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Murdered by Words

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah. Being part of a corrupt kakistocracy, in a highly visible role, but not smart or tough enough to survive outside out your cushy trust fund corruption environment, is honestly one of the absolute worst places to be. You’d be better off as “prison inmate” or “homeless person.” Literally anything else.

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[–] [email protected] 64 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If it comes down to it, Elon's own security boys will lug him in the back of the head.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Was he the one who said he'd put explosive collars on his guards?

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (17 children)

Who is this guy to have known several warlords? My guess is he's either a glowie or a journalist.

Edit: Survey says journalist! Thank you to everyone who answered.

To this guy's point, yeah, it's hilarious that Elon fancies himself a survivor.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Evans is the kind of guy to book his own ticket to a war zone and hope he gets paid for his reporting afterward. I have no idea if he's ever done that, but he has that vibe. As others said, I think he's a "journalist", in a positive way.

edit: he did a whole series about Syria, way way before recent developments. "The Women's War". and Jake Hanrahan. I remember they paid a driver who kept giving them terrible cigarettes.

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Robert Evans does Behind the Bastards podcast, and has also reported on conflicts in Iraq, Ukraine, and Rojava, amongst lots of other things.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Evans_%28journalist%29?wprov=sfla1

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Former cracked.com editor. Show some respect.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

He might just live in or near a very particular region of Africa or perhaps the middle eastern mountains.

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