[Aswan, 1-27-21] In Beirut, I tried to get a visa to Iran. After two visits to its well fortified embassy, plus phone calls to a Tehran contact, and even intercession from an Iranian ex ambassador, I was still refused entry. This took weeks. I thought I had an in because I had provided commentaries to Press TV for nearly five years, with dozens of videos on YouTube (now erased). Perhaps they discovered my real name was Leonard Dinkelstein? After wailing and railing while slurping my matzo ball soup, I had to come up with another destination, thus on 12/29/20, I flew to Cairo.
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I think Unz believes what he says: namely, he thinks one way, but isn't trying to impose his views. Otherwise, why would he publish, and keep up, all those many anti-vax articles Linh listed?
Waited over on Unz for your next article. Got tired of waiting, so here I am.
Hey Linh. Another refugee here from Unz. Great to see you landed on Substack.
You should consider turning on paid subs. I saw this on Bad Cattitude and immediately kicked down $50. I'd do the same for you.
https://boriquagato.substack.com/p/bad-cattitude-to-add-paid-option
El Gato lists some reasons...
1. substack is a great partner. i want them to succeed. they are also a business. they don’t clutter us with ads or spam us. they only get paid if i enable subscriptions. and i want them to get paid because i want them to thrive. so i think it’s fair that we who get so much from them undertake to pay a little rent around here. nobody likes a freeloader.
2. adding paid will open up new features for emails and get us added to their directories and promotions. this ups our signal and our reach. i think we’re actually one of the bigger substacks on this platform, probably in the top 1% by reach and engagement. let’s turn up the volume.
3. i may not need your money, but...
Well, at least the first two seem to apply.
I think Unz believes what he says: namely, he thinks one way, but isn't trying to impose his views. Otherwise, why would he publish, and keep up, all those many anti-vax articles Linh listed?