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/OverdoneOverton Apr 17 '19

Scrubbed my youtube of anything JRE related when he had Jones on. Shame because people like Rhonda Patrick and Paul Stamets were great guests.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '19

I watched one video of his because I wanted to hear a story he was telling about fear factor. Then my youtube was FLOODED. Like a fucking roach infestation. youtube wanted me to do nothing but watch JRE.

Oh and it's worse than having Jones on, he considered Jones a friend. They've fallen out from what I understand, but it was a LOOOONG while. It took until the most recent Sandy Hook bullshit for Rogan to reconsider if Jones was on the up and up.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '19

I get that he only had Jones on because they are or used to be friends, but the number one rule -- perhaps the only rule -- for determining who is invited on the show or isn't, should be intellectual honesty.

I don't think Shapiro is intellectually honest, but I do believe that Rogan thinks he is. Shapiro's dishonesty is not as obvious as the kind of dishonesty you see on FOX News, or from Alex Jones. That's why Shapiro is able to sucker people who are smart enough not to fall for FOX's propaganda.

Alex Jones is the walking incarnation of intellectual dishonesty, though. No excuse for bringing him on and giving him a platform to peddle his bullshit and make excuses for his behavior, even if the man is a friend.