Luke Thomas: Kanye West had apologized for his past insanity but Luke says that shouldn't mean too much, because the racism and antisemitism were never actually atoned for. The bigger question is why he gets to headline a tour anyway, and what that says about an era of moral decline where accountability barely factors into anyone's decisions.
Luke connects the Kanye question to a broader shift: celebrities are finally speaking out on Israel and Gaza and distancing themselves from it. He points to precedents like John McEnroe refusing to play apartheid South Africa and the Beastie Boys' Tibet activism, and argues that the more social pressure that can be brought against the Israeli lobby, the better, even if some of these celebrities are only doing it for image.
The live chat also gets into why Luke no longer engages with the MMA world on politics, a sincere answer to a 30-year-old asking where to start and who to trust, and the news that Canada's government has modeled a response to a potential US invasion. Luke's take on what the Canadian military concluded is worth hearing.
Listen to the full conversation over on Luke's Substack: https://lthomas.substack.com/
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Chapters
00:00 Has Kanye West Earned Any Grace?
01:00 Living In An Era Of Moral Decline
02:00 Trump Fosters Vandals And Looters
02:20 Celebrities Finally Speaking Out On Gaza
03:20 McEnroe, Beastie Boys, And Past Precedent
04:15 Why Luke Ignores MMA Politics Now
05:00 Where To Start If You Trust Nobody
06:45 Canada Is Modeling A US Invasion
07:45 How To Tell People This Election Matters
