If you haven’t seen or heard of Harris before, check out YouTube videos. Know thy enemy. Also check out Jordon Peterson - Sam Harris debates - very thought provoking and also a demonstration the way debates should be conducted.
I’ll have to look. I’ve seen some of Peterson. He definitely seems to be genuine. Harris, based on what he said, in my mind would cast doubt on anything he might espouse (the phrase “debating in bad faith” comes to mind), unless he is consistent elsewhere. At the very least Harris is honest enough in this specific scenario to admit what a lot of Lefties won’t, at least willingly.
Sam is a bright guy, but he’s honest about his political stance re: Trump and his supporters. He’s been consistent, and was never one to pull his punches, which does not endear him to the establishment grifters. And it’s not at all surprising to hear him blurt out his honest beliefs in this context. I disagree with him on just about everything, but at least he’s clear about what he believes.
He honestly believes that the Trump movement is dangerous and authoritarian, in spite of all evidence to the contrary, and he says so whenever given the opportunity, which, IMHO is a good thing. At least Sam states his position clearly, a rare thing in todays’ society.
I doubt very much that Jordan P. is what any of us would call a “conservative”, either, though he’s certainly caricatured as such in the media. His podcast is worth listening to, though he’s clearly still recovering from his health issues, and doesn’t seem to have half the energy he had before.