Joe Rogan On Shapiro's Show

[Archie Moses]

I’m not sure about that. Both he and Tulsi Gabbard, though they may hold a lot of views that go significantly against any baseline right-wing dogma, they themselves aren’t hyper-partisan and haven’t really engaged in much us-vs.-them energizing of their perceived base. As such, they’ve been more willing to engage in discussion that doesn’t fall back on strong appeal to emotion. I’ve been familiar with both of them through Joe Rogan and held favorable views of them despite not agreeing with a number of their positions. My assumption is that their receptivity among the right probably mirrors a lot of my own thoughts.

You should post more about politics. I enjoy reading your takes.

 

[fishonjazz]

You should post more about politics. I enjoy reading your takes.

@infection
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[candrew]

I’m not sure about that. Both he and Tulsi Gabbard, though they may hold a lot of views that go significantly against any baseline right-wing dogma, they themselves aren’t hyper-partisan and haven’t really engaged in much us-vs.-them energizing of their perceived base. As such, they’ve been more willing to engage in discussion that doesn’t fall back on strong appeal to emotion. I’ve been familiar with both of them through Joe Rogan and held favorable views of them despite not agreeing with a number of their positions. My assumption is that their receptivity among the right probably mirrors a lot of my own thoughts.

That's not untrue, but at the same time if Yang was polling at 30% instead of 3% things would probably get less cordial.

 

[infection]

That's not untrue, but at the same time if Yang was polling at 30% instead of 3% things would probably get less cordial.

Maybe. Maybe not. I think anyone polling at 30% would have less incentive to go on Shapiro, or be as cordial with Shapiro (qualifying this with saying I haven’t seen it so I’ll take your word on cordial). That said, I think the bigger variable is that someone like Yang isn’t just getting up and inflexibly repeating talking points that lay out a typical group-think platform. As such, he’s willing to take positions that aren’t in line with established orthodoxy, so it gives common ground with conservatives (you can draw the same comparisons of why the view of John McCain is so drastically different now on the left than it was 10 years ago). You could call that confirmation bias, if you want, but there’s more to discuss with someone who isn’t intrenched in talking-point regurgitation (imagine how productive a discussion would be with Ted Cruz and a left-leaning interviewer). Perhaps Rand Paul would be a better example, where he’s taken a number of positions that aren’t congruent with Republican Party platform. If I recall, he had been interviewed by Stephen Colbert (could be off on who it was) and it was quite cordial.