The excerpt below is from The New York Post. I agree. People who lean to the political left ought to check out a few episodes of Joe Rogan’s podcast for themselves, rather than allowing others to scare them away. They might find that they enjoy looking straight at issues without being pushed or pulled by any political narratives. They might enjoy wide-open conversation.
[A] progressive antipathy towards Rogan is reaching new heights of hysteria — not because the 53-year-old podcaster is some kind of dogmatic, Trump-supporting conservative. Far from it. Rather, he is a progressive-minded thinker supportive of LGBT rights, a woman’s right to choose, and drug legalization who also consistently challenges the orthodoxies of the left, such as the more concerning dogmas of trans advocacy, the excesses of the #MeToo movement, and the popular conflation of Trump’s most egregious characteristics with the millions of Americans who voted for him.
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Rogan is a fundamentally critical thinker who formulates his views on a case-by-case basis rather than adhering to ideological narratives . . . For those heavily invested in political narratives, Rogan’s platform presents a mortal threat — a grave transgression to their narrow-minded thought bubbles and ideological safe spaces. Unlike many ideologues, Rogan daringly humanizes perspectives that deviate from his own. “I like being proven wrong,” he said in a recent episode.
Erich, is it “conflation” when 85% of Trump supporters believe the Devil helped Biden win and Trump claims to be “the Chosen One” and “Doing God’s Will? 75% plus Republicans refuse to accept the results of the election, like Trump. Trump supporters are the antivaxxers, non-mask wearing, no social distancing, it’s all a hoax, getting sick or dying in droves folks like Trump.
Tim: “”Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?” If you can’t see any problems with your own team, you lose credibiliy. I see lots of problems with the right and the left. The fact that I voted for Biden did not mean that I didn’t have to hold my nose to do so.