u/Adventurous-Heat6483

I am no fan of Hasan Piker, and am a strong supporter of capitalism. I am also a member of the republican party. Regardless of these facts, I must protest against the scrutiny he has received for praising who, I believe to be one of the most brilliant and influential men of the 20th century. Mao Zedong had a revolutionary vision he developed as a young adult. Not by simple indoctrination, but by careful selection. We know this because he was quite experted in all forms of philosophy, both eastern and western. He even referenced the works of Herbert Spencer during his time in school. The great man dedicated himself to this cause, and rose to prominence within the communist movement by his great strategic planning. His revolutionary tactics against the Japanese and enemy Chinese factions influenced communist movements all across southeast asia and latin america. As Chairman of the CCP, he successfully industrialized China and laid the groundwork for the nation it would become. He also used masterful foreign diplomacy to play both the western powers and the soviet union. Impressing communist and western diplomats alike. Of course the credit for China's success doesn't only lie with him, we can also recognize the careers of Zhou Enlai and Deng Xaipoing. Regardless, this colossus of history should be remembers for the great man, dedicated to his beliefs, that he was.

On the 50 Million Deaths Question: The ancient Greek's regarded their gods not as all knowing and patient omniscient beings, but as personalized forces of nature that carried the emotions of humans but with greater effects. The wrath of a god, or the bliss of a god could change the fate of history. Thousands could die or prosper in the process, but the gods were still revered for their greatness. While these abstract deities might not exist, great men do exist.

History is moved by these great men, Mao Zedong being one of these great men. The casualties of the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution are secondary to the movements of history, and thus shouldn't be used to diminish his character or accomplishments. We praise great men like Alexander the Great and Ghengis Kahn as well, without considering the thousands who died to their ambition. Because we admire the great will to power of their ambition, not the people who died or prospered as a result.

Clearly the person he is dating isn't Nikki. This is proven by the screams in the customer service call and Nikki literally begging Bear to kill her in her sleep, stating that "I've never been with you". Now remember, his wish was specifically for "NIKKI" to love him more than anybody else in the world. Now we can talk all day about what actually ended up loving him. Whether this was his cat, a demon, multiple demons??, or just some alternate personality created. There are plenty of great theories on this website. However whatever loves him, is not Nikki.

So, when his dumb friend Ian makes his wish for a billion dollars, they could've taken 10 million of those dollars to hire some attorney who'd do anything however weird for money, and gone to that store to sue them for false business practices. Clearly whoever is selling these one wish willows is interested in being hones with their customers, hence why they provide the warning. And under normal circumstances, I'd argue they had done nothing wrong. In the same way Tabaco company's do nothing wrong so long as they include a warning on their products. But if the product isn't even having the desired effect, that was stated on their package before buying, then they are being dishonest. And the collateral damage (a woman dying) is extreme enough for them to just settle, and reverse the effects with no extra damage done. Nowhere on the package it states "Altering someone's personality will result in an entirely new one"

Now he makes a lot of mistakes in the movie, like he could've easily shot Nikki in self defense or called 911 from early on the moment she started going psycho. And once she killed Sarah, there was more than enough witnesses to testify that Nikki went insane at the suggest of Bear kissing her, and therefore is the likely murderer (forensic evidence would probably also help considering she was still bleeding).

However you can argue that this wouldn't exactly be fair or "moral", because Nikki had no control over her actions. So if he wanted to handle this in the most moral way possible, in both his interests and Nikki's he should've just put his head together, stop whining so much, and file a formal complaint. But what does he do instead? He says "She's obsessed with me" to the shop employee which immediately ruins all chance for plausible deniability.