Exposing How a Crazy Minority Silenced a Reasonable Majority | Ben Shapiro | POLITICS | Rubin Report

Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to Ben Shapiro of The Daily Wire about his new book “The Authoritarian Moment”, which COVID experts he trusts, signs that we now live in an illiberal democracy, and why college is a scam. First, Ben discusses COVID mission creep. He walks us through how we went from two weeks to flatten the curve, to delaying life until the vaccine rolled out, to waiting until everyone could get the vaccine, to our current state which seems to be a goal of zero COVID deaths. He shares the reasons why the only people he trusts on COVID issues are Dr. Marty Makary and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and what they are able to do that Anthony Fauci cannot. Ben also talks about why he thinks the delta variant will cause mask mandates to return in some states even for the vaccinated. Next, Ben teaches you how to lie with statistics. He explains how mainstream media manipulates statistics to make COVID infection rates appear far worse than they actually are. Ben also describes why he doesn’t fear authoritarianism from the government, but from cultural institutions that no longer encourage critical thinking and instead encourage silencing dissent. He shares frightening poll results that show how most people, except the far left, are afraid of talking about their politics publicly. He gives his prediction of what center left liberals of the intellectual dark web like Sam Harris and Bari Weiss will have to do to prevent themselves from becoming victims of cancel culture. Ben talks about how Joe Biden’s Build Back Better is just another example of disaster socialism that Democrats have used throughout history to never let a crisis go to waste. That they always fail doesn’t seem to matter to Democrats. Ben speculates if Joe Biden is experiencing cognitive decline and why the Democrats don’t want to be stuck with Kamala Harris. Ben also answers the question “is college worth it”? He explains how the benefits of college have declined significantly since students emerge with less critical thinking abilities and mounds of student debt. Higher education has become mostly a training ground for the ruling class. Students learn few usable skills and spend the rest of their lives paying off student loan debt. He thinks more employers will eventually see through the college scam and find alternative ways to find qualified employees.

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Ben Shapiro
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[ErikaLaGrande]

My daughter tried the “I’m a vegetarian” game with me. It lasted one day. I made exactly what I wanted to make, and she got hungry. After about one day, she acquiesced. I told her she could be vegetarian when she could drive to the market, buy everything for her meals, cook those meals herself, and the CLEAN all her own pots, pans, dishes, and utensils. Until then, I wasn’t going to change what I eat (I cook very healthy meals), and I wasn’t going to burn myself out trying to cook two separate meals. Maybe that’s my personality. It’s probably why I never gave in to this “woke” BS that’s being shoved down our throats.

[Kjraider]

Very proud of the 40% or so who were smart enough to think for themselves.

[Ounouh]

"Mom, I am a vegetarian"
"Daughter, you will cook your own food for now on."

Problem solved

[thomasmoores]

It's been well over a year and I am SO tired of "covid" as a political weapon.

[cherylcarter]

“ Science is a process. Science is not a person or an institution.” That is a great quote.

[comesahorseman]

Daughter: "Mom, I'm now a vegetarian!"
Mother:" that's nice, dear. Here, have a carrot; the rest of us will have pot roast."
This way, daughter is allowed to make her own choices, but has to handle the consequences. The rest of the family *isn't* saddled with the consequences; hence, no tyranny of the minority. Daughter is allowed to change her mind at any time.

[estradamurcielgo]

So the Govt is talking about Covid Passports yet it is Racist to ask for Voter ID... Got it

[IIIUMlNATI]

Larry Elder for California Governor! Spread the word everywhere, especially cali residents!

be an advocate, get the word out! theres not much time... the election is in less than 2 months, sept 14th!

This election is all about turnout and might be the only serious shot we get to turn the state red!

For freedom.

Lets gooo!!!!

"You can lose a fight, but you can't win a surrender." - Andrew Klavan

[IDontSuckAtLifeakaJanis]

Ben Shapiro; the only person I listen to on the internet whom I NEVER have to increase speed for when listening. I like that.

[cognitivedissidents]

If Dr. Fauci says garlic repels vampires, I am calling a commodities broker immediately.

[rangershu]

“Skeptical of the official narrative.” More than half of the population is or YouTube wouldn’t be censoring and deplatforming any opinion that THEY find problematic.

[chriswaldrup]

Imagine the Great Depression and everyone is literally starving, worried about how to survive. Imagine the 30s-40s worried about the Luftwaffe bombing you all night every night. NOW TODAY we are worried about a virus that you have a 99.8% chance of being perfectly fine! I’m so ashamed of all this, I’m just so demoralized and ashamed!

[jesperFrost]

Had anyone of me and my siblings said that the answer would be:”make your own food”!

[JamesAllenJr]

When someone says, "The Science Says" you can be sure they are lying/talking out their...

[robertpace]

My body my choice and I'm a senior

[garydedderson]

It feels like he's the fastest talking dude of any ethnicity on the internet.

[ronsanderson]

It's been going on for the past seventy years that I was old enough to notice. The media got great ratings showing these people as mainstream.

[klarion]

The answer to "i'm a vegetarian" is "start cooking"...

[timmychang]

What about the stat for victims that died from only covid with no comorbidity', less than 10, 000. Yet no one is talking about that.

[jimluebke]

"The risks from the vaccines aren't that high"

Do you trust the numbers regarding vaccine side effects? Honest numbers are hard to come by, it seems.