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Maine Inspires Deep Thoughts

2008-06-17 · Hank · watch on YouTube · Nerdfighteria · reflection essay

From the Maine coast, Hank announces the brothers' temporary Obama's Idiots fundraising project, then argues that Nerdfighteria should welcome Republicans but not anti-environmentalists, because caring for others includes the people of the future.

What is said

00:00:00 — Hank in Maine; announcement of Obama's Idiots: fundraising for Democratic candidates, punishments for goals, John's commentary

  • ★★★ Hank announces that he and John are starting a temporary project, Obama's Idiots, about the 2008 presidential race, at youtube.com/obamasidiots. — 00:00:00 · United States presidential election
  • ★★★ During the project the brothers will raise money for Democratic candidates and, when goals are reached, do painful or embarrassing things; Hank has not yet got John to agree to that part. — 00:00:00
  • ★★★ The description asks viewers to give to Daniel Biss via an ActBlue page and says that if $1,000 is reached Hank will dress up as Carrie and go to see the Sex and the City movie. — 00:00:00 · Daniel Biss
  • ★ Hank is on the Maine coast, which he finds beautiful and says makes these thoughts hard not to think; he is off to get ice cream. — 00:00:00
  • ★★ Hank says John will deliver political commentary and news, while Hank will punish himself in return for donations to Barack Obama and other Democrats, starting with Daniel Biss. — 00:00:40 · Barack Obama, Daniel Biss

00:00:40 — A commenter's complaint about propaganda; Republicans welcome, anti-environment people not: Earthfighting means caring for others, including future people

  • ★★ Responding to a comment on the Obama's Idiots channel about 'environmental and Democratic propaganda', Hank partly agrees on the Democratic part: he doesn't want that to be what nerdfighting is. (hedged) — 00:00:40 · nerdfighter
  • ★★ Hank says he is 100% in favour of there being Republican nerdfighters. — 00:00:40 · Republican Party, nerdfighter
  • ★★★ But Hank doubts he wants anyone anti-environment in the community, because being an 'Earthfighter' (ASR; possibly 'nerdfighter') is about respect and caring for others. (hedged) — 00:01:09 · nerdfighter
  • ★★★ Hank thinks the people we give chances to should include future people, like our kids, because we have only one planet and it must stay livable for centuries and millennia. (hedged) — 00:01:09
  • ★★★ Hank argues environmentalism isn't about today but about how what we do now affects future people; he doesn't want his kids to inherit a poisonous ball of slime. — 00:01:38 > «Environmentalism isn't about today. It's about the future.»
  • ★★ Hank understands if the environment isn't someone's top issue; health care is about as important to him, if not more, because it affects him personally. (hedged) — 00:01:38

00:02:07 — Hank coins 'Tobian' for world-destroying evil; the beauty of the Maine coast; sign-off

  • ★★ Hank calls wanting to destroy the world 'kind of Tobian', a word he says he just made up because it sounds evil (he also tries 'Decepticony'). (playful) (hedged) — 00:02:07

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