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/Leo-Libra-Virgoo → u/Unfair_Mushroom_8858]

Ben himself actually has suggested multiple times that if you want a comparable view of each side, to listen to his show, then listen to Pod save America.

Whatever they both say is fact, whatever they discuss that they speak of differently is opinion.

That take alone made me respect him so much

[u/Unfair_Mushroom_8858 → u/Leo-Libra-Virgoo]

I know he had some good things to say about Destiny, but I can’t really respect him after he laughed at the firefighter who got killed at the Trump assassination attempt. And Ana Kasparian’s pretty much excommunicated now. I’ve actually never listened to Pod Save America but I’ll check it out

[u/Leo-Libra-Virgoo → u/Unfair_Mushroom_8858]

Destiny is despicable, I consider him his own thing at this point.

[u/Particular_Corgi2299 → u/Unfair_Mushroom_8858]

If you ignore destiny trying to be a complete asshole and just listen to long-form more fact-based content - like the debate/conversation with Ben Shapiro - you’ll appreciate him more