Dan Bilzerian is Dangerous - Is He Putting His Own Life at Risk?
As the controversial influencer platforms calls for the destruction of Israel, he crosses a historic red line, raising the chilling question of whether his violent rhetoric will provoke a desperate, real-world response
There is no denying that if Dan Bilzerian tries to run for office, some modern-day Herschel Grynszpan will rise and try to assassinate him.
Jews, unlike Muslims or other religious zealots, are not angered or frightened by being insulted or offended—true, they are very sensitive and to a large extent hyper-vigilant and even post-traumatic, but it is safe to assume that a person like Dan Bilzerian, who calls for the murder of the Israeli Prime Minister, who calls to go and destroy Israel, and who claims that Israelis are inherently wicked and evil, is not a normal person.
In fact, unlike Tlaib and Omar in Congress, he is capable of garnering widespread sympathy in the United States.
The thought of harming an American congressman is, of course, problematic, but for many young Jews who fear that the election of a man like Bilzerian would lead to pogroms or riots, it might be a realistic thought.
Unlike, as mentioned, people with sensitivities, of which there are billions, or people who like to present themselves as victims even though they number in the billions, Bilzerian's idea is actually to destroy the State of Israel, which is essentially the only entity in the entire world capable of protecting Jews.
Think of a Christian who insults Muhammad, or a Jew who insults Islam; this Jew or Christian does not threaten the very existence of the followers of the Muslim faith, and the reason is that for followers of the Muslim faith, tolerance for other opinions is very short. Among Jews, tolerance is broader, but it can be said that it also ends sharply when there are calls to destroy the Jews.
On the other hand, some might say that Bilzerian is merely expressing some kind of frustration; however, he hasn't actually disavowed his words, nor has he retracted them. There is no doubt that, whether he is under the influence of hard drugs or under the influence of alcohol, when you watch some of the videos of him speaking, you see a man who is possessed by a deep ideological conviction, and who harbors very violent intentions when it comes to Jews.
Should anybody be surprised if he assumed a public position of power whether his own words will come back to haunt him?