorie-taylor-...

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Post by wruza »

mancerayder wrote: post #21

Well he did say God said it. We're generally not allowed to question what God says. To be honest, "God" has been saying all sorts of anti-semitic things for almost two thousand years. It's funny how the standards of sanity shift and sway over time. And we're talking Utah here. Logically it doesn't make much sense, since Israel is one of the most vaxxed places. You'd think God had better control over scope, if the vac…

Well, logically one could have two different vaccines. Where conspiracy theories fail is not a basic logic usually. They fail at the reason. There is no reason to decimate the US population in case you want to rule the world, that simply creates nothing but less wealth and more Eurasian influence.
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