and lunacy and someone seeking a headline. those are probably true. i think the danger in this, when you get to matters like ukraine and russia, whether it s opinion journalism or hard news, a lot of programming is built around political news that confirms somebody s viewpoint of the world and that s great. that s why some people choose in network. some choose others. it aligns with their view of politics. but when you re those are low information spaces with the message of those who cover the news really matters and informs and so for a large audience across the country when tucker carlson delivered this message, it s dangerous because it s actually informing and educating people that the western alliance that protects freedom from dictators and authoritarian des pits like putin somehow is not valuable and there s equity between putin and the western