Dave Rubin's Battle of Ideas: III

[@JoseBird]

Excellent finish. I appreciate the irony of how you've probably done more research on Dave Rubin than the total amount he's done on all of his guests combined.

[@dead_yami]

I liked your Rubin videos Jose! I think he’s such an easy target but it’s really entertaining (for me at least) because he’s just so....dumb...

[@geedee1264]

Goebbels would definately be proud of Robinsons army giving Nazi salutes at all the EDL rallies, that's for sure.

[@geedee1264]

Robinson also has supporters and friends in the UVF, who not only groomed a girl but then shot her when she tried to speak out against them, and that's one of their lesser crimes.They are a proscribed terrorist organisation filled to the brim with middle aged white men who terrorise their community, collect protection money from local businesses and actually get paid a hefty sum of taxpayers money to organise 'community events' (Keep their crimes under wraps and stop brandishing guns in the street to make things seem more peaceful than they are) So please stop the crocodile tears about Muslims, I've never heard Tommy speak out against them once, because the spineless cunt knows better

[@geedee1264]

Now I wonder how a Muslim with a very violent criminal past and supporters who include members of a terrorist organisation would be treated if they came into America illegally under a phony passport like Robinson did? When Nigel Farage of all people quits his party because the prospect of Robinson joining is, quote, "Too appalling to comprehend" then maybe he's not as innocent as he likes to make out

[@thejosh0000001]

Anyone else notice the sudden increase in right-wing idiots in the comments section lately, or am I reading too much into it?

[@ThreeArrows]

I D E A S

[@1967sluggy]

Three Arrows “If the dial of ideas was turned to low for the past few years it’s quickly moving into the hot position” is a god tier comment

[@AslanW]

Regressive something. The neo-Marxist regressive left is regressive and regressive. Those facts don't care about your feelings you regressive regressor

[@philboschwaggins4381]

My brain is still in recovery mode from taking in some many high-level, important ideas.

[@mrjimmbo]

But not people, remember not people, now let's talk about regressives, the people I love to talk about, but not people, ideas, ideas about the people we all hate. I love talking about people

[@mapleglazedsocialist6995]

I A G R E E W I T H T H A T

[@kjez]

Just listening to Stefan Molyneux talk makes me feel uncomfortable, he is so ripe with evil.

[@benji_kay]

i can't look him in the eye for longer than 2 seconds.

[@uncontrolledsubstance7705]

He sounds like a recording of Warren Steed Jeffs not what he talks about but how he says it. Really any cult leader to be honest.

[@wormengine]

What about that clip of him rapping lmfao

[@jackward6726]

He looks like someone they would pick to play a Nazi in a WW2 film

[@luqmanturaki]

omg that is so weird beacause i feel the same way about him. his face looks evil i cant understand how somebody can listen to him for more than 10 seconds

[@entertain7us148]

Dave: _hmm, i need to determine if this guy's a racist, what's a sly question I can use to catch him out?_ Dave: "Are you racist?" Guest: "No." Dave: _Nailed it._

[@Metrilla]

I hope your brain has an opportunity to recover from absorbing so many high level ideas.

[@grief_hammer]

It's tough when the ideas dial is getting switched to the HOT position.

[@fnord3125]

Molyneux's books aren't well reviewed by academics!? i'm shocked! shocked, I say!

[@humaneskits9318]

You do realize expert opinion is almost the worst form of evidence. The only thing worse than expert opinion is some random's opinion. I don't like Molyneux either, but expert opinion doesn't mean much.

[@Shikoi73]

@@humaneskits9318 So what you are saying is...expert opinion is still the best form of evidence. Because random people's opinion is worse than it. I mean, with the understanding that if you knew enough to not just be 'some random' you'd probably be held as something of an expert. Doesn't that prove the original point? Kinda a "democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others" type of argument.

[@acceleration4443]

humane skits Be very careful not to confuse "deferring to an authority on the issue" with the appeal to authority fallacy. Remember, a fallacy is an error in reasoning. Dismissing the council of legitimate experts and authorities turns good skepticism into denialism. The appeal to authority is a fallacy in argumentation, but deferring to an authority is a reliable heuristic that we all use virtually every day on issues of relatively little importance. There is always a chance that any authority can be wrong, that’s why the critical thinker accepts facts provisionally. It is not at all unreasonable (or an error in reasoning) to accept information as provisionally true by credible authorities. Of course, the reasonableness is moderated by the claim being made (i.e., how extraordinary, how important) and the authority (how credible, how relevant to the claim). The appeal to authority is more about claims that require evidence than about facts. For example, if your tour guide told you that Vatican City was founded February 11, 1929, and you accept that information as true, you are not committing a fallacy (because it is not in the context of argumentation) nor are you being unreasonable.

[@Micho55]

@@humaneskits9318 at least academia isn't a cult

[@mattbenz99]

@@Micho55 Honestly, it depends when and what topic you are referring to. Political Science and Economics academics went very cult like in the 90s and early 2000s. The idea of Democratic Peace Theory was even held up by academics in an almost dogmatic fashion. This theory is now much less prominent and is widely seen as poorly thought out.

[@assuming9735]

The fact that Molymeme thinks he's a "free thinker" the likes of Socrates and Copernicus is hilarious and depressing.

[@pietzsche]

It's because he literally has the same ideas rather than recognising their historical importance

[@CanalPSG]

Indeed. Copernicus a great astronomer, but not a freethinker. That shows you M's lack of understanding of history.

[@dumdude1083]

Lmao. That documentary he did was simultaneously the funniest thing I've ever seen and the scariest

[@nathanaelwaters2509]

It really makes me blood boil how much bullshit he can spout and go unquestioned by his interviewers.

[@manderly33]

Socrates never wrote anything; it’s really a shame Stefan didn’t follow his lead.

[@VanishingMediator]

My brain is still in recovery mode from taking in so many high-level important ideas.

[@souljaboyisbad]

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[@souljaboyisbad]

@Cody Donovan oh ya I remember now

[@mrtambourineman6107]

Why is that even funny , they obviously are high level ideas? Dave is doing a great job in getting us all talking. If you're resistant to this then just maybe you're part of the problem...

[@rdarod]

@@mrtambourineman6107 whenever I see a comment like this i have to wonder if you even watched the video and why you're commenting here amongst people who just watched a few hours of hard proof your statement is ridiculous.

[@mrtambourineman6107]

@@rdarod yeah, why do you think they're not high level ideas, e.g psychology, existentialism, politics, tribal psychology, tribalism in general, racism...and so on. Yeah Dave ain't the brightest button, but he does a damn good job at opening conversations with many different people from different backgrounds. I'm definitely someone who likes to understand the truth from as many angles as possible. What about you, who do you get your truth from? Coz if it's only from one side of the argument...guess what...

[@arsenelupin123]

"I'm neither left nor right" - Stefan Molyneux LOL

[@OsefKincaid]

I can make that sentence true! Understanding left and right as capitalism and socialism, as a fascist, Molyneux doesn't care whether he gets power through the economic left or the economic right, he just cares that he ends up in an authoritarian system where he's in the class with the most power.

[@kjronning1]

He is so far right he has transcended to a new political plane.

[@ataridc]

he's not right if right means correct

[@alexarvanitis4331]

OsefKincaid That’s very insightful, well done. Fascism isn’t exclusive to any particular political dimension, but it more often pops up among the authoritarian right because of their predisposition towards nationalism and magical thinking. In the end though, right-wing fascistic socialism (or at least, its anti-capitalism) is just hot air. Fascists pair with big business or take over business themselves because of their utility,. It’s kinda like pharyngitis - most pharyngitis cases you’ll see are bacterial or viral, but there are also fungal cases too, though they’re less common and require specific conditions to establish and flourish.

[@89RealThe]

@@alexarvanitis4331 Horseshoe theory

[@Metrilla]

You: let's get inside stefan molyneux 's head Me: let's not

[@Sarvusify]

Metrilla me, kinda disappointed: Aw man, really? I just prepared myself *puts the drill down*

[@hiddeluchtenbelt6440]

His headspace is a damp, dimly lit, low ceiling room where a sad clown plays Mozart with every second note being off

[@abnerdwight]

@@hiddeluchtenbelt6440 goodness ain’t that a bleak vivid picture. 🤦🏾‍♂️😩

[@cheekybananaboy3361]

@@hiddeluchtenbelt6440 you better be in the middle of writing a book rn as im so ready to read it

[@blakemeads9225]

I got a feeling that peering into Stefan’s psyche would be like going into the serial killer’s mind in The Cell, but with way more Scandinavian people.

[@FreeTunes498]

That clip with Tommy Sotomayor finding out that Dave Rubin is gay had me spitting out my water.

[@IshtarNike]

I was brushing my teeth and listening to it up loud (electric toothbrush), and my dad overheard and basically did the same thing as you in the next room.

[@joshuapowers4623]

I sooooo wish he learned that while he was there. That would've been fucking gold.

[@ShirDeutch]

Has anyone shown Dave this clip? And if so, how did he react? I mean, how can you not take something like that personally?

[@rvantong]

100% he's seen it

[@JulianThePhilosopher7]

In prison Muslims are their own gang my friends

[@debaronAZK]

Dave Rubin: "Are you a bigot?" Bigot: "No" Rave Dubin: "ok" Great work there, Dave.

[@krombopulos_michael]

Rubin would never stop there. That would just be a chance to jump off on a tangent about how the left is regressive and authoritarian for using the word "bigot" at all, and that this person is so intelligent and rational because they can sit down and have a nice friendly conversation about how thinking black people are fundamentally incompatible with civilised society doesn't mean you are prejudiced.

[@sven6574]

Sounds like something shaun would say lol

[@andrewdevine3920]

Candace Owens imploding over climate change on Joe Rogan was amazing.

[@MrJeo29]

Even joe couldnt let her go on that one lmao

[@AmandaFromWisconsin]

MrJeo29 “Even Joe”?

[@hesiolite]

@Skippy the Alien That anecdote about the woman crying over Obama reminding her of Fidel Castro feels like it's so made up, it's just too surreal.

[@smallpseudonym2844]

@@AmandaFromWisconsin - Yes, "even Joe." Joe isn't a propagandist like Rubin, but he too is famously easy on guests. He rarely pushes back in a concerted manner. In Joe's case it's less problematic because he's liable to _actually_ have contradicting viewpoints on his channel _and_ he at least gives indication when he doesn't endorse a viewpoint. However he still goes easy. But in Owens' case, she couldn't even take that.

[@ssmcfadyen8520]

CAndace, Rubin, Stefan shouldn’t be in the same room Joe Rogan. Why because they dishonest

[@tomwallen7271]

"The goal of colonialism was to share these goodies with the rest of the world." Wow... Stefan really has a powerful mind. He can rewrite history.

[@rishabhanand4973]

reminds me of fire lord sozin talking about "sharing our prosperity with the rest of the world", which makes sense I guess since the fire nation was based on real world colonialism.

[@mekullag]

> free thinker > fooled by 500 y.o. propaganda 😎👍

[@meowtherainbowx4163]

@@mekullag These people tend to think they’re free thinkers because they go against widely accepted facts like those, not realizing that the narrative they’ve fallen into is far less realistic.

[@AliceDiableaux]

As a history teacher I physically cringed. It's literally the exact opposite of what happened. Colonialism really kicked into high gear when a combination of developing capitalism and nationalism emerged, and European powers started plundering other countries for everything they were worth just to fuel their own nationalistic economy.

[@msgirly6827]

@@AliceDiableaux you dont even have to be a history teacher, or a phd historian or whatever to ve aware if this. A simple book or google search would have thought this as well.

[@EdMcStinko]

1:07:50 Ive lost count of the number of times Ive read in the comment sections of various Rubin Reports something along the lines of: "Wow! I heard this (Sotomeyer/Sargon/Molyneaux etc) was supposed to be a terrible person but they seem perfectly reasonable and good natured to me"

[@mrbadguysan]

For Rubin's benefactors, it's money well-spent.

[@leo9753]

Oh yes, I read that about this Hopkins lady. Endless list of comments that basically just echo this.

[@chokinonashes61]

@@leo9753 She is such a scumbag. Typical for the Daily Racist.

[@MadGeorgeProductions]

Sargon isn't a bad guy, he's just a fucking idiot who thinks he's smart. Now he's cornered himself with an audience he probably doesn't want, but they're his primary source of income. Rubin on the other hand intentionally sought that audience out, and doesn't actually have any opinions of his own. A shell. A big nothing.

[@aralornwolf3140]

@@MadGeorgeProductions , Then why did he Join the UKIP as a candidate? Sargon cultivated the audience and agrees with them.

[@suhaib6315]

"If you let someone talk, usually you'll find they put a noose around their necks and hang themselves" - How??, these guys are all masters of rhetoric and they know where their arguments are weak and will actively avoid and obfuscate those areas, it's up to the interviewer to point out weak spots.

[@timlampasona6925]

And they know Rubin is such a fucking rube he'll just help them launder their worst ideas.

[@gur262]

A good interviewer hands em the rope, though that s hard to do with a clever asshole

[@cheekybananaboy3361]

which joe rogan is capable of but unfortunately doesnt do nearly as much as he needs to

[@anewhero1216]

@@cheekybananaboy3361 I’d argue that that’s because Rogan doesn’t put much thought into how he approaches interviews, and as a result he’ll occasionally ask a question these types aren’t prepared for that makes them flounder briefly. Rubin does think, but only as a means to learn what he has to avoid if he wants to make his guest look good lol

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

Terri Gross is one of the best interviewers alive, if anyone is interested in what a great interviewer is like. She hosts an interview show on npr, a very long running show. Pakman is a great interviewer as well, as timbah points out

[@opszanski]

If the world was just, this video would have millions of views

[@brod2man]

There's still time. I think this is a newish perspective which will garner new followers. It's an endless search for the middle of all extremes

[@Truthinessify]

It will. 😎

[@atma3116]

If the world was just, this video wouldn't need to exist.

[@jsbart96]

Yeah I agree. I think the tide is beginning to turn against these IDW guys personally. The sooner the better IMO

[@dylanknight1399]

jsbart96 the tide has definitely begun turning on Rubin, especially after a recent interview with Marianne Williamson.

[@stevenqbosell]

Here from the Majority Report. My god this guy is good

[@stunymkcil7733]

Stop listening to the Majority Report though.

[@jackterrier24]

@@stunymkcil7733 I know right. lol

[@TamaCinema69]

Steve Bosell I don’t know if my brain can handle all of these high level important ideas

[@amyg2498]

Steve Bosell same

[@JustinMoralesTheComposer]

Dan Judge why?

[@Dorian_sapiens]

Wait, wait. He stopped doing AMAs after too many members of his audience asked critical questions about the way his limp-noodle interview style effectively launders his guests' more controversial views?

[@Rstshclfrd]

The free and open marketplace of ideas working at its finest

[@mrbadguysan]

That, and quite a few people want a Sam Seder debate.

[@Hi7here]

This puts into perspective the radical slowing down of his content releases.

[@MiketheNerdRanger]

You mean this *wasn't* a red flag to his viewers?

[@arsenelupin123]

"Mother Jones accused me of being farther to the right than Breitbart, which is obviously a codeword for racist." - Dave Rubin Oh, so codewords and dog whistles exist now. And they can be obvious. I hope you remember that, Dave.

[@Gloomdrake]

What’s Mother Jones? Also, we’ve already established Rubin’s hypocrisy

[@fraudulentfem7322]

@@Gloomdrake Mother Jones is a liberal blog

[@arsenelupin123]

@@zm447 Take personal responsibility for all the shit you do, people. Isn't that what you always say? The right is shitty because the right wants to do shitty things. I've had acrimonious arguments with annoying leftists and I somehow never became a racist right-wing piece of shit. Go figure.

[@VB-dp1vs]

Dave is too scared to compete in the battlefield of ideas with Sam Seder

[@theocean1973]

Ooh, I don’t know...Sam Seder would have to take a long nap for his brain to recover from Rubin’s onslaught of FACTS AND LOGIC and HIGH-OCTANE IDEAS!

[@JK-420]

Well Michael was mean to him in a video so of course Dave doesn’t debate meanies

[@poops9o9]

Your handle. My dude. Pure comic genius

[@ekay4495]

A cat could make better points than Rubin

[@caknudson1]

Hey, mate, call into the Majority Report. We'd definitely enjoy hearing about your narrative process. Great work.

[@chokinonashes61]

That would be so good.

[@webbess1]

Rogan is a cage-fighting announcer and a better journalist than Rubin.

[@neila6340]

webbess1 dave Rubin is a bimbo

[@uncontrolledsubstance7705]

That's not hard in this video I watched them both press their guests a little bit than backpedal to half assed excuses by guests then watch them act like victims.

[@Holygiant]

Interviewers /=/ journalists, just saying.

[@Holygiant]

@Islam is cancer Not sure what that has to do with anything

[@Holygiant]

@Islam is cancer That is just unequivocally wrong. Reporting on facts that you disagree with doesn't make someone an activist.

[@fxausmwk5671]

I just watched almost 4 hours of the dismantling of Dave Rubin. Doesn't feel too bad to be honest. Excellent work, every elementary school child should have to watch this. btw: sick tunes, love it.

[@pixelbath2131]

mate. this is everything. a leftube master work. much love from Australia. this fight is ours too.

[@Gloomdrake]

Islam is cancer History consistently moves left. You might score a few minor victories, but the only way you can stop us is to end humanity

[@Redfoxx-pg7km]

@@Gloomdrake don't tempt them.

[@Gloomdrake]

Charlie quinn Why not? They’re already trying

[@Redfoxx-pg7km]

@@Gloomdrake because the original commenters comment was gone. At first as I scanned through quickly, I was like. Jeez this guys all over the place. That's two massively contradicting points you don't hear together very often. Took me a couple of reads lol.

[@Gloomdrake]

Charlie quinn Oh. Y’know, I don’t even remember what happened

[@PZMyersBiology]

Every time he claims "intellectual honesty", I die a little inside.

[@timlampasona6925]

@Islam is cancer Damn dude you seem unbiased as hell cool username btw

[@julianjanssen5499]

PZ, American hero. 😍

[@boomtowntea8861]

Are you a journalism student? this was very well done. It's the most thorough and damning take down ive probably ever seen. Your summary and conclusion were so on the nail; every Rubin supporter needs to watch it.

[@charlieburgess85]

Cushty Hashtag he could be but then I’m a former journalism student and im a dumbass, i could never make anything this good lmao, i try tho

[@HighFlyActionGuy]

It feels kind of like they're a masters or phd level student in an unrelated field and just repurposing those skills for this setting.

[@meowtherainbowx4163]

@@charlieburgess85 Hey, don’t talk yourself down. You’re probably much smarter than you give yourself credit for. Dumb people don’t usually know that they’re dumb.

[@TGo-n-Roscoe]

@MeowTheRainbowX "the wise man assumes he knows nothing, whereas the fool assumes he knows everything." -Confucius (or somebody... probably not verbatim)

[@MrJason005]

That cut at the end of the Stefan Molyneux interview was disturbing to say the least, excellent job at spotting it and putting it in context with Stefan's tweet.

[@bocoom]

It makes you wonder what was it that Stephan said that made Dave want to cut it out.

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

It's more likely what Steven's response was to what stefan said. As stefan said, Ruben agreed with him

[@TheSerfsTV]

Found you through @José and I'm glad I did. Great work.

[@Mastaace]

And I think your Crowder video popped up for watching stuff like this. Also good work, but also scary.....The algorithm controls us all.

[@JustinMoralesTheComposer]

James o’keefe/project veritas series - check it out bois.

[@julianjanssen5499]

Gotta love The Serfs!

[@nextabe1]

Yooo, you got a shoutout on The Michael Brooks Show for this series. Well deserved!

[@andrewdevine3920]

Michael Brooks? Ewww!

[@jacobcarter1947]

That’s how I found it lol

[@hiphopotamus69]

i d e a s

[@jeejee6956]

the amount of effort and the quality of this series was astonishing. it's so easy to make fun of Rubin, the tone of your videos makes the critique so much more devastating. you won the battle of ideas. done.

[@jen8639]

Jee Jee couldn’t agree more. If there’s one video I hoped Rubin stumbled on, it would be this. It’s just crushing.

[@theocean1973]

After watching this video, my brain needs to recover from all these high-level ideas!

[@rationalityrules]

Wish I could sub twice. Thank you. Fantastic series.

[@thomaspynchon8400]

Hey!

[@khumomatlakane2009]

@CrazyReii when you see a KZbinr you watch comment on another

[@_monolithic_]

Just casually looking down the comments and then see that profile pic and think, "wait, I know that logo." Glad to see one of my favorite channels dropped some love here.

[@definitelynotcrazyrei3890]

@Rationality Rules "Trump won and that's that" Funny, you cry about how much people's votes matter in your "Second Referendum" video, then point to an example where 74 people overwrote the votes of 2,868,519 people. haHAA

[@definitelynotcrazyrei3890]

@@khumomatlakane2009 What I said is in response to something this commentor said in one of their videos. I'm not a Trump supporter, big brain. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5Pal4mYd5mGoZI He makes the case that a "Second Referendum", that is, a second vote on Brexit, would be an affront to democracy. Which I agree with. The British people HAVE spoken. Then he points to Trump's 2016 win thanks to the US Electoral college as democracy at work. An example where 74 people overwrote the votes of 2,868,519 people.

[@OlavRH]

Fantastic work. Best trilogy since Lord of the Rings...

[@sexylazercatwizard]

It is a great trilogy...but no, LOTR is beyond this type of masterclass xD never use Tolkien as a comparison, its unfair

[@kloggmonkey]

@@sexylazercatwizard joking aside, he said 'since lord of the rings', not 'better than'.

[@hello-jy9hf]

When I saw the Tommy Sotomayor part, I thought I recognized him. Then I realized I recognized him from back in the days when I watched Steven Crowder. The interviews they did with him (from what I saw) they NEVER touched on his antisemitism, homophobia, and weird misogyny. I never knew. I never knew. I never fucking knew and that makes me feel sick. I almost feel dirty

[@harpoonlobotomy]

Only discovered you yesterday, and part 3 arrives today; wonderful timing.

[@DkwonX]

you lucky bastard, didn't have to wait like the rest of us

[@adamforrester7175]

As someone who is on the right. I really appreciate this deconstruction into just how dishonest Rubin’s platform is. Hosting conspiracy theorists, anti semites and anti Muslim bigots must only happen if you want to debunk them, not to give your audience a false impression of who these people actually are. Props to your video series.

[@ledaswan5990]

Thanks for being on the right but not accepting BS. BS is BS no matter the political side we’re on.

[@broken_abi6973]

Motte and Bailey fallacy - this is the bread and butter of Jordan Peterson

[@cjaquilino]

Francisco Paisana If I can say, I'd advise people to *not* to call it that. "Bait and switch" is much older, more descriptive, and it isn't associated with Bay Area culty rationalists, and a guy who's basically a crypto-race realist like Scott Alexander (Suskind)/Slate Star Codex. @35:30

[@JevPrivate]

I think every right wing commentators does it constantly

[@cjaquilino]

@Forrest Taylor Topher Brennan just released a email from Scott from *after* he wrote the Anti-Reactionary FAQ where he admits he *does* substantively agree with some of their ideas. I’m sure you know already. I don’t doubt though that his writing is interesting and persuasive to people, especially in the crowd you mention. My exposure to him goes back to Overcoming Bias and the earliest days of Less Wrong.

[@coraltitan6225]

Your conclusion at the end WAS SO ON POINT: He is a SALESMAN, selling a feeling: FEAR - then HOPE. And besides that, he has nothing to offer. perfect.

[@Mokona127]

I understand that those videos take a lot of time to make, but man, I've been waiting for this one so badly! ^^ Thank you for all the effort!

[@patrickking5883]

This series is still the gold standard of video essays. Had to rewatch for a good laugh and high level ideas.

[@v35tan27]

Almost 2 hrs of Rubin roasting? I am ready.

[@6idangle]

Nice catch on the molyneux edit.

[@christiangudmundsson8390]

Hey man thank you for watching those hundreds of hours so that we don't have to. Great series, looking forward to what you'll do next.

[@Halesburg]

So he tells you what to think and you thank him for that? Wtf?

[@christiangudmundsson8390]

@@Halesburg Not exactly no. Look, I had a good idea about what Rubin was doing, but I most certainly hadn't seen hundreds of hours of his dross. Now I've seen a bunch of the highlights and it confirms everything I thought and also pointed out things I hadn't thought of. It's kind of like anyone who does youtube videos, documentaries or journalism, they make a case for something, try to persuade you of something, and if it's well done they might succeed. I assume you have seen the full series? Are you disputing any of the points?

[@dnciskkk9037]

@@christiangudmundsson8390 So as David says, he tells you what to think. You play teamsport, and have been told to hate this guy, and you obey. And you do that, while being uninformed. How sad. We really need a voting test to weed out cultmembers who knows jack shit about politics.

[@jNe4l]

@@dnciskkk9037 Alright, I'm a free thinker interested in ideas. What ideas in the video did you specifically feel were misguided? Your voting test idea seems like a good one at first glance, but how could we apply something like that in the real world without it devolving into an easy way to weed out people who disagree with us? Imagine the commie left using it to silence free speech! I understand you aren't from the US, but something like you've described has already been tried here to dismal results so I don't imagine that idea garnering much support. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literacy_test But at any rate, and for the benefit of any confused readers looking to be told what to think, where do you think the video series we just watched went wrong? I don't remember being told to hate Dave Rubin so I'm not entirely sure why you would come away with the idea that something so simplistic and unhelpful was a focus of the video. I'm just interested in ideas here.

[@dnciskkk9037]

@@jNe4l I have an issue with all the lies in this video. The guy is a total liar, he is working for TYT. The literacy test has not been honestly discredited. It is sensible, that voters have to be proficient in the language, new citizens should have to learn the language to vote, otherwise they are not living in society and cannot inform themselves on issues. Waivers for the ones with dyslexia of course. And the voting test I float is a test on political issues. 20-30 of the biggest issues,a proposition floated. Agree or disagree. Then you add it all up, and you get the result on which candidate you agree most with. If that does not fit with the candidate you say you are voting on, then you do not get to vote. Very simple. Media actually created such an online test for voters, and it really changed our politics, leftists abandoned the labour party in droves, and we got a conservative government that we have had for 7 years, that is growing stronger and stronger by the year. Media went to the voting offices and did the voting test on voters, then presented them their result before they voted. Turns out that the majority of the labour voters agreed more withy the party they called racist and was never going to vote for. Then they were asked if it changed anything. They just laughed and said they did not care if they voted against their own convictions. Those voters are not fit. The video went wrong in the opening of episode 1. This is sad manipulation of the truth. This is TYT propaganda. Very sad. And you know the big issue. The fact that he takes all the clips out of context and call people all the new isms, phobias, and haters, and the old one3s like nazi, racist. Then try to make Rubin a sympathizer with those things. It is pityful.

[@MrJeo29]

*he made all the beats aswell* I was impressed when i first watched this - now im just jealous, how talented can a man be

[@DkwonX]

this dude needs a patreon

[@coalhunt]

Wtf is your political compass?

[@nickvitale491]

When I first came upon this series I balked at the sheer length of the videos. Why on Earth would someone devote so much time to a public figure as vacuous as Dave Rubin? Yet within minutes I was hooked and I gobbled the entire trilogy in less than 24 hours. What an expertly-crafted, thoughtful, well-reasoned, and entertaining piece of work. Keep it up, my man! I hope to see many, many more videos from you in the future.

[@Centhar]

I actually love Dave Rubin, he's fantastic. He's the only interviewer in the world who can tell you everything you need to know about a person. If Dave interviews a person you know they're garbage. Who else has the kind of track record?

[@Slurpy2k8]

Centhar I’ve reviewed all of Rubins recent guests, and your logic checks out.

[@ledaswan5990]

Yes. Rubin searches for garbage with an unerring eye

[@thebigb3ard]

That was excellent. Thank you. Jordan peterson next. Hehe

[@Boomerrage32]

Sure. Or Sargon of Akkad.

[@pietzsche]

Check out cuck philosophy's videos on Peterson and "Explaining Postmodernism", they're about on par with this

[@theocean1973]

Thankfully, Jordan Peterson isn’t really that relevant anymore. All these iNtELLeCtUaL dArK wEb assholes seem like a passing fad of the late-2010s, confined to ever-shrinking corners of the internet. For example, look at how Sam Harris and Dave Rubin are treated on their own subreddits! They’re hemmoraging fans faster than you can say “HIGH-LEVEL IDEAS.”

[@pietzsche]

@反动派被打倒 Well worth passing around he's much better than most pop philosophy stuff on youtube.

[@AtheistEve]

I'm glad to say that I haven't wasted any of my life watching Dave Rubin's Showcasing of this succession of dubiousness. Thanks for going through it so no one else has to.

[@otakudante321]

This is the greatest dunk in the history of dunks maybe ever.

[@Gloomdrake]

Bigly

[@tropezando]

Opens with my favorite Dave Rubin clip, dis gon be gud

[@dead_yami]

That was One Punch Man. Rubin is more One Punchable Man. Ba dum tskkk

[@MrJeo29]

@@dead_yami ded Im ded And i hope youre too after that joke lol

[@paulfleet9991]

The clip of Destiny talking about how it's irresponsible to platform people who spew hateful rhetoric is painful to look at in 2022.

[@darrinsanders8681]

Why can I not hit the like button multiple times. This is a great video and a great series. Thank you for the excellent work.

[@TGo-n-Roscoe]

Dude... binged Tim Pool, then followed it up with Dave Rubin 1-3... production and quality of content is A+, content is A+, beats 🔥🔥🔥, great show. Look forward to the rest of your catalog. Start to finish, it was enthralling.

[@mattman85]

I initially felt bad for you thinking you had binged all of Tim Pool's own videos, and not the videos disecting his content. And was giving it an A+. It dawned on me after reading your comment again what you meant though.

[@TGo-n-Roscoe]

@mattman85 can you imagine how much depression and anxiety I'd feel if I binged Tim Pool's actual videos? Significantly more than I felt after his breakdown (don't get me wrong, that shit is still very depressing, but hearing someone else break it down for me definitely helps.) If I binged Tim Pool, I'd probably look and sound like Mugatu, "I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!!!" 🤪

[@nilsblondon2289]

This is an absolutely brilliant expose. Someone tweet it out to Rubin.

[@alansmith4655]

He’d just say he was taken out of context, like right leaning commentators always do.

[@SpoopySquid]

@@alansmith4655 and then he'd block you

[@xeroeddie]

We need a sequel to the Dave Rubin Trilogy. So much has happened since.

[@CraigTalbert]

I don’t follow KZbin like I used to. What’s happened?

[@xeroeddie]

@@CraigTalbert At the time of Tmbah's trilogy he was still trying to appear as a rational centrist. Now he's moved fully to the right and is much more blatant in his indorsement of right wing (sometimes far right) ideas.

[@CraigTalbert]

@@xeroeddie Ohh... yeah that makes sense, and vibes with the times I've checked in since then.

[@SuperMokez]

This was brilliant man. You are hearby pronounced the honorary president of the dave rubin subreddit.

[@rookie16]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Make more of these. I'm one of the unfortunate dumbasses who took the bait of Rubin's rhetoric for so long. So glad I found videos like this to pull the wool from my eyes.

[@borboy4422]

Have been checking almost daily for this part, one of the most effevtive presentation of evidence i have seen for a take down of rubin, sure it isnt hard, but the way you have laid it out is brilliant

[@6idangle]

Hit the notification bell haha

[@6idangle]

Hit the notification bell haha

[@wesgannon4621]

Destiny, Contra, and DPAK? What a godlike selection to highlight the utter worthlessness of Rubin. Earned my sub.

[@jakethebaker6946]

The DPak interview was one of the best examples of giving someone the rope to hang themselves.

[@jarletto]

I thought the first two videos were really good but thought some of the punches didn't quite land. However, I think you completely hit the nail on the head with this part. You expressed the weakness in his approach, how it mainstreams fringe views and how it bypasses an otherwise typical person's scepticism. A view I would not have been able to express before but I realise now I strongly agree with. Not because it validates my views, but you brought that out from me so thank you for that. An impressively precise analysis.

[@Halbumen]

I'm astonished at the restraint, research and the overall structure on display in all three parts, Timbah. From this viewer's perspective, all the time and effort you put in pays off handsomely and made this final part the most hard-hitting for me as a result. I stayed up until about 2am yesterday watching them all through a fog of exhaustion. As in all things Dave Rubin, his true nature remains elusive throughout (as he seems to intend) so, by necessity, a great many assertions about his values and motivations must be negatively formulated. I think you've done a stellar job that you can take pride in. Maybe the sound-mix could be a bit smoother? Otherwise I have nothing but sycophantic praise.

[@chazzyloveee]

Dave Rubin pretty much sold his soul for the success of his channel.

[@chazzyloveee]

Also great video!!!

[@matthewtaylor5125]

I really wonder if he's even aware he sold his soul. He seems so feeble-minded that he likely believes everything he's saying, and feels like he's part of a legitimate intellectual movement. Dave Rubin, to me, isn't necessarily a shill or a cynical bad actor; he's an idiot desperate for a set of rules that he can follow that confirm his inclinations, and he's picking the side that makes him feel glowiest right now. Despite being the one in charge, I think he's taken in by these people in the same way as many of his more intellectually vulnerable viewers.

[@ally11488]

Absolutely excellent, and damning. I'll be sure to point any Rave Dubin fans to it.

[@windfall]

That Eiynah interview with Sam Harris is absolutely essential for not only insight into how Dave Rubin is a clear gateway to the right but how Sam Harris is as well. He’s either too blind to see it or unwilling to admit it.

[@Dorian_sapiens]

Yes! That's an incredible interview.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

0:45 - Chapter 1 - Ideologies 3:05 - Chapter 2 - The dark minds of KZbin 5:20 - Chapter 2.1 - Tommy Robinson 18:30 - Chapter 2.2 - Mike Cernovitch 24:15 - Chapter 2.3 - Tommy Sotomayor 29:35 - Chapter 2.4 - Stefan Molyneux 1:08:00 - Chapter 3 - Making bad people look good 1:26:55 - Chapter 4 - KZbin views & Money 1:45:10 - Credits

[@declanmurray]

This whole series is absolutely superb - after one to many Guardian opeds I found Dave Rubin in 2015 or so and it felt like a breath of fresh air. By 2017 I felt like I was chopping up lines in a toilet cubicle with unsavoury people at 4 am. He always felt a bit oily to me, but now I realise he is simply an idea launderer. Great work and more research than Dave Rubin has ever done.

[@supsap6545]

I just watched this whole series. And tbh if rubin had any shame, he would have deleted all his media presence after these vids dropped. Timbah is so nice... And yet these videos are beyond devastating. Also I have read the art of the argument by the molymeme and with shit like this he wouldn't get a passing grade in the first semester of any philosophy course.

[@80lives]

So many who commented said already, all of the things I was thinking of telling you as soon as I'd finish. This absolutely brilliant. The world, especially the KZbin world, needs more people like you. Kudos mate, seriously, I take my hat off. I can only wish you keep on producing more content like this. Bravo

[@jonathansalter5477]

This was amazing, thank you so much for producing this series. Keep on producing this kind of content!

[@nataliedinir40]

32 people thus far dislike the reasonable exchange of ideas, unwestern degenerates

[@_Andy_A]

I have to say mate, the work you've put into this series really is incredible. Nuanced, well researched, and really clearly separated and edited. I can't imagine how long it must have taken, particularly having to sift through all the bilge created by Rubin and his interviewees. Top work!

[@parastusherafatian472]

This series is amazing! You have spent so much time on this, unbelievable! This analysis is thorough and deserves much more recognition.

[@KarlSnarks]

"Muslim-only prisons" hmm I've heard something similar somewhere...but I think it was...about some summer camp or something, and the attendees were a a bit gassy if I remember correctly. Can't remember the exact story, too long ago.

[@janreal84]

This trilogy really put my brain in recovery-mode

[@Dani-kq6qq]

This was so excellently done. Thanks for the time & energy you put in this. Subscribed.

[@malinml96]

Hope you continue making these types of videoes! Im very impressed so far.

[@egorka2201]

Majority Report has brought me here. Thank you for this video.

[@VersaceJesus]

Its such a mortal blow that Joe Rogan is not only more willing than Rubin to challenge guests hes interviewing, he clearly does more background research

[@timlampasona6925]

Joe Rogan is a guy that smokes weed all day and hangs out in his garage and he's a better interviewer than "professional" Dave Rubin.

[@michaelnice93]

The difference between Dave and Joe is that Dave is zealously providing a platform for people who don’t really have one as a mission and Joe is just having fun with it and doing his own thing. Dave takes his role to be a platform provider while Joe is more of a content creator so Joe wants the interview to have some pushback, and since he has plenty of innate aggression (unlike Dave) he is able to grapple with his guests thus adding depth and value. Dave is so one dimensional yet earnest that he evokes waves of cringe.

[@doom-mantia]

Just finished part 3. Absolutely fantastic work. I became aware of Dave's shortcomings and 'useful idiocy' a while back. Your exposure of the full extent of his ineptness and apologia is both shocking and eye-opening. Thank you for the time you invested in making this trilogy and the brain cells you must have expended listening to hours of Rave Dubin.

[@matbbm]

I remember when I first heard someone refer to Rubin as an "intellectual". It was the funniest thing I had ever heard. Even funnier than Joe Rogan being called a member of the "Intellectual DarkWeb along with Ben Shapiro.

[@ganaed]

This whole series is a thing of beauty. Hitting Dave Rubin with Dave Rubin is too much fun

[@ahassen4912]

This is by far one of the most satisfying KZbin videos I’ve ever watched 🙌🏼 Good job to you sir

[@uabel]

Great work and thank you for doing it. Its heartening to know that this series exists. Badly needed.

[@plouble1683]

What a wonderful work. I wish I could like and subscribe a thousand times. Not only is it informative and brilliantly researched, it's also beautifully produced. Really, really great stuff!

[@laurenwalker1048]

This is such a brilliant series of videos I’ve watched them all through multiple times. So well researched and so, thoroughly, well thought out.

[@kaylabarnes5556]

THIS IS SO GOOD BRO. It’s completely seamless. Must’ve taken ages to make.

[@natesenglishkameoka3728]

The level of research, surgical reasoning, and production value in this series and the Tim Pool vid is just incredible. I’ll keep watching these as long as you keep making them. I’m really glad to have found your channel. MUCH respect!

[@sunristur]

This is absolutely top quality youtube content, from the research to the beats. Definitely subscribed for any eventual future videos.

[@blakemeads9225]

You have the patience of a saint to go through such rigorous research. If I tried to sit through so many agonizing hours of The Rubin Report, I’d end up like Captain Willard at the beginning of Apocalypse Now.

[@morrisonhotel5570]

Shit, I finnally figured it out! Dave looks like a handsome Bert from sesame street

[@SaurianSavior]

Jesus, when the Death Note music kicked in, I felt chills. Thank you for the 4 hour experience Timbah.

[@Courier_333]

Also these beats are hard asf, can't believe you made them

[@JoshuaSean617]

Bravo. I like how this comes across as a investigative journalistic piece, and not a hit piece. I cannot wait to see more work from ya.

[@clarencejones8180]

This whole series need more views, I'm blow away with how thorough you are. Now do one on Sargon!

[@doomwalker9934]

Sargon has it coming

[@Fendelfull]

This has been such a well-produced series, and I mean this not only as praise for the content, which is impressively arranged and explores its subject with remarkable insight, but for the details and artistic embellishments you've put together here. I assume the content is well-discussed in the comments, so I'm just chiming in to express appreciation for the attention given to the visual and musical components, which contribute more than the casual observer might realize, and make this into something that transcends political or media analysis, taking it to a plane of artistic expression that is rarely seen on popular media. I'm not prone to gushing like this, and it's frankly embarrassing, but wanted to make sure you know that all that effort and talent and time spent was time spent well. You made something beautiful*.

[@hiphopotamus69]

Every time I hear Dave Rubin talk now I just here Micheal Brooks’ impression of him

[@daniellewis9981]

This series was downright amazing. I started watching it yesterday and kept coming back. I never knew what was so baffling about Dave Rubin, and your concluding point is compelling. You argue that he equivocates moderate republicans with the furthest extremes of the right, and that's much different than "he's a dumb patsy who doesn't realize no one respects him"

[@noahgoff4744]

@shaun does an AMAZING break down of the bell curve in a 2hr video, so Molyneaux “no one has been able to dispute the bell curve” statement is even more ridiculous, but also the video does a great job showing all the faults with the bell curve

[@ok-eu5nq]

I lost it at the montage of Dave cartoonishly fear-mongering with the Death Note soundtrack behind it