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Penn Jillette (en.m.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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Neat quote saw when reading. Admitting you're wrong in a genuine way is something you see rarely these days.

"In a 2024 interview, he said he renounced his libertarianism as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic after a libertarian group asked him to speak at an anti-mask rally. "The fact they sent me this email is something I need to be very ashamed of, and I need to change" adding "Many times when I identified as Libertarian, people said to me, 'It’s just rich white guys that don’t want to be told what to do,' and I had a zillion answers to that — and now that seems 100 percent accurate."[56]"

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[–] pyre@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

yeah before I knew about this I always liked him with an asterisk. he's smart and entertaining, but he's a libertarian. I couldn't dislike him though because whenever he spoke he always seemed progressive, humble and empathetic, unlike libertarians. then I recently learned he denounced libertarianism. and now there's no asterisk. I like the guy.

also p&t have been hosting the best talent show for more than a decade.