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Days old account and little karma? Don't spread misinformation about people, JR is not in any way left wing. He's centrist, libertarian, pushing on the right.
by _lessthan0 7y ago
Days old account and little karma?
Don't spread misinformation about people, JR is not in any way left wing. He's centrist, libertarian, pushing on the right.
- Ididntdothis 7y agoWhy do you even spend energy on categorizing Rogan’s politics? It doesn’t matter. This whole need of putting people into a category is ruining public discourse.
- prklmn 7y agoIt’s easier to entirely dismiss anything someone says when you label them as something that you don’t identify with. It’s the lazy way out. For those interested, here he is talking about some of his positions. Make of it what you want. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GBwXOEuZYB4 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GBwXOEuZYB4
- Clubber 7y agoI would guess people do it because it's intellectually easy.
- treggle 7y agohttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eFjX0W_urvo https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eFjX0W_urvo “Joe Rogan: I'm Not Right Wing, So Stop Saying It”
- _lessthan0 7y agoOk I'm back. I'm European so probability is I see political spectrum slightly different to US sees it. In most interviews I have watched he's very down to earth in not supporting any left wing policies. He hates antifa which for me means you are silent when fascism comes crawling. I would categorise him as center. Don't call me right wing, well don't allow them to spread shit on your show and argue against it.
- Clubber 7y ago>He hates antifa which for me means you are silent when fascism comes crawling. This is your misguided statement. Not only is it logically flawed, it's the, "if you aren't for us, you're against us" reasoning. Maybe you should research antifa a little more before you get in bed with them ideologically. I see a bunch of goons in masks punching people.
- gnode 7y agoAntifa's methodology is to use direct action, including violence and harassment. The idea that one should attempt to silence or bully people who disagree with them is fundamentally illiberal. To say that one cannot be left-wing without supporting political violence is authoritarian ideology not espoused by all leftists.
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- me_me_me 7y agoPushing right? In what regard? I recently started listening to his stuff, around ep 1100 up to current stuff (skipping mostly over episodes centered around MMA, comedian, hunting guests). From that he had few small rants about ppl calling him "right", which he seems to have quite strong feelings. He openly supports Dem candidates, he is pro drugs, he is pro equality, he drives tesla and loves nature. He seriously entertains idea of UBI (multiple episodes). He gets called "right" wing because he talks to people of all spectrum and/or goes after ultra-left, ultra-right ideas. >Don't spread misinformation about people ...
- _lessthan0 7y agoDems != left. Dems can be centre right. Driving a Tesla makes you left wing? Pro drugs people can be Pro drugs on the right. He doesn't like antifa, which if you look at it antifa is disregarding or opposite of fascism. If you're not anti-fascist you are sitting on the fence and are silent, so are siding with the fascists.
- Clubber 7y agoNot liking antifa's tactics doesn't mean you are pro fascist. The irony is that the "anti-bullies" are hard to differentiate from bullies.
- abstractbarista 7y agoThat is a disingenuous statement; silence is not consent.
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- me_me_me 7y agoIsn't what you saying, that given opinions of given person are not good enough qualifiers to describe if someone have left/right leanings? If it is qhat you are saying then, what gives you right to say he is/is not right/left? And how do you determine what does qualify to categorize someone as left/right? Honest question. What in your opinion make Joe Rogan rightwing? Is it his stance on antifa?
- gnode 7y agoHe's an advocate of universal healthcare, and universal basic income. I'd say that's left-wing. He hosts many people on the political right, and his interview style is generally sympathetic and non-adversarial, so it would be easy to mistake him for right-wing, in a world where conventionally people do not entertain political ideas other than their own.
- JansjoFromIkea 7y agoCan't say I know the guy so well but the impression I've gotten is that he: a) has a disproportionate number of right leaning types one who... b) tend to be more likely to make absolute statements which he tends to let pass by without much argument Now (b) is pretty subjective on my end so it's not worth discussing, but I wonder if there's been any kind of attempt to cover what way his guests tend to skew? Does it lean right because more left leaning types are unwilling to go on (out of a perception that he's right leaning) or does Joe/whoever picks the guests unintentionally skew the show by the kind of guests they find most appealing to talk to (not necessarily agree with).
- gnode 7y agoThat was my impression too. Just looking through recent interviewees (https://everipedia.org/wiki/lang_en/list-of-people-interviewed-on-the-joe-rogan-experience/ https://everipedia.org/wiki/lang_en/list-of-people-interview...), I'm not sure that it's a valid one. Most of the interviews seem non-political, with comedians seeming to feature most commonly. Maybe the sense of bias is driven more by what Youtube prefers to promote, or that right-wing interviewees generate more controversy and interest. In turn, that may incentivise right-wing characters to feature on the show or associate with Joe Rogen.