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LeBron’s Legacy, Trump vs. Hitler & First Date Questions to Connect
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In this episode of Unsolicited Perspectives, Bruce Anthony brings listeners on a journey through sports, politics, and the intricacies of human connection. The conversation kicks off with the NBA debut of LeBron James and his son, Bronny James, sparking a spirited debate on nepotism in sports and what it means for rising athletes. Bruce then shifts the focus to Imane Khelif, Algeria's first female boxing gold medalist, and the unique challenges she faces as she plans her professional career amid gender scrutiny.
From sports to politics, Bruce dives into a timely exploration of the troubling rise of fascist ideologies, drawing comparisons between the political strategies of Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump, while contrasting this with the inclusive efforts of Kamala Harris in areas like climate action and social justice. To wrap up, Bruce dishes out practical advice for those navigating the world of dating with matchmaker insights on asking the right first-date questions to foster real connections.
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Chapters:
00:00 Welcome to Unsolicited Perspectives
00:54 LeBron and Bronny James Make NBA History
02:36 Nepotism in Sports: The Case of Bronny James
08:03 Imane Khelif: From Controversy to Professional Boxing
12:44 Understanding Fascism: Definition and Principles
15:47 Trump and Hitler: A Comparative Analysis
25:43 The Political Landscape: Trump, Hitler, and Modern America
34:52 Kamala Harris Interview on MSNBC
36:00 The Importance of Teaching History
37:57 Comparing Trump and Hitler
42:29 10 Questions to Ask on a First Date
45:46 Reflecting on Personal Experiences
54:48 Final Thoughts on Dating
01:01:36 Closing Remarks and Call to Action
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Introduction to 'Unsolicited Perspectives'
00:00:10
Speaker
Welcome. First of all, welcome. This is Unsolicited Perspectives. I'm your host, Bruce Anthony, here to lead the conversation in the important events and topics for The Shape of Today's Society. Join the conversation to follow us wherever you get your audio podcasts. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch our video podcasts. Rate, review, like, comment, share. Share with your friends, share with your family. Hell, get to share with your enemies.
00:00:33
Speaker
On today's episode, I'm going to be dilly-dallying in just a little bit, then I'm going to be talking about fascism, and then I'm going to be giving people tips on what questions to ask on the first date. But that's enough for the intro. Let's get to the show.
LeBron and Bronny's Historic NBA Moment
00:00:54
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An interesting thing happened the other night. LeBron James and son were on the basketball court together. A couple of nights ago, LeBron James and his son, Bronny James, or LeBron James Jr., ah made history by becoming the first father-son duel to play in ah and the NBA game together.
00:01:14
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ah The game took place October 22nd, 2024 during the Los Angeles Lakers season opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves. LeBron James, of course, started the game. Mind you, he is 39 years old and this is the start of his 22nd season. In the NBA, he is one of the greatest players to ever play the game.
00:01:33
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Still not the greatest. That's still Michael Jeffrey Jordan. But he played 35 minutes. He scored 16 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out four assists. Bronny James played three minutes in the second quarter making his and NBA debut. He didn't score any points, but he did manage to grab one rebound. This is a historic moment. Why is it historic?
00:01:52
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The father-son duel entered the game together, off the bench, in the second quarter, fulfilling a lifelong dream for LeBron. The Lakers did win the game, and it was an emotional, memorable night for the James family, with LeBron expressing his gratitude and joy at being able to share the court with his son.
00:02:10
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They weren't the only father-son duel that were there at that night. king griffy junior and current Ken and Sr., the most famous example ah of a father-son duel played in the Major League Baseball League together when Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. played together for one season with the Seattle Mariners, excuse me, two seasons with the Seattle Mariners in 1990 and 1991.
Discussion on Nepotism and Bronny's NBA Entry
00:02:34
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There's been some speculation and talk about, is this nepotism? And the simplest answer to this is yes, of course it is. This is an nepotism. Is Bronny James going to be playing in the NBA right now? No, he's probably going to be moved down to G-League. That's the developmental league of the NBA because he's not ready to play in the NBA. He was drafted in the second round by the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James' team. And and and whether it was,
00:03:02
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you know, a prerequisite of not to get LeBron James to resign with the Lakers. It made good business sense if you want LeBron James to resign with the Lakers. And despite the fact that he's 39 years old, and in his 22nd year in the NBA, he's still a five or top 10 player in the NBA right now. Like, ah he's a freaking machine. I've never seen anybody, I've never seen a physical specimen like this to so had this longevity. Like he's never had any major injuries. He takes really good care of his body. There's been rumors that he spends up to a million dollars a year to take care of his body. Obviously it's worked out well for him because he's 39 years old and he's still more athletic than the majority of people in the league. But there's been criticism and backlash.
00:03:48
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with people saying that Bronnie James has essentially taken a spot in the NBA from somebody who was more deserving. And, yeah, there is true. There is very limited spots in the NBA. Throughout the course of and NBA history, there have only been 5,000 individuals as actually played in the NBA. That number, give or take. Give or take, 100, right? Only 5,000. The NBA has been in existence since Well before the 60s, right? like re Well before the Boston Celtics were dominated. So if you just take from 1960 and you go to now, that's 61 years and there's only been 5,000 players has actually played in the league. Limited spots available, right? Very limited spots available. And you may have taken the spot of somebody that's more deserving.
00:04:36
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um Because he's LeBron James' son. But you know what? How do I feel about it? I don't care. Like, I i legitimately don't care. Nepotism exists in this country. There are a whole bunch of people that are sons and daughters that have positions that they're not qualified for because they are the sons or daughters or nieces or nephews or our cousins or whatever.
00:04:56
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A family members that do have some influence so LeBron James when you know used his influence to to get his son to play on the team and I'm not necessarily upset about it not not necessarily like I really don't care I hope Ronnie does well I'm kind of a little glad James fan and also kind of a hater.
00:05:15
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The reason why I never put him above Michael Jordan because, I mean, he's not better than Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan is the greatest of all time. The things that Michael Jordan has done can't be duplicated. The things that LeBron James has been has done and can't be duplicated. Like, they are each great in their own right. LeBron James is definitely up there at one of the top five greatest players of all time. I just don't like when somebody labels himself the king. Like, if somebody gives you a nickname, like,
00:05:44
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Michael Jordan's nickname was, you know, Black Jesus or the Black Cat, like other people gave him that nickname. He didn't give himself that nickname. He doesn't even call himself the greatest player to ever play the game, but LeBron does. And it's just that braggadociousness that, I don't know, he's not Muhammad Ali. Muhammad Ali could get away with stuff like that.
00:06:04
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LeBron James just can't. As far as should would Bronny have eventually made it to the NBA, more than likely, Bronny, you know, and and will he make it in the NBA? Probably, he has potential. He's still just a work in progress. He was a highly talented recruit out of high school, and but he only played one season at USC. He averaged 4.2 points a game and 1.7 rebounds in the six games that that he played, but that's because he suffered a cardiac arrest during a preseason game and he didn't play for the rest of the season.
00:06:33
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um Before being drafted by the Lakers at the 55th pick, you know, he played for USC for, you know, six games. He has shown flashes of defensive prowess and physicality. His offensive game particularly in his shooting needs significant improvement. He's not as big as as his dad. His dad is 6'8". 260 pounds, right? Like, and Bronny is probably like 6'1", 6'2", probably about 180. There's a dramatic difference. ah The younger son, Bryce, is growing in stature and might be closer to his father. But, you know, it's it's a heartwarming thing. LeBron wanted this. He wanted to be able to share the court with his son.
00:07:16
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In that regard, it's a beautiful thing that should be celebrated. I hope that Bronny continues to get better, continues to improve, and proves that he deserves to be in the NBA. ah Right now, not so much. But he can get there. And and I'm rooting for him. Just as long as he doesn't call himself Junior King or something like that. You know, I don't i don't i don't want that.
00:07:45
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So what else do I
Introduction to Fascism Discussion
00:07:47
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want to dilly-dally about? Don't worry, ladies and gentlemen. I'm going to get the fascism. That's going to be in the second segment. But I also wanted to talk about something that I read the other day. Y'all remember that boxer in the Olympics? They got accused for being transgender, even though she wasn't a main color. So she made history. If y'all don't remember, she made history at the Paris Olympics ah by winning the Algeria's first ever female boxing gold medal in the women's 55 kilogram category. Her victory came after a controversial journey as she faced scrutiny and gender eligibility tests from the International Boxing Association. I've already gone into the IBA and how crooked they are. Despite the controversies, she remained defiant and ultimately triumphed with a five to zero victory over her opponent. But why am I bringing her up now?
00:08:40
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She decided to term pro, and I'm really happy for her. Recently, she announced her decision to term professional just months after her Olympic success. She revealed her plans at the press conference, stating that she has received multiple offers and is currently deciding where to start her professional career. She also mentioned that there's a documentary about her journey is in the works and will be shown in international platforms. Her decision to go pro has been met with excitement and support as she continues to inspire many ah with her story of resilience and determination. I am, look, all over the right-wing white supremacist social media network, not true social, ex, because it's no longer Twitter,
00:09:26
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All these lies spread that she was trans and she's not trans. She's, she, her. That's who she is. She's gonna go by they. It's a she, always been a she. And because her characteristics weren't as, I don't know, feminine as,
00:09:46
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Idiots would have liked her had to have been. She gets accused of being a man. And I can't imagine what... I've talked about this before. I can't imagine the stress that was on her life as she's participating in something that is a lifelong journey to get to that point. Look, when you get to olympics the Olympics, you dedicate your entire life to that.
00:10:14
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your entire life to today. To get to this one moment and to have it, that joy kind of be ripped away by bigoted, misogynistic characterizations of your physical attributes and characteristics is is disheartening. But the fact that she prevailed won the gold medal.
00:10:45
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represented her country well. And I hope she makes a ton of money going pro. I mean, it's good. I think that she is going to be a draw just for the near effect from her backstory. There's been so many boxers that's catapulted their professional careers.
00:11:01
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due to the Olympics, you know, Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, just to name a few, Mike Tyson, catapulted being in the Olympics or the Olympic trials, Olympic games, and and jumped into professional ranks because they had a little bit of name and a recognition that she's got a lot of bit of name and recognition about her. and Girl could box. She was whooping ass in the Olympics. So I hope she continues to whoop ass. I can't wait to see that documentary. Hopefully I can get it. Said it was going to be internationally released. So, you know, America to Algeria is international. So I hope we can get it over over here and and see it. But yeah, I'm really happy for her.
00:11:40
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really, really satisfied that that she decided to go pro. I hope she can get some money, because she came from very, very poor background. So get that money, boo-boo. Make that money. Don't let that money make you. That's what they said from the Players Club.
00:11:55
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All right, that's enough for me, Dilly Dallum. I know it was a short Dilly Dallum. I just wanted to talk about those two particular topics. There's not much else that I want to talk about ah as far as Dilly Dallum. I have serious stuff that I want to get to. Fascism being and being one topic. And then another topic, helping people with their dating lives. you know i'm not You know how I do. I like to give you a little seriousness and then some lightheartedness. But that's enough for this Dilly Dallum. Let's get to fascism. That's next.
Defining Fascism and Historical Context
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So I wanted to be clear about what fascism is. So I'm going to read the actual definition of fascism and some of the principles of fascism for you. Okay. Fascism is a far right authoritarian political ideology that emerged in the early 20th century, characterized by dictatorial power, extreme nationalism, suppression of dissent, and often a belief in racial or cultural superiority.
00:13:02
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summar here Some of its key components, authoritarianism. Fascism rejects democracy, advocating for a single-party state led by a strong leader, often a dictator who embodies the national will. Nationalism, fascist movements promote intense loyalty to the nation, often tied to a mythologist's past and emphasize national unity over individual freedoms.
00:13:28
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militarism, and violence. Fascist regimes typically glorify military power and the use of violence both against internal dissenters and external and and enemies. Suppression of dissent. Fascism seeks to eliminate political opposition, suppress free speech, and control the media. This is often includes the persecution of minorities, dissidents, and political enemies.
00:13:56
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Corporatism and anti-liberalism. Fascists often advocate for a controlled economy where the state mediates between different interest groups, rejecting both liberal capitalism and socialism. Social hierarchy. Fascism often promotes the idea of a natural social hierarchy with certain races or nations seen as superior to others, which can result in policies of racism, xenophobia,
00:14:25
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and hatre hatred against religion, certain religions. and Okay, why do I bring all that up? Why do I bring up fascism? That word has been thrown around a lot recently. You know, I love it when people will say, you know, ah Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, they're communist, socialist, fascists. Oh, well.
00:14:54
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You can be two of the three, but you can't be all three. You can be a co communist and socialist because they and they're they're closely aligned. But fascism is the complete opposite of those other two things. So it's clear when people say those things, they don't know what they're talking about.
00:15:11
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People, I guess, didn't um didn't study history or government or government ideology or anything like that. Okay. All right. That that doesn't surprise me because our education system is in America is biased to paint a certain picture, create enemies to maintain power. Okay. I'm not going to get into that.
00:15:34
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John Kelly, former White House Chief of Staff under Donald Trump, has made several notable comments about Trump's admiration for Adolf Hitler, which have resurfaced during this 2024 campaign. kelly Kelly claims that Trump once told him Hitler did some good things. We've heard that before. Did some good people on both sides?
00:15:58
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Specifically referencing the Nazis leaders' role in rebuilding the German economy, Kelly said that he was shot and told Trump that praising Hitler was unacceptable, emphasizing the atrocities of the Holocaust and the deaths of American soldiers during World War II. This conversation was first reported in 2021, but Kelly has reiterated this claim most recently in an interview with the New York Times. Kelly also called Trump's expressing admiration for Hitler's generals, asking, why can't you be like the German general generals? This sentiment was part of a broader pattern in which Trump appeared to praise authoritarian figures. He talks highly of Putin, talks highly of Kim Jong-un.
00:16:43
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just saying. This caused Kelly to raise concerns about the former president's understanding of history and his authoritarian leanings. These reations these re revelations are part of a broader discourse on Trump's repeated use of language and symbols associated with Nazi journey, including inflammatory remarks about immigrants and campaign ads featuring Nazi imagery. Now, I had this conversation with my sister about this comparison of Trump to Hitler. And I said, I get the comparison, but Trump's not Hitler. Trump's not Hitler in several ways. But yeah as of right now, Trump is not nearly as horrible of a person as Hitler is. It's a bad comparison in the totality of looking at the evil.
00:17:40
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Is Trump not a good person? and I don't know what to tell you people out there that are so in love with him that can't see the truth or you can't see the truth and it doesn't bother you or you can see the truth and you agree with it. For those people that are denying the truth, don't worry, I'm gonna build my case for the reasons why Trump is a horrible person. But I'm also gonna build my case to show you how he's not quite Hitler.
00:18:11
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yet. But let's just talk about Hitler. Hitler's rise to power in Germany was driven by a combination of personal ambition, political strategy, and the economic and social chaos following war World War I. His ascent was marked by key moments within the Nazi Party and Germany's volatile political environment.
00:18:33
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Okay, so let's talk about post worldl-World War I Germany. Germany and the aftermath of World War I was in the state of turmoil. The Treaty of Versailles, the worst treaty that created this mess in the first place.
00:18:46
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are placed heavier ah reparations on Germany, fueling national humiliation and economic hardship. Hyperinflation in the early 1920s decimated savings, leading to a widespread poverty and discontent. The Great Depression of 1929 further deepened the economic crisis, causing mass unemployment and political instability. am Among this among this tur turmoil, extremist political parties, including the National Socialist Government, the German Workers Party, or We're just gonna call it what it was later recognized as the nazi Nazi party gained traction by promising to restore Germany's former glory.
00:19:25
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rejecting the Treaty of Versailles and resolving economic and social issues. So let's look at what Germany was after the World War II. The Treaty of Versailles had decimated this country, ruined it economically, right, because all the reparations that they had to pay because they lost the war, totally crippling the economy and killing them in the political process. Here comes this party who is saying, yo, the Treaty of Versailles,
00:19:53
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horrible for us. But what we're going to read, what we're going to do is restore pride in Germany. You could understand why some German people would, that would appeal to them, right? You're down in the dumps. You want somebody to give you hope.
00:20:13
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o But hold on, there's more. How did Hitler maneuver through the Nazi party and gain power? He joined the Nazi party in 1919, quickly becoming his most charismatic charismatic and influential speaker. His fiery Reddit, which was combined nationalistic and anti-Semitic things, helped the party grow. In 1923, he attempted to, he attempted to cue aimed at overthrowing the current government. Although the coup failed, Hitler used that time as a platform to gain national attention. And while in prison, he wrote that hideous book, Mein Kamp, outlining his ideology on racial superiority and expansionism. After his release, Hitler focused on legally gaining power. He recognized the Nazi party, building a paramilitary wing,
00:21:06
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and cultivating alliances with influential industrialists and nationalists. By 1930, the Nazi party began to perform well in elections as middle class and rural voters, frustrated with the economic conditions and fear and communism, turned to Hitler's message of restoring Germany.
00:21:28
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He rose the power, it all started in 1930s, with the political instability made by the Weimar Republic. The Nazis became the largest party in the German parliament by 1932, but they lacked a majority. Behind the scenes, Hitler negotiated with conservative elites, including President Paul Van Hindebert, promising to restore order and counter the leftist threat.
00:21:54
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Hmm, the leftist threat. Reluctantly, Hindenburg appointed Hitler as chancellor in 1933. Underestimating his ambitions, once in power, Hitler quickly moved to consolidate control. In February of 1933, there was a big fire, the Rastak fire.
00:22:15
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From this RASTAC fire, he created it that he blamed on the communists, whether it was the communist fault or not, he blamed on the communists. And through this, he created the RASTAC fire decree, which suspended civil liberties. He then pushed through the enabling act in March, 1933, granting him dictatorial powers. Over the next few years, Hitler dismantled the democratic system, eliminating political opposition,
00:22:41
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and established a tutorial regime centered around his leadership and Nazi ideology. So basically, his rise was a product of unique conditions post-World War I.
00:22:55
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In Germany, there was an economic collapse, political instability, and widespread anger about the Treaty of Versailles. He masterfully exploited these issues combined with his great speaking skills. He he was an orator, okay? A political strategy to climb the ranks of the Nazi power Party and seize control of the German state. His ascension to power marked the beginning of the world's history's darkest tractors.
00:23:22
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basically leading to World War II and the Holocaust. Now, I gave you all that backstory because a lot of people speak on Hitler and they understand the atrocities that he did, but don't understand how he got to the place that he got to. So let me break it down in pure layman terms.
00:23:51
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The Nazi Party thought that they could control him. He was gaining influence in the Nazi Party because he was a great orator. And he spoke to the people and he gave pride, their German pride, back to them that had been taken from them from the Treaty of Versailles.
00:24:13
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So the Nazis were like, we want to prop this guy up because he's getting us seats in the parliament. We're going to gain the majority of the parliament. We could control him now. That's what Hindenburg thought when he made him chancellor. He was like, all right, we're going to make you chancellor because you got the way with the people, but we're going to hold you in check. And then he passed through laws to make him the dictator.
00:24:43
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so they couldn't control him. They couldn't control him. They thought they could, and they could not control him. Often people, oftentimes, people will prop up other people that are popular and have a following, because they want to be attached to that, and they think that they can maneuver some power out of that. That's what the nazi that's what the leaders of the Nazi Party did. That's what the leaders of Germany's parliament did.
00:25:14
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And it backfired on them because they underestimated his ambition and his ability to manipulate and maneuver within the political systems to gain power.
Comparison of Trump and Hitler's Strategies
00:25:29
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Now, how do Trump and Hitler compare? Well, in Trump's 2016 campaign,
00:25:37
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He capitalized on discontent caused by the economic inequality, the loss of manufacturing jobs, and fear surrounding immigration. His Make America Great Again slogan echoed the nationalist promise of restoring former glory that Hitler also employed. Like Hitler, Trump positioned himself as an outsider who could fix the system he described as corrupt and ineffective.
00:26:08
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Hitler's speeches often targeted the enemies within. His enemies within were Jewish people, so socialists, and communists, and external forces, which were the Allied niches. That according to him weakened Germany, his nationalist racially charged rhetoric framed him as a savior of the German people.
00:26:32
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Okay, how does Trump compare to that? Trump's populist rhetoric focused on draining the swamp during his first run in 2016. of corrupt politicians and protecting the US from foreign threats like China, immigrants, et cetera. His nationalist tone appealed to voters who felt left behind by globalism and cultural shifts, much like Hitler's supporters saw his rhetoric as a way to reclaim German identity. And you have to notice that just like Hitler, Trump started to use the term recently, enemies within.
00:27:10
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even going so far as to say that he would use military against those enemies within, which were basically Democrats, right? Trump has stated that he is going to go after Democrats. That's what he said. And he's even suggested that he would use the military to go after Democrats. Hmm, who else did something like that?
00:27:36
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Adolf Hitler. Okay, they also have cult of personalities. Hitler's power within the Nazi paul power party and later the German state was based heavily on cult of personality. He was seen as a sole figure who could restore Germany's power and lead it to a new era.
00:27:54
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Hmm. Similarly, Trump's leadership, the GOP, has also developed into a personality-driven movement. Loyalty to Trump has become a defining feature of the modern Republican Party, and many of the supporters believe he is the only one capable of addressing America's problems. His ability to influence primary elections and party loyalty resembles how Hitler dominated the Nazi Party. There have even been people saying that he has sent from God to save this nation.
00:28:24
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You can't have a cult of personality without a cult, right? We see statues, we see means, we see AI-generated images of Trump being portrayed as this strong American hero that is here to save America.
00:28:41
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Cult of personality. It's no longer the party of Republicans or the GOP, it's the party of Trumpism.
00:28:51
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Also, how are they similar? Discrediting institutions. Hitler systematically undermined democratic institutions, attacking the legitimacy of the current government that was in place before he took power and manipulating the laws to concentrate power in his hands. He blamed Germany's problems on a weak leadership and external conspiracies.
00:29:18
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Trump has similarly attacked the legitimacy of US democratic institutions, most notably questioning the validity of the 2020 election results and discrediting the judiciary and the media. His rhetoric about the deep state echoes Hitler's claims of conspiracies within, I guess, the nation. He wants to get rid of the education department, says the military is woke, has issues with the FBI, IRS, and the core system.
00:29:46
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Basically anything against him is either unfair, an enemy, and something that needs to be struck down and dealt with. So, in conclusion, is Donald Trump Hitler? No. Hitler is one of the most horrible human beings in Earth's history.
00:30:10
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Right? Like he is one of the worst human beings ever. And unlike what Trump says, he didn't do any good things. Because his bad things were so bad. So is Trump Hitler? No. Because he hasn't done the things that Hitler has done. Yet, if you pay attention,
00:30:34
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If you look not even that closely, just look, you see the trajectory of Hitler's rise to power and Trump's rise to power. They're parallel. They're on the same path. And he's talking of doing things that Hitler did. Could he become Hitler? Yes. And I know a lot of people are going to say, it's not possible. America has built in systems. So something like that doesn't happen.
00:31:03
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Oh yeah, he got half or close to half, 48% of the popular vote.
00:31:13
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Tens of millions of people voted for him. Politicians that have power fall to his knees. You have people out there that say they support the military, but don't listen to career military people like John Kelly telling you, this man is a fascist.
00:31:34
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He wants to be a dictator. He prays Hitler.
00:31:40
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40 of his 44 cabinet members have come out against him. He says he hires good people. But there's a lot of people out there that he hired that are going against them. And then he says they're bad people. So which one is it?
00:32:00
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And why do you think that he's the savior? What about anything that he's done or his policy says that he's the savior? He said he wanted to be a dictator on day one. That's what he said. Those aren't words that I made up. That's what he said. And there are people willing to follow along with him. Just like there were German people that fell along with Hitler.
00:32:29
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Don't think that this country can't repeat exactly what Germany did. We're only about 250 years old. No, we're older than that. Barely. Just barely. Before the first 100 years, this country had a civil war. We are more split and divided as ever because do this country dared to elect a black president. Make no mistake about it. When people say they dislike Barack Obama, it's because he's black. That's that's what it is. When people say they dislike Kamala Harris, if you can legitimately say, these are the policies that I dislike. Okay.
00:33:12
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But nine times out of 10, most people can't even say what her policies are. And don't tell me, well, she doesn't have any. She does. She's got a whole website. She's been out there pushing out her policies, the things that she wants to do. Why didn't she do them before? That's not in the vice president's power, number one. Number two, the Biden administration has done remarkably a lot of legislation despite the fact that this Congress has been the least productive Congress in US history.
00:33:42
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So, you know, they got three branches of government. I don't really know if y'all know how these things work, but she wants to enact change, bring civility back to this political landscape. He's talking about division and getting rid of his enemies and even talking about using military to get rid of his enemies.
00:34:07
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The enemies within, that's a Hitler line.
00:34:14
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Look it up. I gave it to you, but if you don't trust me, look it up. That's a Hitler line. He's literally using the same language that Hitler used. Is he Hitler? No, not yet.
00:34:31
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And it's so crazy to me that this race is even close, because less contrast. Kamala Harris did a town hall on CNN.
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recently. I'll probably talk with that with my sister on a sibling happy hour. But before that, she did an NBC News interview with before this interview, one of my favorite new casters, Haley Jackson. But in that interview, she discussed a couple of things that she wanted to do. She emphasized the government's role in fostering inclusivity and assuring opportunities for all Americans. Here are some of the key points. Harris is committed to supporting marginalized communities and addressing systematic inequalities. That's the opposite of fascism, by the way. She's highlighted economic equity as crucial for national prosperity. Harris stressed the need for inclusive education
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and healthcare care systems, inclusive education is real important. One, every child should be getting a good education. Two, every child should be getting a correct education. You got some people on Fox News is basically saying they don't want to teach slavery and the slaughter of indigenous people.
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I have often said over and over and over again, if you want to praise the founding fathers for creating the Bill of Rights and the Constitution and forming this, quote unquote, perfect union, then you must also acknowledge all the atrocities that the people that they and the people before them and the people after them did to several groups in this country. can just take You can't cherry pick what you want. You got to take the good and the bad, and that's teaching all of the education and telling the truth about this country. There are a lot of good things about this country. There are some bad things about the country, too. Guess what? You got some family members. You love them, but you can also admit they're flaws. It's okay to o admit your country is flawed.
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That's fine. That doesn't mean that you don't love your country, just like it doesn't mean that you don't love your family member. Things are flawed, and it's OK to admit that. She underscored the urgency of combating climate change with comprehensive policies, and she reaffirmed the administration's focus on partnering with local organizations to empower communities and call for bipartisan cooperation to tackle prostling sechel i mean to tackle pressing session social issues. Good God, I'm having a tough time speaking today. I don't know what it is, but having a tough time, annunciating these and pronouncing these words. But you see the difference between doom and gloom, Trump and Hope Harris. It's it's c clear as literally night and day, black and white. Heaven and hell?
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I mean, look, I laid it all out for you. I told you the exact similarities and the set exact pathways in which Hitler, Rosa Power, and Trump has taken over the Republican Party. It's the same thing, except Trump is not as the, what's the word, where manipulative as, or strategic as Hitler was. Hitler was very strategic and taken over. Trump just kind of bullies his way and everybody bows down to it in the Republican party. And for those Republicans that don't, the only one that survived is Mitt Romney. That's just because his district and his state love him, but he's the only one to survive. Legacies have been kicked out of the Republican party.
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And you know this election is going to be extremely important. you know he's he's He's put Supreme Court justices that favor him. They've had the court systems. If you think that if he got control of the House and the Senate, if you think that he wouldn't push through to take absolute complete control The hubris of Americans is astronomical. It has happened in other countries. It can happen here. This idea, it can happen to us. It can. Everybody believes it. It can't happen to you until it happens to you. I'm just saying, the choice is yours, ladies and gentlemen out there. But to me, the choice is pretty clear. But
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I don't know. I don't know what's going to happen in an election. All I can tell you is John Kelly calling Trump a fascist. Other generals calling him a fascist. If you respect the military, you would think that you would respect what they were saying. He might heed their warnings. That's all I'm going to say. Might heed their warnings.
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So, my bestie, I love her to death.
Personal Anecdote: A Dating Story
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She met a young lady at the gym and befriended her. And she said, Bruce, I think this woman would be perfect for you. And she said, you know what? I'm going to get like a committee of women. And we're going to do like your own like flavor of love. She didn't say this part, but this is what I took it as. We're going to create your own flavor of love in the Washington DC area. And I was like, oh. Okay. All right. like I'm not real stressed about it. I've never had a problem dating. This is not an ego boost or anything. People have said, and I tend to agree, that I am very personable. Am I a people person? I don't know. I i'm like ah work well with people.
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I often like to be by myself, but I work well with people. And it's never really been a problem in my life. That kind of helps, and I'm decent looking. It's never really been a problem a lot in my life. Finding a partner. no that's That's never been an issue. Keeping a partner has been an issue, and that's been because of my own issues. It's all been me. it Typically, I choose the wrong person and try to make it work.
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That's my personality. I try to fix things and and I'm learning through therapy how to deal with that.
First Date Questions for Deeper Connections
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But one of the reasons why I absolutely hate dating is you go on these dates and it's all the same questions. And and the same basically the same answer is repetitive over and over and over again because you're trying to learn new people. I stopped going on dating sites years ago. Won't do it. We'll never do it again. But I remember being on dating sites and having all these first dates. And the conversations are always the same. And it was funny. I saw a meme the other day that just said ah the two people were on a first date.
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And the guy asked a generic question. So what is it that you do? She pulled out a PDF and said, here are all the answers to all the questions so we can skip this. And I thought that was brilliant. It was a joke, but I thought it was brilliant.
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And I came across this article that is 10 questions to ask on a first date according to a matchmaker by Sarah Stiffervin. I butchered that last name. But it's a matchmaker provides insights on engaging questions that can stimulate meaningful conversation and help connect with the date.
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The suggested questions aim to learn more about the other person's values, interests, and life experiences, fostering a deeper understanding between the two individuals. The article emphasizes the importance of asking open-ended questions that encourage sharing and help create a comfortable atmosphere. Overall, the questions are designed to make the date more enjoyable and fruitful, allowing both parties to engage compatibly.
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And I thought, yeah, like, okay, so I typically don't have this this problem when conversing with people because I'm just naturally curious about people. And and most of you guys can see from the interviews, you can tell which questions I had before I started the interview because you always have a list of questions, a list of things that you want to get to before the interview.
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But if you notice, I always detour because of something that they said, and I find ah another question that I want to ask. So I'm always curious. I'm always asking people questions. It can come off sometimes. It's kind of offensive, especially when, and I don't mean it to be offensive offensive, and I've gotten to the point now where I ask people, hey, if I'm being offensive, just let me know. That's not my intent, but I'm curious, especially with people that from different cultures, different religions, different nationalities.
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ethnic foods, things like that. I'm always curious. I'm just curious of people. So pro ah most of the time I don't have a problem having a stimulating conversation unless the person is just boring or dry as hell. But a lot of people do. A lot of people aren't conversationalists and a lot of people have a very, very difficult time engaging with other people where it feels natural and not like a job in interview. You know what I'm saying? And that can make dating very tedious and kind of not looking forward to going to the date because you don't want to enter in this uncomfortable,
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job interview-like situation. So the article focuses on inquiring and about personal passions, which allows individuals to discover what truly motivates their date. Questions regarding family traditions can reveal important values and personal backgrounds. Discussing travel experiences offers insight into a person's adventurous side and openness to new adventures.
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Exploring future aspirations help gauge compatibility concerning long-term goals. Questions about hobbies can uncover common interests that may strengthen the bond between the dates. Understanding a date's perspective on significant current events can provide a deeper insight into their personalities and values. Here's a prime example. Friend of mine dated a guy for a year. They broke up.
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But it was towards the end of the relationship that she found out he was a Trump supporter. She obviously was not. And I asked her and I said, OK, I don't understand how you dated a person for a year. And no serious conversations came up.
00:45:54
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Like we're in an election year. This is a DC area. We're bombarded by political talk. How can you date somebody for a year and not have serious conversations about current events? I couldn't comprehend it. And then.
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When she had found out he was a Trump supporter, her eyes opened. And then she was like, I started recognizing things that he would say about women and things that he would say about this and things that he would say about immigrants and this and that. And I was like, oh, you were just blinded. You were blinded. I don't know how y'all didn't have any meaningful conversation. To me, well, one, I would never date a Trump supporter. We're so di we're so Opposed in ideology. I would never get along with that person that person I don't care if she was fine as hell look even Mendez used to be my number one Used to be
00:46:52
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I was with that dude that y'all loved just because he was in The Notebook, which was a toxic movie. I'm not going to get into y'all women loving toxic men from movies like him from The Notebook and Leonardo DiCaprio from Titanic. Toxic. Y'all love toxic men, nevertheless. But if even Mendez divorced him, knocked on my door, said, you are the love of my life, Bruce. Let's get married and run away together. I'd be like, who you voting for this election?
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being? Like, that's kind of important. it's it's It's as important as, do you want kids or no? Like, these are conversations that people need to have. So, I'm talking about this this article, talking about this article, and I said it was 10 questions, right? I already got with those questions covered, but what are the actual questions that can help you on a first date? Hell, a first, second, third date, because there's 10 questions. You can break them down.
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Because if you ask the first three, that could be an entertaining hour-long conversation. And do your dates really need to be any longer than an hour in the beginning? They don't. It's coffee, a drink, don't do dinner. Don't do dinner. You want to quick out if, you know, dates not going well. Coffee, drinks, something like that. Simple. All right. What's the number one question?
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And this was when I read this, I was like, oh, this is this is really interesting. I don't think I've ever asked this before. Who was your first crush and what were they like? My first crush was a girl named... What was her name? She was a girl because it was in kindergarten. What was her name? I wrote her name all over my sister's glow worm and was kissing on it. Oh, I can't remember her name anymore.
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OK, but my next crush, Lisa, in the third grade. She was in the fifth grade. And I don't know why I did this, but I told everybody in the third grade that she was my girlfriend. She was my friend. But really, she looked at me as a friend. I just liked being around her and spending time with her. yeah And people told her that I said that you know she was my girlfriend. And she was like, why would you say that? It broke my heart.
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broke my heart, you know what I'm saying, Lisa, broke my heart. who Who was she? She was a person that I could lay down on the grass, look up at the sky, and just have a conversation with. And that resonated with me because she kind of saw the world like I did, right?
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like
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colors of colors all around. Nothing was black and white. Life is gray. There's beauty and ugliness. But there's really a lot of beauty. And she was one of those people. And that's what I'm I'm um I tend to be drawn to those type of women that look at a world without blinders on. They see the whole picture. So yeah, that's always a good, that's a good question to ask. So the number one question you should ask when you're on your first date, who was your first crush and what were they like? Second, who was your first kiss? And where was the most romantic place you ever kissed someone? My first kiss was with Pauletta Mitchell. And she kissed me.
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It was in the seventh grade, my first real kiss. This was my first real kiss, okay? It was in the seventh grade, and we was walking down the street. We had taken our younger siblings out trick-or-treating. We let them run ahead, and she grabbed me by the face and gave me a real kiss. It was tongue and everything. I had never done that before. last that My stomach dropped. Y'all know what I'm talking about. That first kiss, when your stomach dropped,
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Oh yeah, my stomach dropped. My stomach has only dropped. I don't know how many times my stomach has dropped in my life. I remember that first time. The most romantic place I kissed? I don't know. I don't know. I can't even think about that. I don't be kissing in romantic places. I just be kissing everywhere. So everywhere is a romantic place for me. But that's a good question to ask. You know that... that That's not a question that's too personal, like, what's your body count? Don't be asking. First of all, don't be asking nobody what their body count is. It doesn't matter.
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Okay, it doesn't matter. Don't ask them that. But asking them who their first crush was and their first kiss and all that stuff, that's good stuff. That's good stuff. Those are good conversation starters. And that gets them to open up and tell you the backstory of who that person was when their first kiss and how they met. See how these conversations go, open-ended questions. Next thing you know, an hour has already passed and you only ask two questions. But just in case you need another question, here's a third question.
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tell me two truths and a lie. I love this game. And also, hey, when y'all play this game, ladies and gentlemen, and you do the two truths and a lie, be a little conservative in your two truths and a lie. Don't be real aggressive because you may scare the other person off. And not to say that you should suppress your personality, but If the two truths is, I don't know, I don't want to get too graphic on the show, but y'all know where I'm going with that. But this is a cool game to play. You know, I like to say my two truths are I played against NBA players. I am 6'8". I once got busy in the Burger King bathroom.
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Two of those are true, one of them is a lie. Y'all figure out which one it is. All right, so on a second date, you can start to lead into more questions. Like, what would you do with your life if money didn't matter? If money didn't exist, what would you do with your life? That's a dope question. I never even thought of that one myself. Man, what would I do if money didn't matter? I probably do this podcast every single day.
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Well, not me talking every single day. I'd have to have guests lined up because I couldn't do it, um just me talking every single day. and I don't have that much wind in me. But yeah, no, I would probably do that and go to the gym, go to the gym, definitely go to the gym and work out and try and get my body right and drink.
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We drank a lot. um Another one or you another ah question that you can ask is, what's something about you that surprises people? This shouldn't surprise y'all, but I'm a loner. but I got a small, small circle of friends, but I'm really a loner, very personable. Get along with just about everybody, but would rather be alone. But that's a good question you know to ask somebody, you know What's something about you that's a process, people? Another question is, what does your ideal weekend look like? My ideal weekend looks like if I didn't have to clean, if my place was already clean, hit the gym, take go to brunch.
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hang out with some people one day, the next day be all by myself. That that would be ideal weekend for me, but I definitely wanna go on adventures. One of the days I wanna get out of the house and go do something. I am a loner, but I'm not a hermit. You know what I mean? Damn, I'm sitting here giving you all the articles and we on a first date right now.
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This is us, me, and the audience. We are on a first date right now because I'm answering these questions and that was not my intent, but these are some good-ass questions. All right. What's your favorite place in the world that you've traveled or a place that you're dying to go visit? My favorite place in the world is Hawaii. Waikiki to be specific.
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That's my home. As soon as I touch down, I realize this is where I need to, to when I pass, get to the upper room, I need to be on this, I need to be on this island. Because this is heaven for me. And when I pass, I can go to the next heaven. But why Kiki? Hawaii is it. One of some places I would, um I'm dying to visit. Weirdly, weirdly, I definitely want to visit New Orleans. But now,
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I kind of want to visit Italy because my sister's been out there. My bestie is on her way out there right now. I kind of want to visit Italy and Paris. I want to go to Paris and Amsterdam. Yeah, all those places. Okay, some other questions. What's something you really want to do or achieve this year?
00:55:40
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ah What is something I want to do or achieve this year? I would love to hit two 20,000 subscribers by the end of the year. I think we're at 14,000. I don't know if we're going to hit 20,000, but I would love to achieve that. I would love to get monetized on YouTube.
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I would love to for my family to find peace and happiness and my friends as well. That's that's what I want to do or achieve this year. um What's a random fact that you love? Hmm.
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A random fact that I love. I don't know what the answer to that one. And that's a good question. That's something that you can sit with somebody if you have an answer to it and you ask them that question and say, well, OK, well, let me give you a chance to think about it. This is mine. And then, you know, their wills will start turning and be like, oh, that's interesting. Yeah, well, I learned this one time. And that's how you get the conversation going. And it's not.
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tedious. It's not a job interview. And that's the most important thing when you're on dates, especially when you're trying to get to know each other. You want you want your date to be comfortable. You want to be comfortable. And the last question, what's the best compliment you ever received? Hmm, what's the best compliment that I ever received?
00:57:07
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That's a really, really good question. I do not know. i've gotten I've gotten complimented on my looks or the way my body looks. Those are always nice. They make you feel good.
00:57:20
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o Okay, this is some of the one of the greatest compliments I've received, and I've been receiving it a lot lately that's been giving me the confidence to not only start the show, but do the show. Not to say that I didn't have this confidence in myself, but when other people tell you something that you kind of believe about yourself, it just reinforces. And this is so, ladies and gentlemen, I'm not i'm not this person, okay? Y'all know it. I don't have a big ego. I have a lot of humility about me. However, over the last four or five years, as I've let my personality out more with people that are closer to me,
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And more people have come to me for advice or my opinions on certain things. I've had really intelligent people say that I'm intelligent. And to me, that's been the greatest compliment I've ever received. Because I will tell you, out of me, my brother and sister, they are both smarter than I am.
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We all think kind of the same as far as our critical thinking skills are. We're all good in certain areas, right? My sister can really dive deep into stuff and and and really explain it well. um Kind of explain it. I'm good at creating kind of analogies. I'm really good at pointing out the obvious that isn't sometimes obvious to others. But yeah, that's the greatest compliment that I ever received.
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But anyway, those are the 10 questions that you could ask on a first date. I'm just going to run through them real fast again in case y'all didn't write them down. Or you could just probably rewind it, but I was interjecting so much, so I'm just going to give them to you.
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Number one, who was your first crush? What were they like? Number two, who was your first kiss? Where was the most romantic place you ever kissed someone? Number three, tell me two truths and one lie. Number four, what would you do with your life if money didn't matter? Number five, what's something about you that surprises people? Number six, what does your ideal weekend look like? Number seven, where's your favorite place in the world that you've traveled or a place you're dying to visit?
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Number eight, what's something you really want to do or achieve this year? Number nine, what's a random fact that you love? And the last one, what's the best clomp compliment you've ever received? I truly believe if you take those 10 questions and you guys go out in the dating world, you'll be more energetic to go on dates because the conversations will be more organic, less robotic, and you might meet you might meet your person. I don't like to say the one, because I believe that we're given multiple people for different reasons.
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but you might meet your person. So take those 10 questions and go run with it.
Podcast Conclusion and Listener Engagement
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Get on on dating sites again. Don't be disillusioned by the people out there. People are suffering out there. People are suffering from mental health issues, childhood trauma, that whole thing. It's tough out there in the world. It's even tougher when you become aware of the things that are bothering you deep inside. Give people a chance. tackle stay Don't think it's a red flag right away.
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