Dave Smith: evaluation

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…Yeah. And the amount of power is really important. It matters how much destructive power you have within you, the capabilities. But every major superpower with nuclear weapons has the potential to be that destructive, it is just unproductive to- And yet the only ones who ever have dropped them are us. I was arguing with one guy on a podcast, and he said that, he goes, “You can’t allow dictators to have nuclear weapons because they might use them. ” And I was like, “But we are the only ones who ever used them.” And he goes, “Ah, come on, that’s naïve,” or something. And you’re like, “Wait, what? Shouldn’t that be pointed out?” And I don’t know. I mean, I’d prefer Iran not get nuclear weapons. I think we’re pushing them to probably want to pursue that. And I also think there’s been a lot of propaganda about the nuclear program in Iran. I know at least since the ’90s, according to Netanyahu, they’ve been five years away. Yeah. I think there’s a lot of warmongering going on about all parts of the world, Iran especially. I have a lot of friends from Iran, it’s one of the most beautiful cultures in the world, this just superpower of intellect and culture. And it’s really sad and disappointing that the regime is basically suppressing that culture. You have to always remember, there’s parts of the world where the people are beautiful, and we don’t get to see it because of the suppression, the lack of freedom.…

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