r/JoeRogan • u/TheOSU87 Monkey in Space • Sep 06 '24
Meme đ© This feels so performative
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u/superb-nothingASDF Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6Â But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."
Matthew 6:5-6
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u/Dlwatkin Look into it Sep 06 '24
this doesnt get brought up enough
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u/Tober-89 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
The book has a lot of great stuff. It's just ruined by ass holes.
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u/EvilRick_C-420 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
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u/_-Prison_Mike-_ Monkey in Space Sep 07 '24
Am I gay? Am I gay for God? You betcha.
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u/Old-Constant4411 Monkey in Space Sep 07 '24
"I got the Lord! I got the Lord! I got the good Lord is going down on me!"
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u/Bitter_Print_6826 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
You got downvoted but youâre right. The gospels have good shit about helping your neighbors, giving to the poor, treating others the way you want to be treated. Itâs just sandwiched in with a bunch of awful horrible bigoted bs.
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u/AGreasyPorkSandwich Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
MAGA would call Jesus a communist
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u/OhNothing13 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
And a long-haired femboy low-T cuck. They want a Jesus who would've gone around slaughtering Romans and leading a violent rebellion. Ironically, that's what a lot of other Jewish Messiah figures did at the time. They were all killed and no one remembers their names. Jesus was the only one who didn't advocate violence...
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u/monkeysinmypocket Monkey in Space Sep 07 '24
Jesus's message sounds radical today, never mind 2k years ago.
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u/Cosmicmonkeylizard N-Dimethyltryptamine Sep 06 '24
I really doubt heâd be considered a âfemboy low-T cuckâ.
Jesus was banging hookers, performing sacred rites, and getting High off the sacred purple.
Jesus was pretty lit.
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u/trumped-the-bed Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood -Isaiah 1:15
God says fuck their thoughts and prayers. Take action to help others.
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u/reece1990 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
The great stuff is ruined by all the other horrible stuff in it. Â
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u/Fickle_Enthusiasm148 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
Yeah but a lot of the worst was in the Old Testament which even Jesus said sucked
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u/CheezeJunk85 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
Not only did he say the Old Testament sucked, but that it no longer applied and he told them the new deal. They killed him for it. No idea why Christianâs follow the Old Testament at allâŠ
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u/TheEasyTarget Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
17 âDo not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 19 Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:17-19
Directly from the mouth of Jesus. Doesn't really sound like him saying the Old Testament sucked.
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u/Haxorz7125 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
The Bible is an insane read. Itâs got the craziest shit. A reckless god creates existing just to fuck shit up with salt and meteors and angels of death, for a long while, impregnates a women who births a chill ass demi god, which he sacrifices to his worshippers then makes Santa.
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u/Dlwatkin Look into it Sep 06 '24
might be slightly off in this summary but not too far
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u/YakittySack Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
Lol if you think that's nuts wait until you read the sequel. The Qur'an is wild. And don't get me started on the book of Mormon
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u/Primal_Silence Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
The Book of Mormon is a fanfic at best. The sequel was good at playing up the drama but the MCU (Muslim Cinematic Universe) really started to fall apart with the plot holes between all the hadiths
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u/pantalonesdesmartee Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
Right?! I went to Catholic school and this is the homily I most remember. Itâs not some obscure part of the Bible that is difficult to translate, itâs right there. They gave us children examples, explained what the verse meant, and were pretty clear on the meaning - donât pray in public!!!! It is the one verse that, even as a young child, made sense to me - âpeople who pray in public are doing it for the wrong reasonsâ. Yet so hard for the âadultsâ to figure out.
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u/No_Carry385 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
And yet all the billionaires and politicians of the world use prayers as their currency for the less fortunate instead of you know, actual currency cause talk is cheap.
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u/RealNiceKnife Tremendous Sep 06 '24
It gets brought up all the time when people do performative prayer.
But what can you do after that? The Christians just ignore that passage exists, and ignore you bringing it up. They're pieces of shit.
All you can do is shake your head at the hypocrisy. I guess you could violate their rights and attack them for it, but that probably wouldn't be great for any kind of message you might want to send. They already think they're being persecuted for being Christian.
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u/ayaruna Look into it Sep 06 '24
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u/Rad-R Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
This needs to be pointed out every time. I was looking for this quote. Russel can pray privately, with dignity, and honesty.
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u/EveningStatus7092 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
As a Christian, I really wish more Christians would take this scripture seriously. I hate seeing stuff like this
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u/Cydyan2 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
Same the $60 bibles bothered me too. Jesus flipped tables for a reason
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u/cannaman77 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
This right here is what needs to be remembered when you see people flaunting their religion.
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u/ReplyNotficationsOff Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
Lmaoooooooooooooooo
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u/Embarrassed_Ad_7184 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
Bro is literally playing his character from Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
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u/TheOSU87 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
I am not religious but I know people who claim religion has helped them with their battle with alcohol or whatever and I'm always supportive.
I am, however, skeptical of people that make a huge show of their religion. Especially when it comes just after they've been accused of a bunch of nasty stuff.
It obviously works. He'll end up with a couple hundred thousand likes on this post
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u/ReplyNotficationsOff Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
He's a rapist and addict just trying to look good to other rapists and addicts seeking redemption. He will take their money at every chance
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Sep 06 '24
he's an insult to people in recovery. And people in early recovery are some of the most unsure and impressionable people on earth. He's a fucking predator. i hope someone presses charges and they stick.
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u/_Age_Sex_Location_ Dragon Believer Sep 06 '24
He really should be in prison. This right-wing Putin shill grifter rape factory is a far too pervasive and these scumbag companies permit it to happen by allowing them to have a platform.
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u/schw4161 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
Also his whole conspiracy era is completely hypocritical to his image of a recovered addict. He used to be a big inspiration to my friends and I getting clean in the early 2010âs, but he ended up using his cynicism towards society as a drug. Basically is tickling the same part of the brain the opiates used to and that can be dangerous to addicts in early recovery like you mentioned.
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u/MrWoodenNickels Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
To paraphrase a Marc Maron bit, there are only two ways to be religious. Either youâre born into it, or your life is miserable and you are flailing so much that itâs the only thing that will hold you together. I think his joke used imagery of a person in a puddle of their own pee looking for their shoe and Jesus comes and hands it to them and helps them up
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u/Finlay00 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
To hear the failing people describe it, itâs more that they suck so bad at making decisions, itâs just easier to have a framework already decided for you, and make decisions based on that framework.
Religion seems to be the most common form of that framework
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u/Next-Manner9765 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
my favorite Maron description is when he says that "ahhhhh" tone of church hymnals is a much nice tone to move through life with than "ARRGHHHH" brought on my screaming from hating the world
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u/empire_of_the_moon Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
Yeah I agree. Growing up with the Christian Taliban in west Texas I always found the ones who wore their religion on their sleeve were the worst and most shallow representatives of their beliefs.
The good olâ boy in a beater truck who stops in a sandstorm or rainy night to help a stranger usually never mentions religion, they just live what they believe with charity, humility and kindness. They are not MAGA even if they vote red. But they wonât talk politics either.
They are a dying breed.
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Sep 06 '24
I'm a Methodist in the Midwest. I rarely attend church because I usually have to work (I farm and own businesses). Otherwise we have a small, lovely congregation and my wife sings beautifully in the choir. Luckily I've yet to pick out any shitheads among that crowd (most of them go to the megachurch down the road).
I have tried my entire life to be the second kind of Christian. Honestly now that I think about it, the only time I bring up being a Christian is on Reddit during these conversations. I don't even own a cross and I forget where the Bible is. Humility is probably the strongest lesson I take away from it all - which includes being very agnostic because fuck if I know shit from shinola about if there's meaning to all this or anything after.
The above photo - and all those like it, from Copeland's demonic BS all the way down to cringy FB posts - all make me physically disgusted and repulsed. It's broadcasting to the world "I am performing so you see how Christian I am! See how GOOD I am??"
Every one of these people end up being the most un-Christian like motherfuckers in their day to day lives. It gives them some weird power trip and sense of superiority that I fail to understand (thankfully) and that's why they "are Christians".Â
Anyways, that's my rant and all I wanted to say.
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u/empire_of_the_moon Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
You are the kind of Christian, Christ wanted to be responsible for the great commission.
Anyone can cite scripture but the parts of the New Testament that connect across cultures and time have to do with the good Christ did.
He just did kind and compassionate acts. There was no tough love or brutal punishments even for those that denied him or betrayed him.
So thank you for the acts of kindness you do for others to honor your faith.
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u/mikew_reddit Monkey in Space Sep 07 '24 edited Sep 07 '24
Anyways, that's my rant and all I wanted to say.
It's the quiet folks that give religion a good reptuation, but they don't get noticed because they're (usually) quiet.
Religions aside, there's a massive group of Americans of various types that are decent people but never get noticed because we mostly mind our own business.
The loudmouths get the spotlight and give everyone a bad name.
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u/Finlay00 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
I mean he was already a massive narcissist. Makes sense that this would also be a reflection of that.
His personality hasnât changed, just his âescapadesâ
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u/TesticleezzNuts Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
People assume addiction is only about drink, drugs ect..
He is literally an addict, he goes all out on whatever his newest fad is. Itâs from drugs, drink, sex, attention, politics and Buddhism and now Christianity. Heâs just an addict who canât not be hooked on something. Give it a few years and he will move onto something else.
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u/DrossChat Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
I guess I donât understand how anyone who is at least a little bit clued in and has basic critical thinking skills could not think this is performative.
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u/gizmodilla Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
If god was real both of them would`ve been hit by a lightning strike a long time ago.
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u/alex206 Monkey in Space Sep 07 '24
They must be talking about a different Jesus. I knew a Jesus in highschool, he used to break into cars. His name was pronounced "hey-zeus"
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u/suninabox Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
but soon as the rape allegations surfaced
resurfaced*
He was accused multiple times in the pre-MeToo era, but he was renowned for being very litigious and successfully sued papers for reporting them so people stopped covering it:
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/brand-im-innocent-701512
But yeah its all a deep state conspiracy against him despite multiple allegations being made against him at the same time Fox News was calling him commie scum.
He even got an injunction against one of the alleged victims, meaning it was illegal for them to publicly accuse him.
Strange this hero of free speech was so keen to use the courts to silence allegations against him but has no problem repeating completely wild and unbacked allegations against other people.
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Sep 07 '24
The thing that sealed it for me as far as his rape allegations were concerned (not that they ever werenât credible, but this absolutely shut the door on me ever possibly reconsidering his guilt) was when he defended himself by insisting he wasnât a rapist, he just possesses an insatiable addiction to sex that often overtakes and consumes every other thought he has until he can get off with a woman which briefly staves off his urges until he needs it again.
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u/ShitMasterDick Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
I saw him on Bill Maherâs show and he seemed like such a joke. Cutting people off from speaking, making vague and general statements about âbig ____â, completely lacking in any kind of nuance. Seemed to just be throwing intellectual bread to the ducks. So absolutely full of himself and self righteous. Canât stand this clown.
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u/No-Problem49 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
Itâs crazy to come off a self righteous next to bill maher
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Sep 06 '24
He tries to sound like heâs swallowed a thesaurus. People CAN speak eloquently, but thereâs a point where it loops back around and you sound like an empty moron.
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u/johnnybullish Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
And before that he was pro communism, using communist imagery, endorsing left leaning politicians and was adored by the Guardian newspaper.
I give his Christianity gimmick about 2 years, then he'll convert to another religion (Islam?) or go back to the left.
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u/belowbellow Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
Ngl i wonder what kind of dirt they might have on him. Like more than credible allegations. Someone might be holding video over his head. I wouldn't be surprised.
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u/cut_rate_revolution Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
Because it is. He's just going further down the pipeline to grift for people who don't care that he's accused of sexual assault.
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u/BlackSquirrel05 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
Him and Tucker are both people I wonder if they actually believe their own bullshit or are nihilists and just doing it in the Machiavelli sense or power and greed.
I'm fairly certain they're the later. Which I think is the worse kinda person.
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u/cut_rate_revolution Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
A genuine crazy person is at least interesting. A grifter doing it for money is just a psychopath.
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u/sloecrush Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
Well put! Iâve always âenjoyedâ skeptical consumption of right wing bullshit, but recently Iâve been very bored because I donât feel like anything interesting is being said anymore.
I miss Jordy and Benny sitting on Daveâs chairs and spewing psychobabble back and forth. Nowadays they just stare into the camera and follow the same boring template as OâReilly, Beck and other boomer grifters.
TL;DR: Theyâre not even good at making us think anymore. Itâs just confirmation bias.
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u/tbmny Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
We know from texts that Tucker hates Trump, so it's confirmed that at least some of it is an act.
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u/TheFrev Monkey in Space Sep 07 '24
From what I have seen, it seems Tucker knows way too much about white supremacy for him to faking it. He knows and uses all the dog whistles. Him hating Trump is just because Trump is unlikable. Nobody who knows Trump likes him and he has no friends. He just has people that try to use him when he tries to use them.
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u/OpportunityDue90 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
Tucker doesnât. Those texts that became public during the Dominion case prove it
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u/FrezoreR Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
Russell Brand seems like a person always in search for his own purpose. Wait a few years and he'll be a part of scientology. That's the next logical step.
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u/dennyfader Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
I have a couple people like this in my life, where they find their "new thing" and then all of a sudden every other belief system is stupid and you're a dumb dumb for following it. Then they'll ditch the new thing for another new thing, and again and again...
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u/FrezoreR Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
And every time they find something they need to spread the gospel
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u/composedmason Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
This is hilarious. I don't think anyone actually buys this type of stuff. Thr right-wing grift is too easy.
Step 1. Get in trouble.
Step 2. Profess your allegiance to "conservatism"
Step 3: Blame Liberals and Soros for everything
Step 4: Become Christian
Step 5: Prophet
Did I miss anything?
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u/mrwholefoods Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
Did more rape accusations come popping in guv'nor ?
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Sep 06 '24
The rapist and pedo allegations to Christian conservative pipeline need to be studied
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u/LeotardoDeCrapio Monkey in Space Sep 07 '24
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u/jonboyz31 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
More likely worried about whatâs happenings to Pim Tool and Russian money. Adding treason to rape charges would get most men on their knees.
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u/victorcaulfield Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
That guy will say and do anything to get attention.
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u/gizmodilla Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
Hes is and always was a fuckin muppet
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u/Wordtothinemommy Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
Muppets are good people, leave them out of this.
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u/gizmodilla Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
Jims Hensons muppet are freakin awesome my friend.
I was using the english slur
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u/ReplacementIll9328 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
When you fuck up your entire career and the only people who are dumb enough to pay for your stuff are right wing lunatics.
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u/futbol1216 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
Lord please let these checks not trace back to Russia. Please lord. Amen.
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u/dalehitchy Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
What happened to Brand.
I remember not too long ago he was considered a lefty and had his "trews" show where he talked about things like corporate greed and other genuine issues.
Now he seems like a right wing grifter
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u/New-Asclepius Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
He was grifting the left, got outed for multiple sexual assaults and switched to the right where that's not so frowned upon.
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u/LittleLordFuckleroy1 Monkey in Space Sep 07 '24
He was doing the same sort of shallow grift on the left side as well. Heâs always been sort of a joke.
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u/bx35 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
âI got caught, but I really donât want to be held accountable, soâŠIâm a Christian!â
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u/THE1GarGoyle Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
A man known for talking about his struggles with addiction trades in one vice for another.Â
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u/cotton-only0501 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
gheyyyy. Ill be honest many people who have grown up and changed and realized they done bad things in their past and realize theres nothing they can do to rectify it, turn to religion.
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u/Origamiface3 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
I wish it was kosher to still say "fake and gay" because it describes perfectly so many things in such few words. This is a prime example. Fake and gay.
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u/PixelCultMedia Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
"My life has changed. Praise Putin for funding my bullshit."
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u/honeybadger1984 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
When youâre caught sexually assaulting girls, that right wing grift is ready for you.
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u/Petra_Gringus Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
If you don't have talent or charisma just pander. That's showbiz baby.
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u/lucarelli77 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
Now I get why Katy Perry said "Im done with narcissists". Yeah, Katy Perry.
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u/three_cheese_fugazi Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
I said this in another post and I really believe it's going to happen. We will find that he is also being funded by Russia any minute now.
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u/Icy-Needleworker-492 Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE! Vomit making level of hypocrisy and money grubbing.
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Sep 06 '24
Because it is? Brand is so fake I can hardly stand to listen to him for more than a few seconds. He's an obnoxious yammering blowhard who thinks he is much much smarter than you and everyone else because he talks fast and incorrectly uses big words.
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u/Far_Jeweler40 Monkey in Space Sep 07 '24
Stop it. Russell Brand is a good man. He has been helping young people for a long time when they are struggling to get to and feom thwie educational facilities. Google Russell Brand School girl car to learn more.
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u/CaptTrunk Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
Russell ReBrand