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Is this thread just outrage porn about conservative outrage porn?

I can't imagine why anyone would take Shapiro seriously. He'll make an argument and completely backflip on that same logic if it criticises Israel. He's insanely Zionist.

Sometimes he makes some decent points, but mostly.....meh
 

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The fracas between the "independent content creator" Steven Crowder and the Daily Wire is amusing.

Crowder on the one hand pretending to be the little guy, having hosted his shows/content as part of Fox, Conservative Review and TheBlaze over the years, versus Shapiro's DailyWire, co-owned by a fracking billionaire.

Yet so many see them as champions for the average citizen.

 

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I don't even know why people bother listening to the news, main or alternative. To be informed? If something happens in your local area or the world that's really important, you'll know about it, because people will talk to you about it. There's no escaping that unless you live off the grid. What are you really missing? If you want to learn more about life etc, read books.
 

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I don't even know why people bother listening to the news, main or alternative. To be informed? If something happens in your local area or the world that's really important, you'll know about it, because people will talk to you about it. There's no escaping that unless you live off the grid. What are you really missing? If you want to learn more about life etc, read books.
I think part of the problem is people just listening to anecdotes off people that surround them in life, or randoms off the internet, instead of people who investigate things thoroughly, call out potential biases and agendas consistently, and report on widespread phenomena.
 
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The fracas between the "independent content creator" Steven Crowder and the Daily Wire is amusing.

Crowder on the one hand pretending to be the little guy, having hosted his shows/content as part of Fox, Conservative Review and TheBlaze over the years, versus Shapiro's DailyWire, co-owned by a fracking billionaire.

Yet so many see them as champions for the average citizen.


Yep this is pretty funny. To be honest I'm on Shapiro's side, Crowder wasn't happy with losing money if he gets demonetised or banned from Youtube or Twitter, I'd think it was fair enough. I'm sure Daily Wire would be relying on his social media reach to drive listens.

Crowder is a dickhead anyway, he's actually a pretty funny bloke but has some fairly extreme takes. His cheerleading of Kyle Rittenhouse was cringeful.
 

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Yep this is pretty funny. To be honest I'm on Shapiro's side, Crowder wasn't happy with losing money if he gets demonetised or banned from Youtube or Twitter, I'd think it was fair enough. I'm sure Daily Wire would be relying on his social media reach to drive listens.

Crowder is a dickhead anyway, he's actually a pretty funny bloke but has some fairly extreme takes. His cheerleading of Kyle Rittenhouse was cringeful.
Well he is pretty racist, so cheerleading Rittenhouse isn't off-brand. All sorts of horrific views. Shapiro is more moderate for sure, but his views end up in the same place eventually, and if you're willing to pay Crowder to broadcast on your network, then you have no principles.
 
Yep this is pretty funny. To be honest I'm on Shapiro's side, Crowder wasn't happy with losing money if he gets demonetised or banned from Youtube or Twitter, I'd think it was fair enough. I'm sure Daily Wire would be relying on his social media reach to drive listens.

Crowder is a dickhead anyway, he's actually a pretty funny bloke but has some fairly extreme takes. His cheerleading of Kyle Rittenhouse was cringeful.
This has been so funny to watch.

It is so delicious watching the billionaire-backed hate-mongers attack each other.



Crowder crying about a $50 million contract.







And the Daily Wire guy's name is JEREMY BOREING.

You couldn't make this up.

Such a clown show rolling out before our eyes.

And just so we don't miss it, here's Benny Shapenny being EXTRA racist:



He's such a trash human. A little whiny piece of s**t.

"Slimy, gross loser."
 
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Well he is pretty racist, so cheerleading Rittenhouse isn't off-brand. All sorts of horrific views. Shapiro is more moderate for sure, but his views end up in the same place eventually, and if you're willing to pay Crowder to broadcast on your network, then you have no principles.

I think it was more because it was a great illustration of the 2nd amendment and him getting off solidified why they "need" their guns. But yeah I've seen some racist stuff from him as well.
 
Shapiro is more moderate for sure, but his views end up in the same place eventually
Shapiro just has a better dog whistle game.

The leftists are laughing at Crowder for burning $50 mil because he can't NOT be openly racist.

Daily Wire wants the open racism out the back behind the paywall so they can monetise the wink-wink racism.
 

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What’s with some people’s faces that have dickhead written all over it? Cause Steven Crowder has got one of those. And it’s obvious to anyone who’s familiar with him that he has issues with his sexuality which explains a lot.
 

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So now you're allowed to make fun of someone because of how they speak?
I wouldn't mock him for how he sounds when speaking normally, but he's very fond of the 'Gish Gallop' where he'll race through a bunch of "facts" or points, some of which are relevant to the topic or question. It makes his points seem more logical and reasonable because you have to assume there's a connection and he sounds smart, unless you take the time to rewind and try to piece them together.

One could argue he makes fun of how people look and sound enough to open himself up to criticism, but I do think "the left" should be better.

Personally, I'd prefer to criticise him for being a disingenuous POS who pretends he's a libertarian, while arguing for all sorts of things to be restricted via personal religious and moralistic arguments.
 

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Was just pointing that Chief cried eugenics when Biden's speech was mocked yet here is doing the same.
Again, I don't like doing it for anyone, but Ben Shapiro is quite happy mocking Biden's speech, despite Biden having a speech impediment. He's placed speech as being fair game. I feel it distracts from legitimate criticisms though, similar for Trump and others - I don't really care if he speaks weird, has weird hair, or says nasty things about people - his policies and appointments as President were sh*t-house, so focus on that. Unfortunately aesthetics works for a lot of people over substance, that's one of the main selling points of people like Shapiro, so people try to counter that on the same level.
 
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