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Politically, he’s not bad.
But that voice is a voice for silent films.
Rarely listen to him, kind of boring. I listen to Mark Davis most mornings, try to catch Dan Bongino when I can, and would listen to Mark Levin daily if I was still part of the 5:00 rush hour.
I find him to be a welcome change of pace from the freerepublic echo chamber. I come to this forum and get the right side of the opinion spectrum... then i go to listen to schapiro or klavan, maybe peterson to moderate those views. I don’t agree with everything they say, I don’t agree with everything y’all say either. I listen to both sides and form an opinion. Both sides are well stated. I simply don’t listen to CNN or MSNBC. They’re just bold face lying. There’s no good input from them.
I’m neutral on Shapiro. I think that he gets a lot right about the current political situation. A lot of us don’t want to hear what he has to say, like Trump is weak with suburban women and some number of independents; further, that Trump can often be self-sabotaging by interrupting opponents when they’re in the process of falling on their swords. But, yeah, I don’t like when he dismisses 2020 election irregularities. I think that Shapiro is a pragmatist, though, and he doesn’t see much political value in trying to resurrect a battle that you’ve already effectively lost. Better to move forward, and win in 2024. Which is precisely what Nixon did in 1960.
Leftists hate him, so he’s good with me.
Don’t like him. Admire the way he got to where he is.
Total spoogie. I met him at a dinner Andrew Breitbart threw for me to introduce me to Hollywood types back around 2013. ugh.
Well, Benny talks fast, but other than that, he’s not a bother to me.
Cut Shapiro some slack. After all, the mohel cut him short at his brit milah and he is compensating by becoming a big one.
Count me in, I can’t stand him.
Oh yeah, he is GOPe all the way. He’s worthless in my book.
We are still missing the “New” Rush. No one yet even comes close, IMHO.
He’s a phony little twat.
He is solidly conservative on 9/10 issues yet many here hate him more than say AOC.
Same as with Desantis——I just don’t get it.
Never liked him.
He’s the George Will type GOP-e “conservative”
He’ll talk a good game but when the the long knives come out, he’ll stab you in the back.
Can’t stand the guy.
Steven Crowder figured him out in time to prevent becoming his indentured servant.
I don’t particularly like the guy, but this thread makes me think better of people in politics who don’t go in for backbiting.
I like it when he debates college students. That’s about it.
I think Schapiro is at his best in this kind of setting. Daily Wire Backstage
I picked this example nearly at random. I was actually looking for something else I'd seen recently that might resonate a bit more with the FR crowd, but this was published yesterday and it's pretty good.
Beyond the content itself, be sure to note the structure of the presentation. The Daily Wire guys start with a critique of the LeftWorld mindset. That's a good place to begin, and we all do that. But that's not enough. We can't beat something with nothing, and we need to learn to present a constructive , affirmative vision. Here's an example. You can find many more.
If you are not familiar with this format, check out a few before you dismiss Ben Shapiro. This is good stuff. I respect Shapiro for systematically hosting this kind of conversation. I'm going to guess that Andrew Klavan, Candace Owens and Matt Walsh have a bigger cheering section on FR than Schapiro himself -- but the Daily Wire provides a platform for all three. This is about building an ecosystem that provides a platform for conservative voices.
We need more such platforms. This is just one. A lot of good conservative voices have migrated to podcasts and Substack and other platforms that I've not explored. It's good that they find outlets, but we have to find them first and sometimes pay the toll at the subscription counter. Schapiro does have a lot of content behind the Daily Wire+ paywall, but there is still a lot available free on YouTube. And that's a good thing if we want to reach broader audiences.
I like him.