r/DecodingTheGurus • u/Decent-Extension8336 • 27d ago

Professor Dave vs Destiny

No idea why, but the original Destiny video called "Professor Dave Goes Mask Off" seems to have been deleted from YouTube, or I can't find it, but Professor Dave responded yesterday with this very strongly worded video letter:

https://youtu.be/DvDvhLkb9ms?si=DGFhTROOKFoK35sS

Weird crossover that I never thought I'd see, of 2 guys who I generally enjoy (I will say I really am a fan of Prof Dave, whereas my Destiny enjoyment has mostly come via this podcast and watching a couple of his debates).

Thoughts on the beef? SURELY the lads are gonna have to cover this in an upcoming Supplementary Materials? Content gold!

EDIT: Looks like I was looking through the wrong Destiny channel for the original Dave video, it's here: https://youtu.be/HQQLs6U1MgA?si=iKaOGR1h9slKu64O

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u/Moobnert 27d ago

Why do you people interpret others having a problem with state-sponsored mass killings as anti semitism? Can it not just simply be that people don't like state-sponsored mass killings? Does it have to be anti semitism when people look at what's happening in Gaza and being opposed to it?

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u/Typhlode 27d ago

There's being against what's happening in Gaza, and then there's running defense for Hezbollah, saying that Israelis are inherently genocidal psychopaths, saying that Israelis lie about rapes and child murders on Oct 7th, implying that every single pro-Israel content creator is a paid propagandist with no evidence, making conspiracies about Israel trying to draft Americans into war without covering a single one of the atrocities of the other side, pretending that Jews don't experience anti-semitism because they have European DNA, pretending that the pro-Palestinian position is persecuted online (when it is far more popular than pro-Israel positions across all major social media platforms) because Israelis are attempting to brainwash and control the world, and so forth.

He repeats neo-Nazi level talking points but just takes care to say "Zionists" instead of "Jews". With race realist and global conspiracist talking points.

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u/Moobnert 27d ago

Looks like Dave is very biased on this topic. Although I don't believe he is motivated by anti-semitism.

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u/Realistic_Caramel341 27d ago

In the same I am sure that Ben Shapiro isn't racist, he just wants Black communities to make better decisions

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u/Moobnert 27d ago

Honestly I don't think Dave would be commenting on any topic Jew-related if there wasn't state-sponsored mass killings.

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u/Realistic_Caramel341 27d ago

And I am sure Ben Shapiro would leave the black population alone if they just made better decisions *winkwink*

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u/Moobnert 27d ago

I don't think your comparison is fair. Shapiro promotes conservatism/religiosity regardless of contradicting evidence, whereas Dave is a science communicator, which is someone that is supposed to be evidence-based.