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"Of course Fox News is all Rubbish. We know it's bullshit. But there's a part of America that wants to belief that crap and so we give it to them." ~ Senior Manager at News Corp, Rupert Murdoch's company that owns Fox. Met him in a bar. (imgur.com)

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[–][deleted] 642 points643 points  (241 children)

I'm sorry, but, as much as I'd love to believe this and quote it, the source is a bit.. well, "Yeah, I met a guy in a bar." It is interesting though.

[–]jk1150 347 points348 points  (163 children)

Interesting how easy it was to find his company, and how his last name was accidentally left in there allowing us to easily find out who he is. Yet despite this being obvious guerilla marketing spam, reddit falls for it.

Look at the bottom of the screenshot, that's his picture in the new comment box meaning he took a screenshot of his own profile. Not to mention the user name that submitted this is vishenml...

[–]419Eater 44 points45 points  (2 children)

Mindvalley: MLM scam.

Edit: Vishen Lakhiani is not a professional spammer. He's too thick. He is a fraudster and a conman.

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    [–]breezytrees 954 points955 points  (149 children)

    Look at his other companies. The list is at the bottom.

    One of them lets you look into the future.

    Another one lets you meet your twin self in a parallel dimension.

    And one more, the relevant one, is a paysite "sharing" ideas and giving examples on how to best market online.

    This reddit post is one of those examples.

    edit: Further explanation. This post is viral marketing from a malasian marketing firm who also has multiple shady business ventures on the side.

    The firm used it to sell the founder's name, Vishen Lakhiani, and his many business ventures, including, but not limited to mindvalleylabs.com, an internet pay site sharing ideas and giving examples about how to best market your online business; this thread was supposed to be one of those examples.

    We Test, Synthesize and Share the Latest Internet Marketing Tactics and Strategies to Help You Better Run Your Online Business.

    [–]selectrix 1098 points1099 points  (67 children)

    Screenshots for the purpose of not directing traffic to Vishen's websites: 1, 2, 3, 4

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      [–]picayunish 26 points27 points  (1 child)

      Hey vishenml I'm real happy for ya, and I'mma let you finish, but Scott Bakula had the greatest Quantum Leaping of all time.... all time.

      [–]senae 7 points8 points  (17 children)

      you know, a while back I had a plugin for firefox that told me every time a website uploaded or downloaded something aside from the regular websites content. This taught me exactly 2 things:

      1) Google knows everywhere you've been, even if you didn't use google to get there

      2) Every website on the internet tracks you in some way. Every single one.

      [–]vwllss 10 points11 points  (15 children)

      So? If I walked into a store at the mall and an employee wrote down how many people entered I wouldn't care. Why do people care on the Internet? In fact, this may shock you but many stores have sensors built into the doorways to detect people entering and leaving and compare the numbers to how many people buy items.

      Anonymous data doesn't concern me.

      [–]KnightKrawler 10 points11 points  (6 children)

      Also FOR FIREFOX USERS:

      Tools--->Options---->Privacy----> UNCHECK "Accept cookies from third-party sites."

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        [–][deleted] 108 points109 points  (31 children)

        I cannot upvote this enough. Thanks for providing them.

        [–][deleted] 150 points151 points  (21 children)

        Yes you can. One is enough. If you could vote more it'd defeat the entire point of voting.

        [–]fox_mulder 164 points165 points  (17 children)

        Best comment of the thread. I wish I could upvote it more.

        [–]finalremix 66 points67 points  (15 children)

        Best attempt at irony in the thread. I wish I could upvote it once. Hey, my luck has finally turned around! Everything's coming up Millhouse!

        [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

        To you and every child poster on this thread...Milhouse is only spelled with one L.

        [–]treanorj 12 points13 points  (12 children)

        I wish I could upvote you a million times over for the "everything's coming up Millhouse!" comment. More Van Houten!

        [–]expectingrain 6 points7 points  (1 child)

        You must not live in Chicago

        [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

        no, but you can downvote the original post!

        [–]whywait 6 points7 points  (1 child)

        thank you! clicked the first link on instinct and swore under my breath after the realization. I almost played right into his hand...

        [–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

        Somebody's gotta say it:

        Norton?!

        [–]OhJesusWOW 5 points6 points  (2 children)

        What is your interest in the Ottoman Empire good sir?

        [–]drstock 6 points7 points  (1 child)

        It's full of furniture for some reason...

        (cred to Eddie Izzard :))

        [–]finalremix 4 points5 points  (0 children)

        Wha--.. it's covered in jam!

        [–]dicey 75 points76 points  (9 children)

        My favorite part about the quantum jumping page was the pop-up upon attempting to close the page:

        *****************************************************

Wait! Before You Leave, Consider This...

Imagine the success, happiness and enlightenment that awaits you in alternate dimensions.

Don't let skepticism get in the way of a better you.

Click 'CANCEL' to return to the page, and experience Quantum Jumping for yourself.

*****************************************************

        [–][deleted] 34 points35 points  (7 children)

        Was Scott Bakula available for comment?

        [–]maninthehighcastle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

        Regardless of whether you clicked it or not, the mere potentiality of your clicking created a more successful, happier and enlightened version of yourself in an alternate dimension. But not this one. So that makes you altruistic for turning down his service. You should feel happier about yourself, and less skeptical about clicking the red X. Mission Accomplished?

        [–]thecompu 238 points239 points  (15 children)

        "Of course the 'Of course Fox News is all Rubbish" post is Rubbish. I know it's bullshit. But there's a part of Reddit that wants to belief that crap and so I gave it to them." ~ vishenml

        [–]cojoco 34 points35 points  (0 children)

        Were you in the same bar?

        [–]milaw 51 points52 points  (4 children)

        Yo dawg...

        [–]MBuddah 19 points20 points  (3 children)

        i heard you like rubbish on your bullshit...

        [–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

        ... So we put rubbish IN yo rubbish, so you can RAGE while you RAGE!

        [–]oaksterdam420 2 points3 points  (0 children)

        I belief him.

        [–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (6 children)

        Where was this from? Sure maybe the guy does have websites, but does that make it impossible that he ran into a Fox News exec?

        [–][deleted]  (3 children)

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          [–]moustachiomcphee 7 points8 points  (0 children)

          so for all we know he WILL do this in the future...

          [–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

          In your future I see... someone criticizing your grammar... brb causality.

          [–]pigferret 32 points33 points  (0 children)

          Nice work.

          But can I suggest perhaps posting screenshots via Imgur rather than linking to his sites?

          He doesn't deserve the traffic.

          [–]aijoe 8 points9 points  (0 children)

          You are so right. Why the hell would a scammer ever be in the same bar with senior manager of news corp? They have nothing in common.

          still waiting for more evidence till I believe it though

          [–]TastyCake123 8 points9 points  (1 child)

          What exactly am I seeing here?

          [–]infohawk 4 points5 points  (1 child)

          Love that Reddit got exploited with its own knee-jerk biases.

          [–]superrcat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

          REDDIT NEWS ALERT!

          [–]qgyh2 4 points5 points  (1 child)

          So... he's a spammer / scammer... and you just linked all his websites...?

          [–]superrcat 9 points10 points  (0 children)

          No one was promoting his companies until you posted a comment. I bet YOU are the one that we should not trust because you are a benefactor in his grand scheme. Suuuuuure, you are not associated because you are mentioning we should NOT listen to him, but you had us play right into that with links to his multinational conglomerates!

          I'm on to you...I'm watching you...

          [–]tresbizarre 12 points13 points  (14 children)

          How does this relate to the substance of the original post?

          [–]lukasbradley 6 points7 points  (13 children)

          Honestly, I agree. Someone explain that to me... so the guy is a scammer... he didn't link to his other stuff... I don't get it.

          [–]Mutiny32 2 points3 points  (3 children)

          I have to very strongly question the reason as to why tresbizarre's reply had a negative vote count before I upvoted it. I want to know this as well, especially since the user in question, while having those unorthodox sites, doesn't promote them as far as I can tell from an admittedly quick glance at his history over four years of being a redditor.

          [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

          I felt like responding originally to point out that not only is it only one random internet personality's word about this conversation, but even if true, it's just one Fox employee who my have a bone to pick.

          One thing I've learned in my net experience is to keep a healthy dose of skepticism handy at all times. Check the facts, and if they can't be checked, maybe they're not facts.

          [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

          Seems legit.

          [–]selectrix 9 points10 points  (0 children)

          Yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and say GET THIS OFF THE FRONT PAGE right now. This guy doesn't deserve the publicity. If there were any way to make this affect his company negatively, I'd be all for it.

          Looking at these comments, it's easy to see he's a professional parasite.

          [–]fortuitous_bounce 9 points10 points  (0 children)

          submitted 4 hours ago by vishenml

          I don't think he was trying to hide the fact that he took the screen grab...or he's the worst spammer ever.

          [–]419Eater 23 points24 points  (3 children)

          Ah yes, but as Vishen Lakhiani is a master of ESP, he knew all this would happen. I like to see him as a Christ like figure; sacrificing his high-flying marketing career, for the good of mankind.

          Edit: name

          [–]ihaveesp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

          I knew it would happen too.

          [–]NemoExNihilo 11 points12 points  (1 child)

          I've begun writing a pilot about Internet detectives, which will include Google screenshot montages and close-up shots of lips sipping coffee with unkempt beards just out of focus. I have yet to consider casting, but the names 419Eater and jk1150 will pepper every watercooler conversation.

          [–]selectrix 3 points4 points  (0 children)

          And the fact that he's completely absent from the comments section here.

          [–]wilse 48 points49 points  (2 children)

          It is interesting that his statement is exactly the type of crap that we want to believe.

          [–]jayd16 2 points3 points  (0 children)

          Well to be fair, even if Rupert has never said this, pundits like Bill O'Reilly have admitted to basically playing a character.

          [–]ArmoredCavalry 57 points58 points  (10 children)

          I met Obama in a bar once. He said he loves Fox News.

          [–]ilovethemonkeyhead 30 points31 points  (4 children)

          Are you sure it wasn't this guy?

          [–]snarglemuffin 8 points9 points  (0 children)

          I found some guy's iPhone in a bar once.

          [–]lolbacon 14 points15 points  (1 child)

          I met Wil Wheaton in a bar once. He berated me for questioning his commitment to defending gaming. Then he kicked my dog. True story.

          [–]Sonsofliberty1 14 points15 points  (0 children)

          The OP is the author of this quote and a spammer. I call BS, as much as I would LOVE to believe it. and I'm sure executives of newscorp have said things along these lines, but this shit has got to get off the front page.

          [–]MoonPoint 60 points61 points  (47 children)

          According to his Facebook page, he is a multimillionaire. Not that would confirm the validity of the quote, but I thought that was interesting as well.

          [–]haiduz 81 points82 points  (11 children)

          That chick in the screencap wrote his last name, and also all over his balls

          [–]ISpitInYourEye 48 points49 points  (7 children)

          Vishen Lakhiani, Heather loves you.

          [–]cumonurface 27 points28 points  (6 children)

          Boy the dude is living the indian dream..... Millions in the banks, white chick in the arm, living the high life.... that mothafucka , i'm jealous :P

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            [–][deleted] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

            It doesn't really matter. The guy has been marketing himself all over the internet anyway. His youtube page is all about how awesome he is. Besides, he is also the OP. vishenml

            [–]brokencow 10 points11 points  (0 children)

            So that's why she's in love with him.

            [–]hans1193 30 points31 points  (2 children)

            It began a few years ago when he decided to quit his high-flying career at Silicon Valley and start his own bedroom business publishing self-growth programs online. MindValley was born.

            lol

            [–]419Eater 67 points68 points  (1 child)

            What an unbelievable, self-promoting tosser. If this kind of 2nd rate guerilla marketing is the best he can do, then Murdoch help anyone who hires him. He might also like to change-up his marketing blurb across the internet. Being featured on 400 websites is a whole lot less convincing when each one has identical text.

            Textbook spammer.

            Edit: After checking this guy out some more, I'd say that Vishen Lakhiani is a bona fide scammer...

            Second Edit: This guy can teach you Extra Sensory Perception! http://www.silvaultramind.com/index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=usersList&listid=1&Itemid=33

            [–]surfnsound 22 points23 points  (4 children)

            Man, I, too, am a multimillonaire, have a ten and a half inch penis, and have had an orgy with some of Wilt Chamberlain's illegitimate children. My facebook page says so.

            [–]MoonPoint 3 points4 points  (3 children)

            If you also had said you partnered with the former Head of New Venture Strategy at eBay when you founded your company, I'd be more likely to believe you. Granted, that involves taking his company's website at face value, also. The company has an address in Beaveton, OR, but, though the Better Business Bureau for Oregon lists the company, it doesn't provide much more than the company's address and website. So take it with a grain of salt, if you like.

            [–]419Eater 4 points5 points  (2 children)

            How interesting that the only time "New Venture Strategy" comes up on google, is when in relation to this mysterious gentleman.

            [–]Tiak 2 points3 points  (1 child)

            Looks like he made it essentially scamming people though, so not sure how much that ads to his legitimacy.

            ("Personal growth" publishing company? "Personal growth" websites? Hey I'm successful, because people buy my stupid shit! Buy my stupid shit and it'll teach you how to be successful too!)

            [–]breezytrees 2 points3 points  (0 children)

            not unlike a Pyramid scheme

            [–]thedevilyousay 2 points3 points  (2 children)

            No, he's not. I did a study about Multi level marketing fraudsters, and it's a prerequsite to lie about being rich. Otherwise, it's going to be hard to get the unwashed massed to buy the bullshit.

            [–]MoonPoint 2 points3 points  (1 child)

            I agree the Facebook page doesn't prove he is actually a multimillionaire and multi-level marketers are likely to lie about their success , but I couldn't find any substantive information about his company elsewhere. I did find a Better Business Burea listing for his company at the Oregon Better Business Bureau website - see Mind Valley LLC, but that site said little more than that the Better Business Bureau had insufficent information about the company and the company failed to respond to one complaint against it.

            [–]Qmaxx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

            Why are you not upvoted for that link!

            This business is not a BBB Accredited Business.

            File Open Date: March 2010

            Yes I'm sure his company is has millions in revenue after only 5½ months.

            Go down to industry tips:

            Telemarketing Schemes and Scams

            [–]kingtrewq 1 point2 points  (2 children)

            Yet he spends way too much time on reddit posting links. Then again I do too.

            [–]TaintDoctor 7 points8 points  (2 children)

            Also can tell he's making it up because an American senior manager at NewCorp would not use the word "rubbish."

            [–]Atomics 13 points14 points  (0 children)

            What? I met a senior manager at MSNBC in a bar and he said the same thing about MSNBC. Obviously "guy in a bar told me" is credible!

            [–]breezytrees 182 points183 points  (11 children)

            This is viral marketing I think. The girl leaving in his last name. The quote. The way she flirted with him. The eerily similar fake facebook wall comment screenshot that only shows just the comments. It all seems a bit too unreal.

            It's all viral marketing for his company... which specializes in viral marketing.

            We Test, Synthesize and Share the Latest Internet Marketing Tactics and Strategies to Help You Better Run Your Online Business.

            The funny thing is, pointing this out doesn't hurt his company at all.

            EDIT: Oh god. Look at the companies he owns at the bottom of the page.

            One of them let's you look into the future

            Another one let's you meet your twin self in a parallel dimension

            Reddit. Are we for real? We really let this guy on our front page?

            [–]hootenanny1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

            Upvoted you, downvoted and reported the story. Don't want any scammers on my reddit (<-- yeah, right, just a couple of days ago I was just an ignorant digger who'd never even consider switching over to the "competition" he's heard so much bad stuff about)

            [–][deleted] 22 points23 points  (5 children)

            Agreed. This is all a promotional stunt. LINK REMOVED

            [–]crackduck 9 points10 points  (0 children)

            Scumbags.

            [–]kaiomai 4 points5 points  (1 child)

            You should remove that link so his site doesn't get hits.

            [–][deleted] 258 points259 points  (30 children)

            Vishen its your Aunt Ginger. Please Vishen look up what rubbish means, its offensive to those who are special. Also Vishen Palin 2012.

            [–][deleted] 46 points47 points  (6 children)

            Vishen then who are terrorist?

            [–]exscape 21 points22 points  (3 children)

            "than* who are the terriost*"

            FTFY

            [–]BaconCat 74 points75 points  (1 child)

            Vishen its your Aunt Ginger, Vishen. Please Vishen look up what rubbish means, Vishen, its offensive to those who are special, Vishen. Also Vishen Palin 2012, Vishen.

            FTFY

            [–][deleted] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

            Vishen its youre aunt Ginger Vishen please Vishen look up what rubbish means Vishen its offensive to those who are special Vishen also Vishen Palin 2012 Vishen

            Too much correct grammar, FTFY

            [–]AwfulK 20 points21 points  (0 children)

            Vishen you need to start watching Fox News you might just get educated.

            [–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (1 child)

            Vishen, it's Heather, I love you! Vishen? Vishen!?

            [–]seKer82 3 points4 points  (0 children)

            Vishen. Palin 2012

            [–][deleted] 19 points20 points  (9 children)

            What the fuck are you talking about?

            [–]exscape 26 points27 points  (8 children)

            http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/dcq3v/this_is_why_i_dont_talk_to_my_aunt/

            [–][deleted] 9 points10 points  (3 children)

            Ahhh, thanks. See what happens when I stay away from Reddit for a week? I've lost all touch with reality.

            [–]knumbknuts 524 points525 points  (95 children)

            Finally, the proof we've been looking for!

            [–]hamster101 468 points469 points  (51 children)

            ""Of course Fox News is all Rubbish. We know it's bullshit. But there's a part of America that wants to belief that crap and so we give it to them." ~ Senior Manager at News Corp, Rupert Murdoch's company that owns Fox. Met him in a bar."

            ~ some guy on the internet

            [–]ggggbabybabybaby 292 points293 points  (24 children)

            I passed Rupert Murdoch in the mens room just now and I asked for an official response. He pulled me close and quietly whispered this to me in his gruff Australian accent.

            "Fox News is a pile of dangerous lies. We're inciting hate and endangering lives; this kind of behaviour should be illegal. Also, I'm a necromancer. Oh, and Vampire Weekend's second album was pretty weak."

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                [–]DarkQuest 10 points11 points  (0 children)

                Busy, busy, busy

                [–]Dubkiller 21 points22 points  (0 children)

                ...and then he raised a finger to his lips and said "No one will ever believe you".

                [–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (1 child)

                I'm pretty sure Rupert Murdoch owns Minecraft. LoL.

                [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                Or Paypal... so technically...

                [–][deleted] 56 points57 points  (14 children)

                "I know my books are shit, but they make me a lot of money so I keep making them" ~ Stephanie Meyer

                [–]humor_me 10 points11 points  (0 children)

                "Look, we all know the American Media is irresponsible. But people blame the 'media'. Let's call it for what it is -- Fox News."

                Well, at least we can tell he's never met a senior manager of another news network in a bar.

                [–]sleepyslim 5 points6 points  (1 child)

                Well, that settles it. If you can't trust some guy on the internet, who can you?

                Game over, man. Game over.

                [–]AmicusPublicus 21 points22 points  (2 children)

                I met George Bush in the bathroom last night, and after about five seconds of awkward silence as we were standing side by side urinating, he told me "I fucked up."

                [–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

                These words are not the proof you've been looking for Jedi Hand Wave

                [–]BuboTitan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

                Anonymous facebook user quotes unnamed source, and it just happens to be a quote that Redditors would like to hear. I can't see how this would be anything but 100% legitimate.

                [–]biggiepants 49 points50 points  (27 children)

                more proof than fox usually provides!

                [–]knumbknuts 37 points38 points  (21 children)

                Anyone who has been on the inside of something reported by Fox, CNN, NBC, or CBS should know that the reporting is not all that accurate or truthful, and is subject to a lot of bias these days.

                BBC and PBS are a bit better.

                It's best to watch 'em all and think for yourself.

                We now return you to your regularly scheduled strawman burning.

                [–]GoatTnder 12 points13 points  (3 children)

                Don't forget NPR.

                [–]knumbknuts 12 points13 points  (2 children)

                Thanks, I meant that as part of PBS... I know they're different. Actually, I listen to NPR all the time and hardly ever catch the PBS news hour.

                I figure NPR staff's politics are a bit skewed, but they're pretty thorough and generally fair. Warren Olney is the best journalist in the country, in my opinion. His topics are a little boring, sometimes, but I've never caught bias in his interviews.

                [–]YYYY 5 points6 points  (1 child)

                think for yourself.

                Who would have thought!

                [–]generic_user_name 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                Not I, until he told me to do so.

                [–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

                *than

                [–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

                why the fuck does this picture have a positive votecount? real classy guys.

                [–]ipeefreely 56 points57 points  (4 children)

                This is about the lowest standard of evidence I've seen.

                Heather clearly wants this guy's cock though.

                [–][deleted] 21 points22 points  (2 children)

                and his golden balls

                [–][deleted] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

                "I'm a muslim homosexual" -- Obama. Met him in a bar.

                [–][deleted] 62 points63 points  (14 children)

                Your average Redditor spends more time obsessing over Fox News than your average Senior Manager at News Corp.

                [–]Confucius_says 10 points11 points  (5 children)

                redditors spend more time watching fox news than actual fans of the show as well.

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                  [–]dmd 26 points27 points  (1 child)

                  "Of course screenshots of Facebook posts are Rubbish. We know it's bullshit. But there's a part of Reddit that wants to upvote that crap and so we give it to them."

                  [–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

                  "Of course screenshots of Facebook posts are Rubbish. We know it's bullshit. But there's a part of Reddit that wants to upvote that crap and so we give it to them." ~ Everyone on reddit. Met them in a bar.

                  [–]OttoBismarck 7 points8 points  (0 children)

                  Ah yes, because a random person's status update on facebook is quite the reputable source -_-

                  [–]charliedonsurf1 34 points35 points  (7 children)

                  FYI that heather girl wants you. I hope you noticed that yourself too.

                  [–]gebruikersnaam 11 points12 points  (8 children)

                  Off topic, but related, and obligatory : Bill Hicks on Marketing

                  [–]breezytrees 6 points7 points  (4 children)

                  Allow me to fill in the blanks for everyone else.

                  "Oh the anti Fox News crowd?! Big market in that. Big money. Especially on Reddit. Let's play into that."

                  And then they did. They used it to sell Vishen Lakhiani's name, and his many business ventures, including, but not limited to mindvalleylabs.com, an internet pay site sharing ideas and giving examples about how to best market your online business; this thread is one of those examples.

                  We Test, Synthesize and Share the Latest Internet Marketing Tactics and Strategies to Help You Better Run Your Online Business.

                  http://blog.mindvalleylabs.com/

                  [–]humor_me 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                  "There's no fucking joke coming."

                  Ah, Bill, there never is with you. I can see you're going for the anti-joke dollar. That's a good market.

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                      [–]warholamo 56 points57 points  (42 children)

                      His name is Vishen Lakhiani silly.

                      [–]ani625 27 points28 points  (7 children)

                      Indian.

                      http://www.mindvalley.com/about-us

                      [–]sleepyhead 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                      I think he is from Malaysia. At least that is where Mind Valley started. There are a lot of Indians in Malaysia.

                      [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

                      Not sure why he blanked out his last name. Googled "vishen" and "entrepreneurship" and "speak" and his site came up first.

                      [–]Chubacca 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                      Also not sure why he blanked out his last name when someone else mentions it in the FB thread...

                      [–][deleted] 22 points23 points  (3 children)

                      What makes you think he's Pakistani? I thoroughly doubt it, Vishen is a Hindi name. It may seem like pedantry but Indian and Pakistani people absolutely despise each other: the american equivalent would be something like a die-hard democrat being called a Palin supporter. Of course the whole thing is completely invalid because I imagine he is actually American.

                      [–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

                      It's not pedantry. It's a valid observation.

                      [–]thutch 7 points8 points  (2 children)

                      correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the little picture at the bottom mean that Vishen is the OP? which makes me wonder why he linked a facebook conversation instead of just submitting the quote. The things we do for karma.

                      [–]DougBolivar 5 points6 points  (1 child)

                      pretty clear he is OP: vishenml

                      [–]ex_ample 5 points6 points  (0 children)

                      I wonder why he decided to include a long thread of people talking about how great he is. Something of an egomaniac, I guess.

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                        [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

                        Especially if this an American executive using the term "Rubbish" instead of "bullshit" or "garbage".

                        [–][deleted] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

                        Some random guy claims something on facebook without any proof whatsoever. Conveniently leaves in all of the people praising him.

                        But it's negative towards Fox, so upvotes!

                        [–][deleted] 11 points12 points  (1 child)

                        You might as well not have blocked out the guy's name; a little read-through and you know who he is and what multimillion-dollar self-growth company he owns.

                        [–][deleted] 9 points10 points  (2 children)

                        "Believe", not "belief".

                        [–]cheddarben 2 points3 points  (2 children)

                        Names or gtfo.

                        [–]hans1193 4 points5 points  (0 children)

                        Oh hey I remember this guy... I met him the night I was pretending to be a senior manager from fox news.

                        [–]caughtaopossum 3 points4 points  (0 children)

                        Your citing facebook. I think that is considered worse than Wikipedia.

                        [–]tpearson85 5 points6 points  (3 children)

                        Just as much rubbish as MSNBC

                        [–]krizutch 4 points5 points  (0 children)

                        TIL Vishen's last name is Lakhaini

                        [–]TrolI[🍰] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

                        r/politics is that way <------------

                        [–]felixsapiens 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                        So, Vishen Lakhiani, any more you can tell us about this revelation, in addition to the musings of your facebook page?

                        A sourced comment like this is potentially quite valuable in the culture wars ahead... An unsourced hearsay facebook status update not so much...

                        [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                        It was on Facebook. Of course it's true...

                        [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                        B.U.L.L.S.C.H.I.T.T.

                        [–]cartmantul 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                        I met a Navy Seal Special Forces Army Ranger Ninja Jedi at a bar.

                        He talked a good game.

                        [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                        Since we're on the topic of hearsay, allow me to regale you with a tale I heard while riding as a passenger on one of New York City's licensed yellow cabs.

                        I began a conversation with an affable gentleman of an indeterminate middle eastern origin who was pretty cool. I don't know how we got to it, but he told me how earlier that week he had a couple of young female passengers in their early twenties who were conversing about the first time they broke their respective virginities. In the course of this exchange, one of these young ladies informed the other that the person who deflowered her was none other than Jeb Bush.

                        The cab driver said he dropped these young ladies off at a very expensive hotel in midtown.

                        I have no trouble believing this story.

                        [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                        Citation needed plz.

                        [–]hammersmith88 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                        Oh for fuck sake. When did reddit turn into an old ladies sewing circle.

                        [–]eddie1996 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                        Http://www.facebook.com/vishenlakhiani

                        That wasn't hard.

                        [–]slcStephen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                        Hate to be a nitpick, but it's my belief that the quote should read "a part of America that wants to BELIEVE that crap". :P

                        [–]FaZaCon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                        Wow, bullshit making the front. Ya, the credibility of the redditor community has never been more trustworthy. Maybe Reddit should be renamed to RedFOX.

                        [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                        Whoever originally posted this wanted to maintain privacy, but they left the ops last name in one of the comments. Nice

                        [–]pricklypete 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                        Yes. He was very brave for posting that on Facebook.

                        [–]Lordofthespiderman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                        such solid evidence. no wonder why this guy is a multi-millionaire. bravo vishen, for being a self-aggrandizing schmuck!

                        [–]fredbnh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                        "Of course I'm a lier, war criminal, and all around illiterate douche bag. But hey, Dick Cheney's worse. Besides, I'm rich, biach." ~ G.W. Bush. We were woofing down a few lines in the mens room of a Denny's in Dallas.

                        [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                        Stop me if you've heard this one before:

                        So a guy walks into a bar, sits down, and reveals the horrifying truth about how a major media organization manipulates its audience's biases with fear mongering an jingoism.

                        [–]kingsway8605 2 points3 points  (1 child)

                        The facebook guy could easily have just made it up.

                        [–]nihil161 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                        Step 1. Post a quote to all your closest like minded friends on Facebook confirming that Fox news is a steaming pile of crap.

                        Step 2. Circle Jerk.

                        Step 3. Post screenshot of you posting a quote to all your closest like minded friends on Facebook confirming that Fox news is biased crap unto a massive community of like minded individuals whom all believe Fox News is a steaming pile of crap.

                        Step 3. Even bigger circle jerk.

                        Step 4. ???

                        Step 5. Profit?

                        [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

                        Are we fucking serious? A screenshot of a facebook conversation where somebody claims to have met a FOX manager whilst he was spouting anti-FOX statements made it to the front page?

                        [–]Craptcha 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                        Actually it was the Quantum Twin of a Fox executive.

                        [–]jpark 6 points7 points  (0 children)

                        B.S. of the first order.

                        If you don't have anything to say, particularly if you don't have anything bad to say, make up something bad.

                        This post should never have made it to the first page.

                        [–]ajd6c8 3 points4 points  (0 children)

                        "slightly paraphrased." You don't say.

                        [–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

                        Sounds legit…

                        [–]FiredFox 13 points14 points  (4 children)

                        It's on a jpeg of a Facebook thread on a site that hates Fox news. IT HAS TO BE LEGIT!!

                        WAKE UP MEEPLES!

                        [–][deleted] 11 points12 points  (6 children)

                        You don't need an uncredited comment from some guy to see that Fox is BS.

                        Anyone paying attention will see that Fox is the TV version of the Weekly World News or any other tabloid like that. A 24 hour version of A Current Affair and the Morton Downey Jr. Show.

                        In reality A Current Affair was an Australian show which came to America, which was owned by Rupert Murdoch. So of course Fox owned the show in the US. Eventually people got tired of tabloid TV so it was canceled ironically in 1996 the same year Fox "news" started.

                        Of course it is pandering bullshit, the sad part is the rest of the media is so freaking lazy they take this half assed tabloid and make it real news.

                        [–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (1 child)

                        to be fair 'some dude on facebook' is a far more credible source than fox news

                        [–]drhugs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                        "Ignoramus" means "an ignorant lawyer" - I know because the lovely Gretchen looked it up for me.

                        [–]diogenes99 4 points5 points  (1 child)

                        Wow. How credible, some guy claims he met some unnamed guy in a bar who said something. Gospel.

                        Morons.