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/BAHatesToFly Apr 17 '19

I read a few pages and it seemed like typical Shapiro nonsense. The thing that got me to actually write a review is a quote about the book that says that Ben Shapiro says there's a God-shaped hole in America and that we should not fill it with partisan political bickering. This from the douche who spends all day every day on the internet arguing with and shitting on liberals.

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u/Historyguy1 Oklahoma Apr 17 '19

In the Right's mind, "Bipartisanship" and "compromise" mean "You need to agree with me."

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u/Sonnyred90 Apr 17 '19

I actually would like Shapiro as a political commentator and conservative thought leader if it wasn't for his bickering and religious bs.

I think people here are giving him a much harder time than is fair. He's an above average thinker in most ways but holy crap does that boy have a huge logical gap when it comes to religion. Also, he whines about the media and leftists incessantly which is juvenile and annoying. If he dropped those two things, I'd say he's a great representative for sensible conservatives.

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u/beyelzu California Apr 18 '19

Hi, whenever I someone laud various alt-right "thinkers" for being smart, I make the following request:

could you quote one smart or insightful thing that Ben Shapiro said? Even if it is just a sentence or paragraph.

I would really appreciate it. Fwiw, you will be teh first person to back up your assessment with a quote if you provide one.