Joe Rogan Experience #599 - Shane Smith
January 14, 2015
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as posted by the channelShane Smith is a Canadian-American journalist. He also is the co-founder and CEO of the international media company VICE.
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46 claims extractedNorth Korea kidnaps, enslaves, and tortures people
North Korea represents archaic authoritarianism incompatible with modernity
Russia under Putin exhibits authoritarian control and Cold War rhetoric
Russia reactivated 28 Cold War military bases
Arctic oil competition and NATO expansion driving Cold War tensions
Arctic and Greenland melting causing sea level rise threatens world
Climate migration will displace millions and create humanitarian crisis
Charlie Hebdo attack and debate over offensive satire cartoons
Self-censorship from fear of violence parallels totalitarian regimes
Islamic fundamentalism growing and provoking stronger Western reaction
Saudi Arabia funds Wahhabist mosques globally spreading fundamentalist Islam
ISIS recruits 50,000 foreign fighters through Wahhabist mosque networks
Cultural exports more effective than military intervention for geopolitical goals
Sports diplomacy could improve US-North Korea relations
North Korean military control prevents economic development and freedom
Military conflict with Russia would result in catastrophic US defeat
US, China, Russia share common terrorism threat but fail to cooperate
US fabricated WMD claims to justify Iraq invasion creating ISIS
US killed approximately one million Iraqi civilians through war and sanctions
ISIS recruitment and success result from US Middle East failures
US supports authoritarian regimes for oil and geopolitical interests
Ebola crisis worsening but ignored due to news cycle fatigue
Researchers engineered HIV to attack cancer cells with 100% success rate
Mayo Clinic using engineered measles virus to treat bone cancer
Rabies virus discovered to treat cervical cancer in historical cases
Life is constant struggle and competition until achieving success
Moral obligation to address climate change and government dysfunction
Plan to interview Putin and Obama to challenge their policies
Wealthy individuals should preserve natural land rather than exploit it
Left home at 14, worked as bartender and drug dealer
Drug dealing and currency arbitrage taught business fundamentals
Financial security enables pursuit of meaningful work beyond survival
Podcasting represents new democratic media enabling authentic dialogue
Launching major TV network through podcast announcement
Maintained control of VICE despite financial opportunities
VICE News won major journalism awards despite financial challenges
VICE News superior to CNN and mainstream media outlets
Free speech and dialogue essential to human survival
Progressive appeasement of Islamic extremism threatens freedom
Double standard: Christians criticized but Muslims protected from criticism
Progressive culture imposes unrealistic utopian standards on society
US government dysfunction prevents addressing critical issues
Affordable Care Act politicized despite universal healthcare being global norm
Wealthy nation should provide universal healthcare without political obstruction
Teenage boys with weapons represent greatest threat to society
Ignorance combined with power creates dangerous worldview
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