Joe Rogan Experience #452 - Immortal Technique & Chino XL

Government spies on citizens and engages in drug trafficking

NSA whistleblower exposed mass surveillance program

Government torture tactics make it equivalent to terrorism

Government uses IRS as weapon against political opponents

Government uses manufactured enemies to control population

Obama's election represented hope for racial justice

Slavery and genocide were uniquely dehumanizing to African and Native peoples

Dehumanization of groups as wicked justifies violence

Religious right-wingers use personal responsibility to ignore systemic racism

Obama failed to address government cynicism and became pacifier

Activist groups abandoned anti-war stance under Obama

US maintains colonial control over territories and client states

USS Maine explosion killed only non-white crew members

Sarcastic claim that Bush administration was perfect and had God's support

Religious supporters apply selective morality based on victim identity

NSA orders drone strikes on civilians based on phone metadata

Drone strikes based on metadata are murder sanctioned by government

Government dismisses civilian deaths as acceptable collateral damage

Sam Harris accused of anti-Muslim bias by Glenn Greenwald

Atheist and Darwinist thinkers attribute superiority to white Christian civilization

American soldiers invoke Jesus before killing, same as Islamic warriors

Western colonization was rape, genocide, and enslavement disguised as civilization

American horrors occurred within recent historical timeframe

Assumption that non-white cultures needed alien help is racist

US Constitution based on Iroquois Confederacy model

Biblical sons of heaven may have been aliens

Advanced alien civilization could be billions of years older than Earth

Laws are maintained by force, not consent; humans are talking monkeys

Some humans are more evolved than others but cannot be discussed due to racism accusations

Society undervalues emotional and social intelligence compared to STEM

Dogs show more humanity than humans toward suffering people

Homeless people are crazy and dangerous if brought into your life

Reagan administration released mentally ill from hospitals without support

Mentally ill and sick homeless should be hospitalized

Drug addicts need treatment not prison; NYPD ignores most overdose deaths

US military protects Afghan poppy fields for warlords

Homeless people cannot be helped and will destroy your life

Causes of homelessness are unknown and unknowable

Homelessness often results from childhood trauma and addiction

Veterans are homeless and neglected by government

Union-busters claim to love America while destroying it for profit

Corporations prioritize profits over American workers

Corporations avoid taxes through legal loopholes

NFL is tax-exempt charity despite being major commercial enterprise

NBA and MLB must pay taxes because of racial composition

Scientology is tax-exempt despite being founded for profit

Scientology recruits vulnerable people with false promises

Scientology uses politeness to manipulate vulnerable job seekers

Tax exemptions for golf and hockey leagues are racist

Scientology uses wealth to control real estate and avoid accountability

Scientology avoids investigation due to wealth and political influence

Old religions accepted but new ones rejected; religion can be destructive

All religions require belief in preposterous claims

Impoverished people fish for food in contaminated water

Stealing for survival is justified; stealing for status is not

Alex Gray created religion based on psychedelic spirituality

Alex Gray building beautiful temple based on love and art

Religious successors inevitably become corrupt and abusive

Celibacy requirement for priests creates sexual monsters

Medieval Christianity transformed from nonviolent to violent

Church imposed doctrine through military conquest of Germanic kingdoms

Church mandated celibacy in 304 AD but later rejected ban

Celibacy mandate resulted from priests having too much sexual power

Bible was used as indoctrination tool for illiterate peasants

Priests monopolized access to God through language control

Germanic peoples were barbarians compared to Romans

Germanic peoples were physically larger due to meat-based diet

All societies practiced human sacrifice; Native Americans had no prisons

Greeks practiced infanticide and slavery while Persians portrayed as evil

Ancient Greeks and Spartans engaged in widespread pederasty

Homosexuality was normal in ancient Greece and Rome

Ancient pederasty should not be used to discredit modern gay rights

In ancient times, 18-year-olds were considered middle-aged

Ancient depictions show clear top and bottom sexual roles

Movies cannot show true extent of homosexuality in ancient Sparta

MMA fighters allowed to talk shit and use sexual insults

Nick Diaz uses aggressive trash talk in fights

MMA fighters use any means to get inside opponent's head

Some sports regulate trash talk about family and race

Football players make rape threats and threats against children

Trash talk in sports should be unregulated free speech

Carmelo Anthony made sexual comment about opponent's wife

Sexual insults about wives are acceptable in sports

Trash talk makes you an asshole but is part of sports

Greatest fighters are silent martial artists, not trash talkers

Muhammad Ali's trash talk was brilliant theater and entertainment

Muhammad Ali's trash talk was theater; football trash talk is wrong

Muhammad Ali was douchebag to Joe Frazier with racist insults

Ali and Frazier grew up during worst racial times in US history

Muhammad Ali called Joe Frazier Uncle Tom and destroyed his reputation

Muhammad Ali was douchebag for racist attacks on Joe Frazier

Joe Frazier taunted Ali's Parkinson's; people happy draft-dodger lost

People hate confident trash talkers; Joe Frazier was preferable

Anderson Silva unlikely to return after devastating losses

Chris Weidman is dangerous because he was bullied by brothers

Childhood abuse creates fearless fighters

Anderson Silva showboated to avoid being dominated on ground

Anderson Silva's psychological warfare cost him the fight

Anderson Silva's ego cost him fights; unlikely to return

Bernard Hopkins is master boxer at age 50

Bernard Hopkins uses dirty tactics to wear opponents down

Bernard Hopkins defeated Felix Trinidad despite Puerto Rican death threats

Jerry Seinfeld had beef with Puerto Ricans over parade episode

Bernard Hopkins defeated Felix Trinidad in 2001 after stepping on flag

Bernard Hopkins defeated Kelly Pavlik with technical boxing

Vitor Belfort uses testosterone exemption while Weidman fights naturally

Some UFC fighters use no supplements while others use testosterone boosters

Synthetic testosterone more effective than legal testosterone boosters

Vitor Belfort's body will be hormone-depleted if testosterone exemption denied

Vitor Belfort's striking is terrifying and dangerous

Local MMA events are interesting but different from big shows

Joe Rogan invites guest to UFC event in Vegas

UFC event in Dallas will be historic with 50,000 people

George St. Pierre lost title decision to Johnny Hendricks unfairly

UFC has multiple insane fights scheduled

Hector Lombard is terrifying Olympic judoka turned knockout artist

Chris Weidman is super nice guy despite fighting ability

Glover Teixeira is scariest light heavyweight contender

Glover Teixeira had visa issues preventing him from fighting in US

Glover Teixeira couldn't get visa to fight in US due to lack of money

Rich people can buy green cards while poor people cannot

Wealthy foreigners can buy green cards for $300,000

Glover Teixeira has Mike Tyson-level punching power

Edson Barbosa is scary leg kick specialist fighting Donald Cerrone

Vitor Belfort needs testosterone exemption to fight fairly

Mike Tyson fought Lennox Lewis on antidepressants

Mike Tyson used cocaine and fake penis during fights

Mike Tyson's wealth and fame made him crazy

Successful musicians invest in other businesses to build wealth

Retired fighters become commentators, judges, or coaches

Politicians like Newt Gingrich have affairs but face no consequences

Politicians use personal scandals as political weapons

Tom Sizemore allegedly made controversial statements

Tom Sizemore might die mysteriously like Vince Foster

Vince Foster's death appears to be murder, not suicide

Vince Foster's death doesn't add up; body was moved

Pennsylvania district attorney investigating Sandusky disappeared

Pennsylvania judge sold children for money; DA investigating disappeared

Corrupt judge should be executed and fed to pigs

DA's disappearance not being investigated

Pennsylvania judges drive drunk with police protection

Internet connection makes divide-and-conquer tactics harder

If Super Bowl was revealed as fixed, people would riot

World Series has been accused of being fixed

Referees can be bribed to fix games with questionable calls

NBA referees were on bookie payroll for years

Boxing judges can be bribed to fix fight decisions

NFL center could throw game for $10 million

Judges and referees are paid off in sports

Pride offered Eddie Bravo money to fix fight; he refused

Pride fixed fights with predetermined outcomes

Fighters can be paid to throw fights by submission

Fighter gave up submission to escape pressure

People rationalize failure as lack of effort rather than inability

Some fighters give up under pressure; others fight to the end

Fighters who tap are intelligent; those who don't are brave

Russian organized crime bribed snooker player to miss shots

English audiences are more enthusiastic than American audiences

English audiences are smart, well-read, and polite hecklers

Good hecklers are smart; bad hecklers ruin shows

Comedians rarely plant hecklers in audience

Most hecklers are annoying shitheads seeking attention

Drunk hecklers will be violently removed from shows

99% of show attendees are cool; 1% are assholes

Bad comedians step on headliner's material

Comedians steal material from other comedians

Comedians deliberately book bad openers to look better

Andy Kaufman worked as busboy while on hit TV show

Andy Kaufman performed avant-garde performance art

Andy Kaufman wrestled women as performance art

Andy Kaufman let women beat him as joke

Andy Kaufman challenged women to wrestling matches

Andy Kaufman's alter ego Tony Clifton still alive conspiracy

Tupac's murder remains unsolved

Tupac and Biggie murders unsolved; LAPD Rampart corruption involved

Former police officer found burned in mountains; Rampart connection

LAPD Rampart corruption continues; Sheriff Lee Baca involved

Sheriff Lee Baca covered up corruption; moved informant inmate

Law enforcement culture must adapt to social media exposure

Inmates use smuggled phones to document jail abuse

Female prison guards sell sex to inmates

Gobekli Tepe is 12,000-year-old structure built by hunter-gatherers

Ancient civilizations existed underwater due to sea level changes

Immortal Technique writing philosophy book about human hypocrisy

Immortal Technique launching podcast next month

Corporations pay off government officials to get things done