Evidence receipt / belief
Published · transcript-backedBassem Youssef: belief
5 Apr 2024 Lex Fridman Podcast #424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame
“I believe that humans are easily corruptible and easily repairable, but the corruptive part is much easier.”
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- Speaker
- Bassem Youssef
- Attribution
- Verified speaker
- Claim type
- belief
- Recorded
- 5 Apr 2024
- Publisher
- Lex Fridman Podcast
Transcript context
…Again, when you say “they”, are people in power. Yeah, absolutely. Listen, it’s always the people in power. I believe that humans are easily corruptible and easily repairable, but the corruptive part is much easier. People could change, but power, people in power are very dangerous. Very, very dangerous. Especially if you have religion – which is power by itself -military might, political support, and money. Dude, that’s a very, very, very dangerous recipe. All that said, I do believe in the power of the little guy. The individual just overthrow the government. I don’t know if you heard, but the Arab Spring… It happens.…
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