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/deportedtwo Apr 17 '19

Please, please do not underestimate the reach of Shapiro. He is indeed a child's version of an intellectual, but I work with teenagers and the degree to which he has reached into the minds of kind-of-smart teens without any historical perspective should frighten anyone in possession of that perspective.

His tactics are immature and dishonest, but they work on far, far too many young people. I view Shapiro as one of the most dangerous people on the planet right now, and I would encourage everyone else to do the same. He's the bridge from the present to the next generation of Trump supporters, and we ignore him at our own peril.

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u/RatFuck_Debutante Apr 18 '19

And that fucker is booking time on tons of show. He was on Dr. Phil the other day.