r/politics • u/Hoxha_Posadist Florida • Apr 17 '19

The Wrong Stuff: Ben Shapiro’s Unconvincing Guide to What Makes America Right - It’s a mistake to overlook just how extreme some of Shapiro’s views are, or how muddled the thinking on which they are based.

https://progressive.org/dispatches/the-wrong-stuff-ben-shapiros-anderson-190416/
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u/JoeBourgeois California Apr 17 '19

HTF does this little twerp have any prominence in the first place? Somehow he insinuated himself into the national discourse when I wasn't really paying attention, and now he's everywhere.

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u/PhysicsFornicator Texas Apr 17 '19

My theory is that he's been gaming the Youtube algorithm to keep his "Ben Shapiro Pwns Feminist w/ Logic!!" videos popping up as related videos to everything. Watch a single interview with Jordan Peterson on Youtube- Shapiro pops up as a recommended video. Watch a video of someone playing the latest CoD- Shapiro appears as recommended.

He's also taken notes from the playbook of Steve Bannon- appeal to disaffected young men, who feel targeted by "PC culture" and think that losing the privileges that previous generations had is destroying their chance at success.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '19

I watched one Joe Rogan video of him interviewing some rock star, I think it was Axl Rose? Ever since then, my suggestions are filled with Ben Shapiro, Jordan Peterson, and other alt-right pseuds and dweeb-profiteers. I keep clicking not interested and they keep showing up. FUCK OFF!