Story time…

I asked Senator Dick Durban if he still thought Bitcoin was “gambling” (referencing a July 2022 letter to Fidelity he co-authored with Senator Warren).

Bitcoin was $20k at the time…

He proceeded to ramble about “crypto ATM scams,” said we need to “clean up our act,” and said bitcoin could “implode tomorrow.”

He also brought up FTX, which is funny because DICK TOOK MONEY FROM SBF…

Generally, he made clear that he thinks Bitcoin is absolutely terrible.

I asked in my question good faith to give him an opportunity to show he’s changed… to show he’s not just a parrot for Warren’s talking points… but he immediately got hostile and visibly angry that we dared to advocate for Bitcoin.

I, and others, tried to respectfully explain where he was mistaken and conflating things done by bad actors that have nothing to do with *Bitcoin*.

But Dick couldn’t be bothered with facts or logic. He shut us down and he refused to talk about Bitcoin further.

Senator Durbin clearly has zero interest in having an honest discussion about Bitcoin, but luckily he is 80 years old.

We can hardly expect an octogenarian politician to grok Bitcoin. But the sad part is, people pay attention to what this guy says… His, and Warren’s, anti-Bitcoin stance drives their supporters away from Bitcoin, and their supporters NEED Bitcoin, even if they don’t know it yet.

What dinosaurs like Dick don’t understand is Bitcoin doesn’t need their permission.