Why Conservatives Love Andrew Tate

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://www.richardhanania.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_7">www.richardhanania.com</a><br /><br /><p>Just did a livestream with the beautiful gorgeous amazing brilliant stunning Claire Lehmann, editor of <a href="https://quillette.com" target="_blank"><em>Quillette</em></a>. You can follow them on <a href="https://substack.com/@quillette/reads" target="_blank">Substack here</a>, and also follow <a href="https://substack.com/@clairelehmann" target="_blank">Claire directly</a> to keep up with what she is doing. Follow her <a href="https://x.com/clairlemon" target="_blank">on X</a> too while you’re at it.</p><p>We discuss conservatives’ love affair with Andrew Tate, who the Trump administration is <a href="https://x.com/RichardHanania/status/1891481876386206043" target="_blank">now trying</a> to help get out of Romania. </p><p>We also talk about the topics of some of my articles, including <a href="https://www.richardhanania.com/p/doge-as-a-control-mechanism-of-the" target="_blank">DOGE</a>, <a href="https://www.richardhanania.com/p/conservatism-as-an-oppositional-culture" target="_blank">conservatism as an oppositional culture</a>, and whether <a href="https://www.richardhanania.com/p/why-you-shouldnt-worry-about-ai-taking" target="_blank">AI will take the jobs</a> of people like us. I was hurt to learn that Claire <a href="https://www.richardhanania.com/p/why-americans-should-die-for-ukraine" target="_blank">hated the AI drawing</a> of my article on why we should all die for Ukraine.</p><p>In addition to her being beautiful gorgeous amazing brilliant stunning, I continue to appreciate Claire as someone who has kept her head and remained reasonable in a time when tribalism and audience capture have ruined so many others. I enjoyed talking to her about our intellectual ecosystem and the influencer market. I ended the conversation feeling like we were going to be ok.</p>