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What a macho, gun-packing Instagram star did when he was caught in the Las Vegas shooting

Guns and women got Dan Bilzerian where he is today — the "King of Instagram," with nearly 23 million followers, a mansion full of guns and a hot tub full of women.

He lines his feed with photos of himself and women in the wilderness, playing with his arsenal of rifles, his biceps the size of their thighs.

Bilzerian once trained to be a Navy SEAL, and while he never became one, he often brags of his apparently deadly prowess.

"My greatest fear is that someone will break in & I won't be able to decide what #gun to shoot them with," he once wrote as a caption for a photo of his table of guns.

There's even an official Dan Bilzerian video game about shooting zombie women in the Nevada desert, and then in a city, with scoped headshots and bodies in the streets.

But on Sunday night, in the real Las Vegas, the Instagram star found himself caught in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S.

history.

He saw a woman lying dead, he said.

He turned a camera on himself as he walked, short of breath, from the killing grounds, and at first resolved to live up to years of online bravado.

"Trying to go grab a gun," he says in the clip.

"I'm f—— headed back.

… Saw a girl get shot in the face right next to me, her f—— brains hanging out.".

But in the next clip, which briefly appeared on Bilzerian's Instagram account and has since been plastered over the Internet, he stands in front of police lights, looking slightly dazed.

"Um, they got one of the guys," he says, no gun in sight, all fury gone from his voice.

"I'm headed back.

I don't think there's much I can do.".

So he went home, leaving fans to wonder whether one of Instagram's most formidable stars was something different in real life.

Bilzerian, who could not be reached for comment, would later claim to have helped an injured woman that night, when at least 59 people were killed and hundreds were wounded.

And some did see something admirable in his return to the scene, armed or otherwise, even if it was by then too late to help.

But for others, his flight from danger only proved what they always suspected.

"This is why children shouldn't classify heroes by their followers or their photos," wrote Dakota Meyer, a Marine veteran who received the Medal of Honor.

"… Always playing 'operator dress up' and so so tough when the cameras are on.

A woman just got shot in the head and you are running away filming.

… Please stop trying to be someone your [sic] not."Whether Bilzerian really is the man he portrays himself to be has been debated ever since he first went viral, four years before the shooting, also in Las Vegas.

He was a small face in the background at the 2013 World Series of Poker — with a woman by his shoulder, stroking his thick beard.

For whatever reason, the clip spread.

As it did, details of Bilzerian's bizarre lifestyle fueled the sensation around him, and his growing fame in turn fueled his eccentricities.

As GQ wrote in a profile, he was a "nosebleed stakes" gambler himself, having once lost $2.3 million on a coin flip.

He grew up in an 11-bedroom mansion, and by his mid-30s had filled his Los Angeles residence with firearms (including a 20mm antitank gun) and half-naked women.

Both were featured prominently in some of his most popular social-media posts.

"A kind of Bruce Wayne-meets-Hugh Hefner for the social-media age," GQ called him.

But the Bruce Wayne half of the persona never quite matched up to reality.

Bilzerian once faked his own arrest to make a video, GQ wrote.

It ended with him doing doughnuts in a police car.

When he was actually arrested in 2014, on bomb-making charges, he cut a plea deal in which he was forced to record a 60-second public service announcement, in dull monotone: "When shooting exploding rifle targets, check with local and state laws.

"He lived in part off a trust fund from his father, a corporate raider once imprisoned for fraud, and has twice been publicly accused of violence against women:.

Bilzerian denied kicking a woman in the face at an art show a few days before his arrest.

And when a porn star accused him of breaking her foot during a photo shoot, the Instagram King threatened through his lawyer to countersue, win everything she owned and "probably blow it up with a mortar in the desert.

These incidents haven't seemed to hamper his celebrity.

What happened in Las Vegas may.

"Good thing your seal training kicked it and you ran away from everything.

#faketroop," reads a typical comment on a photo demonstrating Bilzerian's crane kick, posted shortly before the shooting:.

But Bilzerian doesn't sound like he feels the need to defend himself.

He told People he was on the Route 91 Harvest festival stage, hanging out with a singer, when shots began to rain down from the rifle-filled 32nd-story hotel room across the street.

"I was pretty calm, all things considered, but I definitely ran to safety," Bilzerian told People.

He really did see a woman shot in the head, he told the magazine, and took another injured woman to a hospital before returning to the scene — as promised — with his gun.

But the police had things in hand by then, Bilzerian said, so he went home.

"I don't think it was heroic at all," he told People of his actions.

"I just wanted to do the right thing.".

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What If America Was Communist? - Duration: 5:32.

hello and welcome back to life's biggest questions I'm Ron McKenzie lafurgey the

United States are in a rather turbulent time literally with the left and the

right being increasingly polarized many voices on the right are speaking up

against the possibility that communism could rise in the u.s. many see this as

an extreme and unrealistic overreaction to the ideas being put forth by the far

left but it is certainly interesting to think about so let's explore the

situation and answer the question what if America was communist well to some

this sounds like a fairy tale others believe that this is the direction in

which the country is moving led by the radical left and it's true that the left

is engaging in certain things that could be considered signs of a communist

revolution with many Marxist sentiments on the rise for example some claim that

cultural Marxism has become rather prevalent on the Left this refers to

bringing about changes in attitudes in schools government and media to open the

gates to other Marxist policies and this argument does have its merits many

far-left movements have taken to turning aspects of life into those with power

versus those without power similar to the proletariat's and bourgeoisie of

Marxism however a number of people disagree with this assessment claiming

that they are merely trying to achieve equity or social justice they think that

those accusing the left of cultural Marxism are doing the same thing the

Nazis did when accusing the Jewish people of spreading communism in Germany

either way the fear of the rise of communism remains what's so scary about

communism well it generally just doesn't work at least economic collapse and

often serious violations committed on the people it's often argued that this

is because the idea of communism goes against human nature people generally

aren't interested in doing things for others without a reward and this often

leads to substandard conditions in communist countries eventually it tends

to devolve into a few greedy people taking advantage of others sounds

familiar however many proponents of communism claim that human nature

changes to fit its environment that if it was attempted in a country with an

abundance of resources like the US the citizens would realize the abundance and

be content these people point to other areas where humans denied their selfish

nature such as labour laws and the abolishment of slavery we'd move past

survival of the fittest in some areas moving instead to help those in need

however it's one thing to change a policy in the name of helping others

it's very different to change an entire country over haps

an entire world unfortunately many believe that if America became communist

ik and the rest of the world didn't things would not go

this decision would not only have implications within the US but for other

countries as well America is a global economic powerhouse essentially the king

of capitalism a sudden conversion from a capitalist economy to a socialist system

would have a huge impact on the global economy if the other countries refused

to shift there's a good chance that the world economy would suffer greatly or

else the US would lose a great deal of influence for this reason many believe

that for the US has successfully shift to communism

the rest of the world would need to convert as well this could be achieved

in a few ways the US could reach out and attempt to convince other countries to

transition as well this would be difficult since communism is deemed

unrealistic by most countries another option however is one that has been

attempted several times over the years conversion by force countries like the

Soviet Union and China have attempted to spread communism in the past often using

force to bring about change the US could attempt to spread their communism in

this way bringing about a third world war depending on which countries went

along with the ideological change peacefully this could go either way but

as is true of most wars it would be a terrible thing for the world the fact

remains however that pretty much every example of communism we've seen has gone

rather poorly mass starvation was quite common in these countries in Mao's China

as many as 45 million people died of famine between 1958 and 1962 it's even

led to some highly immoral acts in communist countries with significant

communist nations like the Soviet Union and China slaughtering millions of

innocent people under communist regimes communism essentially requires a group

of people to have incredible amounts of power which tends to lead to the abuse

of set power it is possible that the US would come upon many of these problems

as well although on the other hand the vast abundance of resources in the US

could help to make communism possible however let's imagine that the u.s.

converted to communism and the world followed suit

how might live look in the u.s. well there's a good chance that many of those

currently advancing arguably Marxist policies would be in for a rude

awakening it's unlikely that the Utopia of equality many picture in their ideal

world would come to pass many of those who are most involved in the spread of

far-left policies tend to be rather well-off these people may be

disappointed when their station is decreased in the communist society

particularly if wealth was distributed globally many of the poorest people in

America today are still doing far than many people in Haiti so this could

be good news for Haiti but not so much for the US of A then we return to our

question what if America was communist well it would not be easy

due to his history the u.s. is one of the least likely countries to adopt

communism and even without the history of anti-communist propaganda communism

lack of success in other countries makes it rather unappealing but if for some

reason the US did become communist its abundance of resources could help it to

be the first successful communist country on the other hand it could be

the end of the United States as we know it if the lack of drive to succeed

caused a weakening and crumbling of the economy and if wealth was distributed

globally the people of the United States and many Western countries would be in

for a rude reminder of just how well-off they have been thank you for watching

life's biggest questions I hope this was interesting and informative and maybe

even inspired you to look into it further on your own if you like this

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there let me know if you want the u.s. to become communist until next time I'm

Ron McKenzie lafurgey with life's biggest questions wishing you the best

of luck on your quest for answers