Olympic gold medalist argues in video that podcaster’s remarks about war in Ukraine is result of Putin-led plot

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22429648

Summary

Former Ukrainian boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko accused podcaster Joe Rogan of “repeating Russian propaganda” after Rogan criticized U.S. military aid to Ukraine and suggested it could escalate into World War III.

Klitschko defended Ukraine’s resistance against Russia, highlighting the country’s fight for freedom and condemning Rogan’s remarks as aiding Putin’s agenda.

He invited Rogan to discuss their differences on the podcast “like free men.”

Rogan, who recently endorsed Donald Trump, called the war a “proxy war” and criticized Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to strike Russian soil with U.S.-supplied missiles.

  • RubberDuck
    1•2 hours ago

    I’ll bet the Spotify people showed him market research and told him… if you tap into this audience using your platform… the 250 will be the beginning. And then he got sucked in.

    • shoulderoforion
      3•2 hours ago

      It’s possible, though I think the simplest explanation is the guys a cunt with no internal morality, and an unquenchable thirst for love and fame

      • RubberDuck
        3•2 hours ago

        Oh absolutely. I just think that the Spotify people are also very money driven… so some good old data driven audience optimization played into this ideally.

        And then being around all those charming right wingers, that put their arm around you… and pull you in deeper. They probably had an easy hook into Rogan and his narcissism.