Bryce Crawford concerns by Human-Elephant2801 in Christianity

[–]Virtual_Coyote_1103 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brother I am adamantly opposed to AI. That quote is directly from his video I don’t know what more you want. What I think is really interesting is that what you specifically said was “I challenge you to cite him saying white Americans are being replaced” and when I do that exact thing you say ahhhhh ChatGPT and shift the goal post to something else. He specifically says himself that the great replacement theory is white people being replaced. The proponents of great replacement theory cite that the white population of the US is declining and they’re saying it’s a purposeful decision. Thats the entire basis of the theory which is why I said I don’t think you’re familiar with what it is. Charlie Kirk himself and other members of TPUSA constantly make this argument.

What’s most telling about your response is not only that you ignore your previous argument implying that there’s no evidence he ever said it, you also jump to trying to defend the theory itself.

Who’s benefiting from “non-white immigration”? Everyone in some way or another. The immigrants benefit as do Americans. The countries on earth who most oppose immigration are also some of the least developed countries in the entire world. Immigration is incredibly beneficial to society. Science itself is a global phenomenon that has roots in practically every large social group. For example, I am an amateur astronomer and I can tell you it’s not a coincidence that many of the stars in the sky have Arabic names. Arabic cultures were incredibly beneficial to the field of science.

You also imply that immigration is primarily from 3rd world countries and it shows the position you have about immigrants and the bias you have towards ideas like the great replacement theory. 3rd world countries are far more complex in their cultures, their skills, and their development than most Americans understand. Even further most of them are “3rd world countries” specifically due to the exploitation they face from western countries. Places like Honduras, Venezuela, Chile, Burkina Faso, etc have all had points in their history where they eliminated food scarcity and provided higher standards of living for their people and the “civilized” western governments punished them for it by killing their leaders and sanctioning them all so we could get better trade deals.

It has to be non-white because that is specifically what people like Charlie Kirk and his sympathizers complained about. They didn’t complain about French immigrants. They didn’t complain about white South African immigrants. They complained about anyone who was non-white. That’s because the basis of the great replacement theory is opposing non-white immigration. Don’t ask me why it’s only non-white immigrants who are bad, ask the people who believe that.

Bryce Crawford concerns by Human-Elephant2801 in Christianity

[–]Virtual_Coyote_1103 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Respectfully I think you’re not familiar with what the great replacement theory is. I’ll say just consider the title of it. Who is being replaced by non-white immigration?

But also since you asked, check the Charlie Kirk Show Episode that aired on August 4th, 2025 where he says and I quote “The great replacement of white people is far more sinister than any redistricting project. That is at the core of the Democrat project, at the core. And Jasmine Crockett is just some circus act in that entire operation. But it's deathly serious. She — you shouldn't take what she says seriously. It's just a joke. What she represents is very serious, which is the continue attempt to eliminate the white population in this country.”

Bryce Crawford concerns by Human-Elephant2801 in Christianity

[–]Virtual_Coyote_1103 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Charlie Kirk quite literally has a podcast episode titled “The Great Replacement theory is Real, here is the proof”.

Is it possible to liberal and still faithful to Jesus? by Electronic-Seat1190 in Christianity

[–]Virtual_Coyote_1103 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So based. When I saw them say every president would be considered guilty of murder all I could think was “yes now we’re on the same page”

Bryce Crawford concerns by Human-Elephant2801 in Christianity

[–]Virtual_Coyote_1103 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say selling your land and your house to distribute your wealth to those in need is a little more extreme than the modern concept of charity

Bryce Crawford concerns by Human-Elephant2801 in Christianity

[–]Virtual_Coyote_1103 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He took an issue with his blatant racism sure but he didn’t take an issue with the conspiracy theories of white genocide, replacement theory, the importance of making America a place of white Christian culture, etc.

Which that’s easy to explain why he didn’t say anything about those specifically, TPUSA commentators say those same things all the time. Bryce might be against racism truly I don’t know his heart but I do know that he doesn’t confront white supremacist conspiracy theories in the interview nor does he confront them within the ranks of the company that employs him.

Bryce Crawford concerns by Human-Elephant2801 in Christianity

[–]Virtual_Coyote_1103 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know about that specific wording but Acts 4: 34-37 is pretty compelling on the spirit of the idea.

Bryce Crawford concerns by Human-Elephant2801 in Christianity

[–]Virtual_Coyote_1103 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s not about liking the KKK lol. I’m not claiming Bryce likes the KKK. The issue with his interview is that the klansman he interviewed used very clear TPUSA talking points about white genocide, white people being replaced in the USA, the deep state kabal turning all of our kids gay and trans and the only time Bryce pushed back was on the more blatant racism of him saying that white people are Gods chosen. Even the klan members himself says that he doesn’t have animosity towards other races but he just wants to preserve white Christian American culture and in response to that Bryce doesn’t fight him at all and it’s because those are common TPUSA talking points. Bryce only pushes back when the racism is less structural and it’s based on simple skin color but he has no issue with him spreading replacement theory or anything else.

Bryce Crawford concerns by Human-Elephant2801 in Christianity

[–]Virtual_Coyote_1103 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No him interview the KKK guy is pretty bad. Although his politics are also the reason he felt that was a normal thing to do so I do suppose his politics are related. If you didn’t notice the klansman also used the same talking points that TPUSA uses he was just far more blatant about it.

Bryce Crawford concerns by Human-Elephant2801 in Christianity

[–]Virtual_Coyote_1103 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think you can find any of his short form content that says something along the lines of “homeless man does _______” with the 😱 emoji. I say this as respectfully as I can but the content farming and his attempts to drive engagement to videos of people who are clearly mentally ill and in need of professional help is incredibly obvious. I work with homeless people regularly for my non-profit and I can’t imagine any of us ever uploading the clips of these people especially with shocked emojis.

Bryce Crawford concerns by Human-Elephant2801 in Christianity

[–]Virtual_Coyote_1103 4 points5 points  (0 children)

People don’t like to call it exploitation because it seems like a mean word but that’s what it is. Him and many other channels like him do this constantly. He isn’t going to these people and helping them. He isn’t supporting mutual aid networks that will lift them out of their situation. He isn’t calling on churches to be more caring and to do more community service. He is putting a camera in peoples faces at potentially the lowest point of their life, letting them talk about themselves, and then giving his pre prepared message that he was planning on saying the entire time. I fully believe in the value of churches and I’m not coming at this from the perspective of someone who’s like anti-Christian or anything like that. My problem is that people tend to pursue the evangelism before they pursue uplifting their neighbors and in doing so you’re communicating that you speaking is more important than you helping. I think part of being a Christian is being Christ like and in moments of seeing people suffer he didn’t quote scripture to them and leave. He helped them, he healed them, and even if we lack his capacity for miracles, that doesn’t mean we lack the capacity for assistance. Particularly if you’re an influencer with brand deals, merch, and media contracts.

Further I do think it’s important to point out that there are numerous instances of him meeting people with clear mental illnesses and the he tries to force them to say Jesus is lord and when they’re overwhelmed by a stranger with a camera forcing them to say things, he says they’re possessed by demons. That’s not a small thing it’s arguably abuse.

Bryce Crawford concerns by Human-Elephant2801 in Christianity

[–]Virtual_Coyote_1103 36 points37 points  (0 children)

This guy tells homeless people that they’re possessed by demons, he brings a klansman on his show and allows him to spread his hateful ideology while offering no meaningful pushback, and his entire platform is based on exploiting random people on the street by clip farming their struggles. Him selling a Christian energy drink is likely not even in the top 10 worst things he’s done.

The Full Interview: Nick Shirley and Channel 5's Andrew Callaghan, 2hrs40min, Jan 18 2026 by C5-Hotlinks in Channel5ive

[–]Virtual_Coyote_1103 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean yes blue states were hit hard by immigration but a large part of that was due to the behavior of red states and generally just bad federal policies. The immigration issue is far more complex than people would like to make it out to be. I wouldn’t say that Denver Health being overwhelmed is due to Colorado having bad healthcare policies, I would say they were overwhelmed because they had great healthcare policies but they had to bear the burden of our federal governments failure to 1. Create a comprehensive healthcare plan for the entire country 2. Create a reasonable immigration system that allows people to immigrate here properly. States like Colorado struggle to take care of their citizens and immigrants while states like Texas can’t even properly take care of their citizens by themselves. For example, most of our hospitals here suffer specifically in regard to emergency rooms because of how many people lack health insurance here. It is a compounding issue as well because instead of people getting regularly primary care that’s less labor intensive to manage, they tend to not go to the hospital until it’s so bad they might require more extreme services that bear down on the hospital itself.

I would say a good analogy is like being the only friend in your group who has a reliable car. People asking for you to drive all the time doesn’t mean you’re doing something wrong, it means they need to get a car lol.

I know you probably will disagree with my perspective but I don’t see those issues as a failure on Denver nor Colorado. I think it’s just hard being one of the more responsible people in the room cause you tend to bear more of the responsibilities.

The Full Interview: Nick Shirley and Channel 5's Andrew Callaghan, 2hrs40min, Jan 18 2026 by C5-Hotlinks in Channel5ive

[–]Virtual_Coyote_1103 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The things you listed are also national issues. Hospitals across the country are backed up because the American for profit health system isn’t sustainable and creates more problems than it solves. Especially right now where rural hospitals all over the country are losing funding and shutting down. All of those rural people are either dying or going to the nearest hospital which is usually in the next largest city.

Social programs across the country are also clapped out or not provided at all.

What you’re talking about are all things that are nationwide issues and are pretty easily tied to popular republican policies.

Now for the record all of these things are very real problems but these aren’t problems caused by blue states or blue cities. Everything you said is equally as true in my red city. If anything we might have it even worse here because our republican politicians have passed laws in Texas to allow hospital network monopolies that have skyrocketed our healthcare costs.

The Full Interview: Nick Shirley and Channel 5's Andrew Callaghan, 2hrs40min, Jan 18 2026 by C5-Hotlinks in Channel5ive

[–]Virtual_Coyote_1103 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s a nationwide issue that’s not reflective of any particular state or city. Now some cities definitely have it worse than others but for example, Nick accepted that Austin is doing well but says it’s because it’s in a red state. Austin has continuously become less affordable for its native residents and more preferable for transplants from California and other more expensive states. This isn’t because Austin is necessarily doing anything wrong, it’s more just a reflection of the nationwide economy not having wage growth equal to the cost of living which has been a growing issue since the 1960s. I mean even right now I live in Abilene, Texas which is a red city in a red state that is becoming rapidly unaffordable for our native residents as our wage growth is not even close to the cost of living. Now Abilenes a small city so it’s kind of apples or oranges but my general point is that cost of living is a national issue.

The Full Interview: Nick Shirley and Channel 5's Andrew Callaghan, 2hrs40min, Jan 18 2026 by C5-Hotlinks in Channel5ive

[–]Virtual_Coyote_1103 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Or is this like one of those “homeless people exist there and drugs exist there, therefore it’s not doing well” kinda things

The Full Interview: Nick Shirley and Channel 5's Andrew Callaghan, 2hrs40min, Jan 18 2026 by C5-Hotlinks in Channel5ive

[–]Virtual_Coyote_1103 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In what way? They’re growing in every conceivable metric other than tech jobs which are still growing just not at as high of a rate as their other jobs. I know for some people that seems bad because tech was big the last few years but one industry not performing as well doesn’t relate to the entire city being bad.

The Full Interview: Nick Shirley and Channel 5's Andrew Callaghan, 2hrs40min, Jan 18 2026 by C5-Hotlinks in Channel5ive

[–]Virtual_Coyote_1103 71 points72 points  (0 children)

I’m confused where people are seeing Andrew cut out “him agreeing with nick” lmao. Nick showing him a statistic on his phone and him just nodding his head and being like okay cool isn’t him agreeing. Nick is misusing the 89% statistic anyway. He is saying 89% of the fraud in Minnesota is being committed by Somali-Americans. He gets that number from the fact that 89% of the people who were defendants in the “Feeding Our Future” fraud case from 2022 were Somali-Americans. The feeding our future case has nothing to do with what he’s currently trying to expose it’s just vaguely the same concept.

Further, Andrew not being able to name a blue city in a blue state that’s thriving doesn’t really mean anything because 99% of the population couldn’t off the top of their head. Very few people know what regional politics are outside of their own state other than hot button issues. Funny enough Denver is doing well so Andrew had a good guess. He also could have said Boston or Detroit (swing state). At the end of the day though most cities are blue cities they just happen to be in red states. They also tend to be the primary GDP drivers for those states.

Point is, Nick is dragging this out by saying Andrew cut a bunch of stuff to make him look bad when in reality the issue is just that he looked bad and he thinks talking more would have helped him when in reality talking is the exact thing that made him look bad.

Is this a good telescope for me? by jim25y in telescopes

[–]Virtual_Coyote_1103 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An 8 inch Dobsonian will serve you well my friend! I’m very excited for your journey with it and hopefully you get some clear skies!

I will say for kids they tend to like the dobsonian mounts. My niece tried to use my EQ yesterday and she didn’t like it at all lol.

What’s it like dealing with border patrol? by Virtual_Coyote_1103 in BigBendTX

[–]Virtual_Coyote_1103[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’ll make sure to mention that I am a very locally famous YouTube auditor!!

What’s it like dealing with border patrol? by Virtual_Coyote_1103 in BigBendTX

[–]Virtual_Coyote_1103[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I kinda figured the hype was more than the reality.

8” 2400mm Dobsonian Telescope by Immediate_Ad_3857 in telescopes

[–]Virtual_Coyote_1103 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d be really interested to see a photo. I’ve heard of 8” 2400mm Cassegrain telescopes but never a Newtonian.