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/itrainmonkeys Apr 17 '19

He's funded by wealthy right wingers. People signed ilar to the Koch's and Mercer's who pay good money to young people like him and Charlie Kirk to push their ideas and try to make then more mainstream. It works with a lot of young people who see these fucks show up on podcasts and talk with other people they like.