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[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 136 points 3 months ago (9 children)

the only politician rogan understands is the one who has literal brain worms

[–] hume_lemmy@lemmy.ca 32 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Rogan is what happens when the barbarian doesn't have a miniature giant space hamster to whisper common sense into his ear.

[–] Daze@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago

So like, just your ordinary, run-of-the-mill space hamster then?

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[–] TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

Joe have rocks in gut but Joe like trt too much to stop

[–] ech@lemm.ee 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Jr: Talks about how he picked up a dead bear to "harvest" it, left it in the back of his car for presumably hours, then dumped it in Central Park as a "joke" when he had to go to the airport

JoRo: That's a man I can get behind

How does anybody take either of these people remotely seriously?

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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 months ago

This gives him too much credit.

A barbarian khan would legitimately be trying to understand how the world works. Yes, sometimes he has a scientist on and he's forced to learn things. But, other times he has a guest on so that that guest can promote their terrible worldview -- see RFK Jr.

[–] RandomStickman@kbin.run 8 points 3 months ago

I think of this every time I read what Joe's doing

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[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 119 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I can't wait for the tide to turn against Joe Rogan and he becomes another has-been. He's done way too much damage on a lot of important issues.

[–] Cadeillac@lemmy.world 71 points 3 months ago (5 children)

I don't understand how more people don't see this. It drives me insane. "Did you watch the interview with Joe Rog-" "NO!!!"

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[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 78 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Trump lost Joe Rogan bahaha

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 27 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Spoiler candidates are mostly bad news for Democrats, but I can't imagine many people who would be swayed by a Joe Rogan endorsement would have voted (D} anyway.

[–] USSMojave@startrek.website 30 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The way polling is going, RFK seems to be spoiling Trump, not Harris 🤭

[–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Didn't trump have a talk with brainworms like a month back? I vaguely remember that a poll showed rfk stealing more from Trump.

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[–] MrSpArkle@lemmy.ca 68 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thank god Joe is too stupid to understand endorsing RFK will work against Trump.

I welcome his endorsement and hope he has RFK on his show 10 times before the election.

[–] modifier@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 months ago

Or he realizes that and he is a coward.

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 64 points 3 months ago (6 children)

It's because their brain worms are communicating telepathically.

[–] StevenWithaPH@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Those poor brain worms must be starving

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[–] originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee 52 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Well yes but that’s because Rogan is a fucking moron

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[–] ech@lemm.ee 43 points 3 months ago

Worms of a brain and all that.

[–] finley@lemm.ee 40 points 3 months ago
[–] NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 38 points 3 months ago

I think it says a lot that this doesn't really move the needle about my opinion of either of them at this point...

[–] originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee 34 points 3 months ago

Joe Rogan is the dumb man’s smart man, so of course he endorses RFK Jr.

[–] FiremanEdsRevenge@lemmy.world 31 points 3 months ago (3 children)

They probably relate because they both have brain worms

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

He's straight up just a contrarian at this point. He wants to be "different," by not choosing one of the "mainstream" candidates.

It's also probably a calculated move, financially, as he doesn't want to alienate the people who make up half his audience by endorsing Kamala or Trump. Probably more than half if he endorsed the former.

Typical bourgeois attitude, putting your own financial needs (that are already met 1,000x over) above literally the survival of the Republic.

They're not even nihilists, because they worship at the alter of capital.

It's gross.

[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago (4 children)

It's all about money for him.

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[–] ArugulaZ@lemmy.zip 30 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Brain worms and bear cruelty are hot button issues for Joe Rogan, apparently. Is anyone really surprised the nutjob would pick the nutjob candidate?

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[–] 58008@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago

I wonder if Joe's use of deworming medication makes him feel like he and RFK Jr. are kindred numbnuts.

[–] CatDokki@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

“…Only one that makes sense to me” … I mean you are Joe Rogan… that’s not saying much lmao.

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[–] LittleBorat3@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not about Joe just about a better podcast than his: Behind the bastards has a several episode series on RFK Jr and the things he did.

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Who gives a fuck what this guy thinks.

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[–] KittyCat@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This is actually a huge deal, enough Republicans listen to him he can probably move the vote almost a whole percentage point

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[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 14 points 3 months ago

I 100% believe him on that

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Signs your ideology might lack internal consistency: you cannot make sense of anything unless it is completely harpic.

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[–] AshMan85@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

I'm surprised anything makes sense to this guy.

[–] vxx@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The rats are leaving the sinking ship.

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