I surprisingly like Ben Shapiro’s stuff.

[u/throwaway-ions]

I’m fairly left-leaning and there are stances that Ben has that I definitely wouldn’t agree with. For example, I’m pro-choice and I typically refer to trans people by their chosen pronouns.

I’m not all that familiar with his stuff and his opinions, but when I caught him on Jubilee’s “Surrounded” series, I was like, “This is a good person.”

The country’s leftists are in an odd place where anyone that doesn’t agree with you is suddenly the worst and doesn’t deserve a place to express their opinions. But, Ben made valid points during his Jubilee appearance and it got me to check out his YouTube channel. 🤷‍♂️

I’m still sad about Harris losing and am wary of a second Trump term, but something about Ben’s endorsement makes me somewhat reassured.

(I really don’t know all his political opinions though, so perhaps his infamous reputation is earned.)

[u/Tv_land_man]

My friend and I would argue politics, me from a lefty side and him from a right leaning side. He told me "dude, Ben Shapiro just went on Joe Rogan, just listen to that one podcast, that is all I ask". So I did. I've never left. That was 7 years ago. Get out now or you will be a total convert. I went from a Boulder Colorado proud liberal hippy to working for various right wing media companies all because of Ben. Facts are a hell of a lot more powerful than "but that's just how I feeeeeeeeeeeeeeel".

[u/throwaway-ions → u/Tv_land_man]

Lol I doubt that I’d be a total convert. But, I come from a majority-blue area and just wanted to put up this post because a lot of liberals I’ve met think that Republicans are all just prejudiced, hateful people.

I’ve been stopping by his YouTube channel and I still occasionally get a moment where I’m like, “That’s iffy.”

[u/Unfair_Mushroom_8858 → u/throwaway-ions]

What left-wing commentators/streamers do you think are reasonable, respectful and good faith?

[u/The_-_Shape → u/Unfair_Mushroom_8858]

You're gonna be waiting a while