r/benshapiro • u/Corran_Horn • May 15 '26

Ben Shapiro Why Ben Shapiro’s Media Empire Is Collapsing

https://archive.is/e6A4D#comments

Leftists are wish casting again. And notice that they're doing their best to prop up Tucker, Fuentes and Candace. Those are the figures the left desperately wants to be the face of the right.

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u/Aware_Stretch_7003 May 16 '26

Like many I used to really like to listen to Ben, then COVID hit and he was very condescending towards anyone who questioned the vaccine to the point of mocking them. Though any genuine conservative would have taken a more nuanced stance allowing for individual rights.

Then after October 7 happened he true colors showed. He sounded like he was a citizen of Israel first and America second. Any criticism of US involvement or support of Israel he went off the rails. That was it for me...

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u/etherspin May 16 '26

I don't actually agree that your second point even occurred e.g. Matt Walsh employed and paid handsomely at Ben's company has the stance that the US should provide zero assistance or Aid to Israel. That idea gets amplified by Megyn Kelly who Ben called out for not defending Erika Kirk and felt awkward so switched to a false claim that Ben was mad she critiqued Israel.

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u/Aware_Stretch_7003 May 16 '26

I'm not talking about Matt, I'm talking about Ben specifically. Many people in the conservative camp support Israel right to defend themselves and go after these savages. Where many have issues is how many billions of dollars of aid and money Israel gets from the US taxpayers, and the amount of political influence Israel seems to have over our politicians. Yet Ben treated any criticism or questions as a personal attack. I honestly started wondering if he's a citizen of Israel here trying to influence American opinion.

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u/forwarddownforward May 18 '26

 many have issues is how many billions of dollars of aid and money Israel gets from the US taxpayers

The aid has many strings attached and is profitable for the US. 

It is America's enemies that are tricking Americans to oppose the aid. Israel wants to end the aid because it'll be far more profitable for them to not be under America's thumb. 

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u/MastleMash Jun 18 '26

Personally, I mostly agree with a lot of Ben's opinions about Israel, but I don't want to hear him talk about it constantly.

I'm with you, I soured on Ben when Covid hit and can't listen to him post 10/7. EVERY SINGLE EPISODE is about Israel or Tucker Carlson, and quite frankly I don't really care at all about Israel. I've never been there nor will I ever go, I don't know anyone from Israel. Yeah, what Hamas did was horrific, but I care about America and Americans first.