Logan Paul and the oddly inspirational

I recently stumbled upon a strange screed by Mike Evans. I disagreed with all of it, but came away oddly admiring the guy.

Beginning in the 1970’s Evans has been building support for Israel among American evangelicals. Today, he boasts 77 million followers. He also prophesied that Benjamin Netanyahu would become Prime Minister of Israel back when Netanyahu had “ zero political ambition.”

I don’t believe in the Bible the way Evans does. And while I support the right of anyone of any nation to individually and voluntarily support another nation, I oppose U.S. aid to Israel and every other country.

So why do I admire Mike Evans? For the same reason I admire Logan Paul.

I have as little in common with Logan Paul as I do Mike Evans. Paul’s Youtube following is north of 22 million. I first heard of him when he stumbled on a suicide victim in Japan and posted the scene on Youtube. That drew heavy criticism but didn’t diminish his career. He’s been in some boxing matches, including a pay-per-view on June 06 with Floyd Mayweather. By all accounts Paul acquitted himself well against the undefeated retired champion.

I haven’t seen Paul’s matches or Youtube shows. So why do I find him admirable? This tweet:

In 2015, I moved to Los Angeles

Every morning & every night, I’d look myself in the mirror and repeat 10 times “I will be the biggest entertainer in the world”