https://nitter.net/StephenKing/status/1550118187840114695

  • SoyViking [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    When someone asks you what you think of a guy you've never heard of, it's okay to ask who he is instead of trying to play smart.

    • TheLepidopterists [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      But also, if you're explicitly told that they're a world war II era political leader that fought against the Soviet Union and committed crimes against Jews, probably safe to say that you denounce them.

      • StellarTabi [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        a world war II era political leader

        this puts him at 77 years old at the youngest plausible age, but "political leaders" are probably at least 40 so I'd guess we're talking about a 97+ year old person. I didn't watch the interview, but did this person present themselves as old or was this person presented as any generic 30-60 year old person?

        Because the idea that Stephen King talked to someone presenting themselves as if they were 40 but credentializing themselves like they were almost 100 years old is pretty hilarious.

        • TheLepidopterists [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          Nah, he thought he was talking to Zelensky, and the person posing as Zelensky described Bandera and King was like "Both you, Zelensky, and this old WW2 era Nazi you like so much, 'Bandera' are super rad dudes."

    • CheGueBeara [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Counterpoint: not if your ego is huge and fragile. Then you must pretend and get owned.

    • pastalicious [he/him, undecided]
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      2 years ago

      https://mediacloud.theweek.co.uk/image/private/s--oc5cY-z3--/f_auto,t_primary-image-mobile@1/v1603079247/theweek/2016/09/160909-johnson.jpg