Why Joe Rogan’s Recent Tilt Is So Dangerous

Hollywood Reporter ^ | April 16, 2025 | Steven Zeitchik

[nickcarraway]

I've never heard of these people. But by singling this out as a more sinister turn, isn't THR saying these people are worse than Trump, or conservatives he may have had on the show.

[Theophilus]

What’s a “semetic”?

[Rockingham]

Really, since Harvard and the esteemed Ivy League give platforms to and protect Jew haters and a wide range of kooks, just why should Joe Rogan be criticized for having guests and discussing dissenting ideas that are far less problematic?

[SoConPubbie]

So, from what I am reading, the Left things the whole “freedom of speech” thingee to be particularly dangerous?

[nickcarraway]

Semitic.

In this case, they mean Jewish, but it could apply to Arabs.

[AAABEST]

If European Jews during WWII were enslaved and starved, why is that be so much less awful than killed?

Either is bad.

[metmom]

So the question is, is Joe Rogan going antisemitic?

[Twotone]

This guy is accusing a lot of people of being conspiracy theorists. I wouldn’t put Dr. Robert Malone in that category, among others. But to have a show/debate worth listening to, the host has to understand what his guest will likely say & be prepared to challenge it. Rogan doesn’t appear to be taking his responsibility seriously.

[Fledermaus]

Seems the author us butt hurt.

[nickcarraway]

Some of them were starved. I knew a doctor who worked for the military, who treated starving patients as the U.S. Army moved into Germany.

I think maybe some are claiming that they were starved unintentionally because of the Allies war effort. Certainly, Nazis put lowest priority on feeding prisoners. But we know that Nazis were killing on an industrial scale using gas, and occasionally they used guns to kill them.

[nickcarraway]

I haven’t heard the interviews. He has some kooky ideas, and I have only seen clips from his show, but I hadn’t seen one like that.

[Lurker]

“So, from what I am reading, the Left things the whole “freedom of speech” thingee to be particularly dangerous?”

Yep.

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[Angelino97]

Carroll straight-facedly dropped allegations that Epstein was sex-trafficking on behalf of the Israeli government

Giselle Maxwell's father was a Mossad asset.

I think it likely that Epstein Island was a Mossad honeypot.

People here wonder all the time about which of our politicians are being blackmailed by the Ukrainians, Russian, Chinese, or Deep State. Why would the Mossad not be involved in blackmailing our politicians?

And from the Times of Israel: For writer who broke Epstein case, a rumored Mossad link is worth digging into.

['smith]

Murray came across as a sneering English douche bag.

[nickcarraway]

He isn’t exactly a lefty. Isn’t he know for criticizing the left?

[cbvanb]

There has been a lot of mainstream speculation that Epstein was an Israeli asset, or the front for an Israeli intelligence operation. The official story of his financial operation never made sense to me. I think he was fronting for some intelligence agency, and they all use sex for entrapment. Saying it was Israel doesn’t make someone an antisemite.

[escapefromboston]

If only we could rid of free speech than we wouldn’t have any problems.

[rbg81]

Remember, Rogan helped Trump win so not surprised that he is now a target.

[FreedomForce]

I watched that entire podcast. Douglas Murray has a point, but I’d have to say that it was one of the weakest performances that I have seen from him.

['smith]

Yes, he has. In this case, he was against free speech and, I must admit his sneering, condescending tone turned me instantly against him. Especially so near April 19th.