Sam Harris on the Culture Wars, DEI, and Political Polarization with Helen Lewis

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Sam Harris speaks with Helen Lewis about the culture wars. They discuss the role of journalists, DEI, political polarization, feminism, transgender activism, gender roles, the Rotherham scandal, Islam and jihadism, Elon Musk and X, the future of the Democratic Party, and other topics.
Helen Lewis is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where she writes about politics and culture. Last year she traveled to Austin to explore what Joe Rogan has done to the city, profiled the controversial American literacy guru Lucy Calkins, and spent the election campaign season in Pennsylvania.
Helen is also the host of the BBC's Strong Message Here and Helen Lewis Has Left The Chat. Her first book, 2020's Difficult Women: A History of Feminism in 11 Fights, was a Sunday Times bestseller. Her second book, The Genius Myth, explores how the modern idea of genius ― a class of special people ― is distorting our view of the world. It will be published in the summer by Jonathan Cape (UK) and Thesis (US). She writes a weekly Substack, The Bluestocking.
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[@marrelizard]

Im not sure you read comments, but I would like to say thank you for being you and doing what you do. It is crucial that we have voices of reason in this world, and the way you've successfully reached out to so many people with everything you do, gives me hope. Let's never stop lecturing religios and biggoted people! Skål! /Swedish 20-ish man.

[@josephpayne6278]

Gives me hope lol, hope for no God, no grounding for moral structures, just what seems and feels good to each individual. And no after life, lol. That’s great hope 😂. Loser

[@Suggesttt]

Actually it’s well known Sam does NOT read the comments. He does this to protect his ego he used to separate himself from, but now fully embraces, whether he realizes it or not

[@Tonyklick]

ok, 29 years old

[@Skibbityboo0580]

@@Suggesttt Reading comments would be nothing but a waste of time for him. Have you ever read them? They're a pure dumpster fire.

[@KingWilliamProtector]

He lost his way a little bit. Hopefully he can get past his own ego and learn.

[@Thisisahandle701]

Been waiting for a Sam Harris video for days

[@Tyler-k2o]

Seriously we need voices like his now more than ever!

[@kirstendhammasukha]

Yes,, me too. Just been waiting to hear his thoughts about all of this.

[@AGILISFPV]

@@Tyler-k2owas hoping he’d actually say something of substance, instead of pretending DEI and trans activism is the pressing problem of today. Absolutely insane what he’s saying given recent events.

[@Tyler-k2o]

@AGILISFPV cool

[@roc1761]

Much needed wisdom indeed

[@essentia9]

Let's be honest the only reason Trump won is that everyone was fed up with dems and their braindead infantile spineless politics.

[@VesperAegis]

Appreciate seeing new faces in Podcast Land, and I love the visual format over the old audio posts. Thanks for keeping this up, Sam.

[@SabDos-p3u]

Sam I have promoted and financially supported you and ask why you have not interviewed Reza Pahlavi who is the most popular John Stuart Mill Iranian opposition force or stopped talking to Atheist Republic founder like Armin Navabi and do not see importance of Trump supporting Israel for most Iranians and Ex Muslims bothers me.

[@moritzmonska9912]

Dude have you heard of punctuation? It might help to form proper sentences. ​@@SabDos-p3u

[@blue24563]

Very disappointing that someone as intellectual as Sam is a fan of someone as intellectually dishonest, biased and ideological as this woman.

[@danzwku]

this is the journalist that did that interview with Jordan Peterson on GQ 😆

[@petermcintosh222]

Indeed. I really do recommend her books though. 📚

[@AlexOfCR]

Seriously? My god she aged badly

[@spacetoast7783]

@@danzwku Bro I want to watch that interview but I'm afraid to. I know my feed will be completely taken over by JP. The algorithm just goes wild every time I watch any of his content.

[@DavidBrown-ts2us]

I never would have recognised her until it came up in the interview. She seems in a more agreeable mood in this conversation

[@Shreds111]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqDJemWBebx_bLcsi=X4If9Icr-PegQj-d Dumpster fire, how does she still have a job.

[@austinnicholl8891]

I used to really dislike Harris, but his views on the idiocy of Trump/MAGA and organized religion have caused me to rethink my opinion of him.

[@godisbollocks]

What did you dislike about him?

[@corylohanlon]

Sam's been very consistent over 20+ years in his calm, rational analysis of everything under the sun. He's made enemies on both ends of the political spectrum because of it. I'd recommend retracing the steps which lead you to have a low opinion of him in the first place. I'd bet a meaningful amount of money that there's significant confusion lurking... if not outright deception.

[@mikerobinson7206]

Let's be honest....Trump was much closer to bringing in fascism than Harris would ever be with communism. Both parties are dominated by corporatists. Which makes the "communist" angle triply absurd.

[@pythagoran]

False

[@spacetoast7783]

Closer to bringing it in? It is here right now.

[@vahas5128]

Yes the fascist that is actively reducing the size of government

[@Aureilius2112]

I’m a liberal Canadian and even I worried more about Kamala Harris than Trump…

[@johnowens5342]

For every new regulation 10 must be ended. That's the policy now and that doesn't get you to fascism no matter how you spin it.

Thank you Sam! You are always a voice of sanity, and I appreciate that you are doing your best to make sense of everything. I learned a lot from you!

[@josephpayne6278]

You are always a voice of sanity, lol. Right, nothing came from nothing l. But somehow there was an explosion. And even more somehow. We all magically came! Out of an explosion. Something we NEVER EVER SEE, on earth lol. Explosions creating order, and intellect and reason, and love, and hate, the entirety, the majesty, complexity both biologically, and visually of all nature and animal kingdom. Not to mention space and the order of the universe. Comes from an explosion 😂. Right, he’s always the voice of sanity lol.

[@harryschiller5368]

It is mockable that she says UK politics are in a better state than US politics. Britains educated class is completely isolated from responding to any of the populations demands. They are totally incapable of backtracking on mass immigration and improving life for young people. At least Trump and Sanders, on opposite sides of the spectrum, are angry and putting reforms into law. I love British history and culture, and being American, I am obviously culturally British by descent (and am part British by blood as well). But their elite has absolutely let them down and, unlike America they have no revolutionary history to draw upon to renew and wipe away bureaucracy. They also live on a small island and have fewer options to go live if you want a new way of life.

[@liasan6844]

full interview definitely worth it. beautiful conversation , these two people compliment each other in making sense of the topics spoken about,. even though their angles of focus can differ at times.

[@lapetiteallemande1]

Watching this catastrophe for global safety, health, prosperity, and democracy unfold, I’m sick and tired of people making excuses for those who knowingly voted a self-serving liar-utterly devoid of decency-into the White House. Yes, those people may have been brainwashed, but there’s simply no rational argument for voting against your own interests and those of everyone around you (billionaires and psychopaths aside).

[@essentia9]

Cry more

[@Alnivol666]

It is because your party sucks. Sorry. Look in the mirror. The alternative was 4 more years of nothing but woke crap being shoved down our throats. If Dems were close to being sane, they would have won. They are simply bat shit insane. The regular folk cannot connect with them. They live apart from reality. I will say that you should tone down your doomsday predictions. Democracy was in a much bigger danger with Dems running the show.

[@kadourimdou43]

Helen Lewis, the one that did the really cold interview with Jordan Peterson. This should be interesting.

[@RashidMBey]

That interview unironically aged well given that she correctly inferred JP's gish gallop, but the bias hijacked the narrative to defend Peterson's "Well, no words I say ultimately mean anything in the metaphorical substrate, even when in context apparently"

[@kadourimdou43]

@@RashidMBeyShe was wrong on something’s though. Even if Jordan Peterson has gone off the deep end in some areas.

[@ManicMindTrick]

@ It was a gotcha interview and she hadn't really done her homework well.

[@spacetoast7783]

@@kadourimdou43 Bro I can't watch that interview because I'm terrified of my feed being completely taken over by JP. The algorithm just goes wild every time I watch any of his content.

[@spacetoast7783]

I finally watched. I don't think Peterson substantiated his points very well, but he definitely commanded the conversation. She didn't have counters to his conjecture, just more of her own.

[@35kwils]

Helen is absolutely brilliant, one of my favorite people to listen to because she speaks with amazing clarity.

[@NickZoran]

I also would like to join the rest of the commenters in thanking you for helping me make sense of topics I don’t have the ability or bandwidth to parse through myself.

[@glennwallace1365]

Sam Harris is one of the people worth the time to listen to. Another is Robert Sapolsky. I sorely miss Christopher Hitchens.

[@AkZeal76]

Really disappointing conversation, Sam pushes back on literally nothing she says even in the lightest of ways. BBC is impartial is a joke statement and Sam knows exactly where its not. sad

[@ronalda.ortman4759]

The Atlantic is fantastic. So well done.

[@euphegenia]

Helen Lewis finally makes a public appearance again after getting embarrassed by Jordan Peterson in 2018. So brave.

[@blue24563]

That should have genuinely been a career-ending moment for a journalist. I’m very surprised Sam has any respect for this ‘journalist’.

[@drts6955]

​@@blue24563I mean, given that Peterson can continue his career with all the ridiculous and false things he says, why should she run away with her tail between her legs?

[@bobjones4469]

Right, influencers and podcasters do that but journalists and mainstream media? They're just impeccable moral people. Right. The ENTIRE reasons why people turned to people like Rogan is BECAUSE mainstream journalists and media are so corrupted. Rogan, for all his faults and whether you agree with him or not, is at least way more transparent and honest than you people. Wasn't that part of the reasons why Sam used to be friends with him? But once he started having some political disagreements with Sam, Sam disavowed him. I'm 99% sure it was Sam who disavowed him and not the other way around.

[@spacetoast7783]

5:30 is the perfect example of a neutrality bias.

[@Tyler-k2o]

Thank you for doing what you do Sam! We need you now more than ever man.

[@ragged_claws_scuttling]

Agreed.

[@SabDos-p3u]

Sam I have promoted and financially supported you and ask why you have not interviewed Reza Pahlavi who is the most popular John Stuart Mill Iranian opposition force or stopped talking to Atheist Republic founder like Armin Navabi and do not see importance of Trump supporting Israel for most Iranians and Ex Muslims bothers me.

[@dandybufo9664]

Sam should also interview Aella . She would be a great guest !

[@adrienneashworth6698]

Thank you both. Sam, my list is infinite on the way's you've helped shaped me and my thoughts personally. Helen, a pleasure to see you for the first time today. I look forward to more thought provoking content from you both. Thank you!

[@TheGoodShepherd117]

That butter on the toast reference was so brilliant. I feel like too many people get caught up in too many stupid causes or ideas and don’t realize their lives are passing them by. I’ll remember that quip the next time someone with no life becomes obsessed with the most pointless thing.

[@gregorynuttall]

"Everything feels like a marketplace" This is why I'd love for you to discuss more about economics Sam. I know it's not your strong suit as you've mentioned in the past, but there are so many of us who feel that the root cause of so much of this is Capitalism. I want to believe that it's oversimplified, but it always seems to come back to the way our economy is structured under a capitalist economic model. Please tell me and others how and why we're wrong to feel this way. Please interview top economists that can reliably represent each theory, Capitalism, Socialism, Communism etc. We'd love to learn more.

[@Thisisahandle701]

The issue isn't capitalism. The issue is lack of regulation following the emergence of earth-shattering new technology (internet/social media). Capitalism is the fire, regulation is where you want the fire and how intensely it should burn.

[@jbt6007]

Enjoyed this episode Sam.

[@johnowens5342]

People like myself can also use platformed individuals to listen to opposing views. I'm very much opposed to leftist, and yet here I am. Sam, your statement about Russia Gate is the most ignorant thing I have heard in a very long time. Got me figured out? How about this, my naturalized Mexican wife voted trump because of immigration and his promises to go after cartels. Sometimes, you say the most simplistic and wrong opinions as if they are fact. Your blind spots are big.

[@jeremiahbok9028]

Helen Lewis! Praise the stars above, it finally happened!

[@jim23mac]

You know when somebody has had a proper education when they select their words carefully because know the difference between 'rebut' and 'refute'.

[@jaysteve4442]

29:21 great point starts here. She’s 100% correct.

[@dk88800]

ladies and gentlemen, this is the woman who put Jordan Peterson in his right place.

[@blue24563]

You’re a ridiculous ideologue.

[@BenRobinson1974]

Brilliant guest Sam, one of our very best journalists. Cindy Yu of the Spectator would be an excellent guest to talk about China, her 'Chinese Whispers' podcast is fantastic.

[@johnwatts8346]

this woman is far more balanced and reasonable than sam harris.

[@freshfalcon3996]

Sam should try a colored shirt once in a while 👕

[@jimvanderwood3094]

We once had the Fairness Doctrine (removed during the Regan administration) the removal of which allowed and led to one-sided opinion radio and TV (think Rush Limbaugh or Keith Olberman) and then we passed the TeleCommunications Act of 1996, which resulted in the consolidation of media by the ultra wealthy (think Rupert Murdoch, Jeff Bezos and Michael Bloomberg). One-sided media is proving to be much more lucrative than providing equal content. Until this is fixed I don’t see how the political polarization improves.

[@spacetoast7783]

The fairness doctrine has absolutely nothing to do with cable or the Internet.

[@jimvanderwood3094]

@ The internet didn’t exist when the fairness doctrine was repealed, but the doctrine covered broadcast media. The only thing that existed when the doctrine was enacted (in the 1940’s I think) was airwave TV and radio. In hindsight maybe the doctrine should have been expanded to include cable. But now? The internet? I mean, clearly the internet is a bad platform for even basic factualness right?

[@mikerobinson7206]

I agree 100%, but it's hard to imagine the Fairness Doctrine surviving the internet. Not sure how you police that windblown landscape.

[@3dge--runner]

Smart move ending it right at the dei part. I was waiting to hear that part! Wish I could afford a subscription.

[@marinjuranic9019]

You can get one free, you just need to write an email. there is a support address on his site.

[@houndofzoltan]

The BBC has been moving to the centre, but they had swung too far left... never anywhere near the crazy Fox News levels though.

[@sb.6606]

I’d like to know why I need to pay another $140 to watch full videos when I’m already paying that just to have the full podcast feed. Are you serious with this non sense? What a total rip off

[@ManicMindTrick]

I love how people on the left are horrified by GBNews. It's a sign they are doing something right and are desperately needed in the media landscape.

[@spacetoast7783]

What are they doing right?

[@ManicMindTrick]

@@spacetoast7783 For starters they are keeping the fire going regarding the "grooming" scandal. More generally, they dare to touch topics too scary for your ordinary BBC and The Guardian journalist and give a counter point of view to the establishment.

[@spacetoast7783]

@@ManicMindTrick You mean like what the rest of the media have been doing for a decade?

[@Pennyroyal1652]

She is very interesting when she is in conversations and always great when she goes on Blocked and Reported Podcast.

[@Kobe29261]

27:30 Because the Atlantic cost X $s for access and the Wall Str Journal cost X $ ditto for the NY Times, then you have to sit through TV etc etc Aint nobody got time for that so most pick a team, based on psychology and innate disposition and line up with battons until there are fewer of them than you. I listen to Sam but every so often my best friend forwards me something from the myriad Pod Casts he's on which is super interesting except I won't live long enough to digest every subject he's opined on. Like Zizek said we must make the world more boring.

[@fullbola]

Another great listen from Sam and if any of you enjoyed listening to Helen you should tune in to the Private eye podcast!

[@RandyAndy7373]

Serious, integer woman. She asks the right questions. More of her!🎉❤

[@ebos9515]

25:09 'welcome to the hotel [insert any place or subject you want here], such a lovely place'. But the world is still out there, filled with people and adventure to discover. It might not always be easy to get out of a one track mindset, it is worth seeing what's behind the steriotypes. One does not have to agree with what one meets, nor does anything need to end in a fight.

[@ragged_claws_scuttling]

Tiffany twisted comment.

[@bjkarana]

Thank you Sam and Helen; voices of reason!

[@alienígena-e1p]

Ah, you found the echo chamber that tickles your fancy!

[@bjkarana]

@@alienígena-e1p I listen to Sam and his guests. I listen to Joe Rogan and his guests. Some echo chamber!

[@spacetoast7783]

5:30 it is insane to equate those two assessments

[@paulhockin5264]

Man Sam harris is losing it over the last 6 years! Doesn't even once call out her bias and group think. Like the Senetor said "Conspriacy theories are about 37-0 at the moment"

[@jaysteve4442]

22:59 no he’s talking about Rogan

[@amir650]

Isn't that the identitarian that JP ran circles around? I wonder if they discuss that conversation here ...

[@unathirams]

The irony of you mentioning it when they brought it up in the interview that people like to bring it up.

[@RashidMBey]

If you actually watch that exchange, you can easily clock that Jordan Peterson was mid gish gallop that implied precisely what she inferred based on context. Months later, people began clocking that word salad, avoiding accountability of implicit claims, and gish gallop are JP staples. Sam Harris learned, Matt Dillahunty learned, Richard Dawkins learned, Contrapoints learned, the entire Alex O'Connor and Pangburn following learned. You haven't.

[@ManicMindTrick]

@ Matt Dillahunty has also gone off the deep end, but on the other side. These days, he couldn't even have a conversation with Dawkins.

[@RashidMBey]

@@ManicMindTrick Massive gap between difference of opinion and engaging in arguably bad faith contrarianism. Dawkins has largely gone off the deep end in some regard, but neither Dillahunty nor Dawkins are nothing like the bad faith contrarianism of JP, even if their contrarianism is deeply uncharitable.

[@godisbollocks]

​@@RashidMBeyHas Dawkins gone off the deep end by claiming that gender is binary?

[@Wisdom.and.whispers]

NEVER CLICKED SO FAST

[@christopherrippel2958]

The 27 year reunion of There's something about Mary

[@stuartmcdonald5172]

The far right is burning American democracy to the ground and Sam's criticizing the far left who are irrelevant at the moment? Now is the time for the courageous to take Trump and Elon to task and so far we get crickets from Sam who appears to be gutless in the face of tyranny. I"m losing respect for him and the American media by the day.

[@godisbollocks]

You *must* be shrooming. Harris has utterly eviscerated Trump so hard and so often that he lost many snivelling fans over it, many of whom adopted the mother of all ad hominem by claiming he had "Trump derangement syndrome."

[@landonp4726]

You don’t even understand his position. Have you ever listened to him? He’s done more than his fair share of criticizing Trump and Elon, but the reason he criticizes the far left is because he believes they are mostly to blame for this Trumpism problem we have. And he’s not wrong. People got tired of the far left delusion and unfortunately found something in Trumpism that stuck.

[@ManicMindTrick]

They dominate so much of academia, journalism, and entertainment still. They didn't suddenly become irrelevant regardless of how much MAGA likes to believe so. We might already have reached peak W0K4 but it's still one of the factors that drive people towards Trump.

[@BPalandrano]

the stuartmcdonalds don't help the left's cause.

[@good_boy_13]

He has criticized Trump and Musk on Substack. Calm your tits.

[@WoodEe-zq6qv]

Sam I love you bro but there's a dearth of educated voices in politics right now, liberal-minded thinkers are not competitive in the podcast space, and we need content like this to be more accessible. really don't understand why you gatekeeping this content to your site membership given your stated goals.

[@RashidMBey]

His interest is ultimately to profit first.

[@conradjane8659]

Have you heard of his Scholarship program? Anyone who inquires via email will receive free access to full length episodes and membership perks. Not kidding. Check it out! Hope this helps.

[@WoodEe-zq6qv]

@@conradjane8659 That doesn't really address the concern. Any level of friction makes people click away. Having to email saying "I can't pay please give me access" drives people away.

[@RashidMBey]

@conradjane8659 I've not heard of it, but it does help! Thanks!

[@godisbollocks]

​@@RashidMBey If his interest was to profit he'd be running ads like everyone else does.

[@brucecook502]

It definitely helps having video to go along with your audio podcast to keep me following along because my attention span is terrible 👍

[@sb.6606]

Considering the fact that he cuts it off at 38 minutes i think it should really help with you attention span.

[@prescriptivereasoning]

"I like money. I can't believe you like money too."

[@Sóumit-q6z]

I miss the golden days of 2011-12 when Sam used to join debates and quelled religious stereotypes and dogmas 🥺🥺 plz come back old version of Sam ... world needs you 😞

[@Marriedrebels]

That Sam is gone. We just have a husk of intellectualism left. Trump broke his brain, so sad.

[@brandonspears28]

Bring back the world of 2011-12, please and thanks. Can’t fault Sam for speaking about the world that is in front of him. I’d fucking do anything for the world to be like 2011 again 😢

[@Thisisahandle701]

​@@MarriedrebelsTrump broke your brain

[@freeian2]

Not sure that would be the most suitable version of Sam required at this time. Besides, he has delineated his thoughts via multiple books, videos-that Sam remains. It’s onto the next quest. This unholy vision of the American experiment which has roots in the very context you mention. But as far as labeling “broken brain” syndrome, don’t see that as a useful differential at this time.

[@spacetoast7783]

Religion is just not a popular topic on social media right now.

[@Lagentehablando]

Facts would be good. Feelings not so good.

[@Sunfried1]

Sam’s questions tend to be long winded.

[@hhhhhhhhhh1919]

HELEN THE BLONDE HAIR IS AWFUL!!!! DYE IT BACK

[@umwha]

Is this the woman who interviewed Jordan Peterson?

[@wesselvanrensburg8]

Insightful discussion

[@Jurisdoctorsosh]

Sam I have promoted and financially supported you and ask why you have not interviewed Reza Pahlavi who is the most popular John Stuart Mill Iranian opposition force or stopped talking to Atheist Republic founder like Armin Navabi and do not see importance of Trump supporting Israel for most Iranians and Ex Muslims bothers me.

[@lawrenceclyons]

These NBA ransom notes haven't changed in three years.

[@rocketman1058]

to be fair, UK had its most important elections and lost, Bye Europe Union.

[@stevelarrivee3512]

Love the video format Sam. +That fitness/BJJ training is evident and inspiring, especially in this era of never-ending distractions.

[@danzwku]

My god Sam, talk faster xD

[@brian782]

Sam said he’d vote for a corpse. Meanwhile Trump is ushering a golden age of pure ecstasy

[@RashidMBey]

😂😂😂 me when I lick lead:

[@brian782]

@@RashidMBey the country is in heaven and the movement is growing very fast

[@TennesseeJed]

​@@brian782So daddy is finally home? 🤮

[@Excalion88]

@@brian782You must be living in your own head. Maybe you’re embracing his lunacy because it’s too hard for you to admit you fell for a blatant conman.

[@spacetoast7783]

Ecstasy for China and Russia maybe. The rule of law has almost totally collapsed in the US.

[@lnielse1]

Was expecting more from Sam about Trump running roughshod over the government....

[@JackSchitt-p9t]

Trump is the leader of the Executive branch. What do you want him to do other than take control of the branch of government that he is supposed to control?

[@spacetoast7783]

​@@JackSchitt-p9t Id like him to not ignore the other two branches of government. Is that too much to ask?

[@lnielse1]

@@spacetoast7783 The problem is he's totally ignoring them. Does not respect the institution at all... Not sure if there's much anyone can do about it....

[@JackSchitt-p9t]

@ What is it that you want him to do? Specifically.

[@spacetoast7783]

@@JackSchitt-p9t I'm not sure who you're talking to right now, but I hope you can answer my question when you get a chance.

[@spacetoast7783]

14:00 Media can't directly get people to stop talking about something, but they can definitely get people to start talking about something new. Look how much time gets spent talking about T issues because a small number of mainstream Rs keep bringing it up. Mainstream Ds never bring it up unprompted.

[@aidenisduranarzuaga4030]

I clicked so damn fast 😩

[@Marsh-NZ]

Okay, just a preview, that’s okay, I prefer to listen on the podcast.

[@FGxKarmaa]

You didn’t want to bring up the BBC being funded by USAID then 😂

[@WoodEe-zq6qv]

Not the BBC itself but a media charity run by the BBC. Its main donors are the UK, US and Swedish governments. Is there some kind of issue with this?

[@spacetoast7783]

​@@WoodEe-zq6qvShhh. Don't challenge the canned talking points.

[@Kimura117]

Sam, please make the complete switch to this video format. They're much more enjoyable.

[@johnwatts8346]

harris voted for harris, haha nuff said.

[@bobgug8626]

3:07 Lex Fridman dig

[@JackSchitt-p9t]

I know what the people want to hear, another discussion with an Atlantic writer.

[@seanbates1721]

After 4 years of the nightmare most of us experienced. How does this not apply to democrats and Trump. Maybe as an independent I don’t get either side. I don’t see Trump as a classical republican and really thought this is when RFK and Tulsi got brought in. Tulsi and RFK were the democrats, over all other parties, I was excited to vote for. I guess I will get blasted for saying that because they are traitors to democratic collective. You don’t to be MAGA, we need someone to push back. I don’t think continuing to huff your own farts and get mad normal folks think you stink. I can’t see anyone with any sense telling leftist they like the smell of your farts.

[@Excalion88]

RFK is an anti-science fringe nut. He should be cast aside for his stupidity alone.

[@Ella-qg4bq]

10 yrs old mentality takes over the world so we have no way to address any issues any more.

[@Ella-qg4bq]

I watched the entire people behaviors in Hitler documentary. Desperate people at economic crisis believed in whatever Hitler said and followed him mindlessly. It’s extremely bizarre.

[@KingWilliamProtector]

I hope Sam has learnt something after self sabotaging himself but I fear he's far too arrogant for that.

[@TT36391]

I hope Elon tastes good in your mouth

[@christufts6046]

I’m not sure being vilified by a 50 year old man who cheats at video games constitutes “self sabotage”

[@godisbollocks]

Let me guess... "TDS"? *dismissive wanking gesture*

[@MitigateOurRuin]

For the algorithm.

[@gzig61]

I long for shows like Crossfire and Hannity and Colmes. Spirited debate with good faith interlocutors simply doesn't exist in mainstream media anymore.

[@ManicMindTrick]

I felt bad for Colmes most of the time. He was almost there to be the whipping boy of Hannity.

[@chrispywilliams1992]

Her??!!

[@melchiormagni]

I don't know any other content creator that hides the bulk of their content behind a pay wall. Many of them have a pay wall, and they'll put perks behind it, like early access, the chance to chat with them, or bonus content, like if they do a 90 minute show there might be 30 mins of bonus "member only" content at the end. But Sam is the only one who gives you a little 25% appetizer for free and then wants you to pay for the remaining 75%.

[@Reef593]

You can get a free subscription just by going to his website and sending an email

[@BryanJordan1]

Sam has the most generous business model I've ever seen. You can email his team requesting membership to his meditation app, podcast, etc, and they'll give it to you for free, no questions asked. I don't know any other content creator who does that!

[@ManicMindTrick]

He don't have ads so he needs paying members to keep the show going. Luckily for you, he also gives out memberships for free.

[@melchiormagni]

@ I have premium so I wouldn't notice if there's no ads. I think that's a dumb way to do it though. I'd rather he just make it have ads and collect the ad revenue. I already pay for youtube premium, which would give him a cut if he accepted ads, but now I have to specifically pay him extra to actually view his content? Or he could just accept sponsors and have a short sponsor segment, which anyone can choose to watch or skip. And he offers free subs to people who "need" help. I don't need help. I would feel dishonest emailing him and begging for a free sub. Why do things differently than every other content creator out there? He says it's because he'd be beholden to advertisers, but I disagree, I think you can have sponsors and remain honest. Andrew Huberman has a ton of sponsors, but I've never once got the impression he's being dishonest or holding back his opinion to please his sponsors. Plus, Sam is rich anyway. Is he really totally dependent on his sub revenue to be able to do this? He should be able to live off interest and dividends. He could also do like most other streamers do, accept donations. Streamers live off donations. I'm sure plenty of people would be willing to donate. Matter fact, I would. I would donate to him if he changed his business model and put all his content up for free. But I'm not going to sub to a bunch of different creators.

[@BenjaminBunnyGlaser]

Hey Sam I LOVE YOU but Dirty Jew to Dirty Apostate! YOU AND I BOTH KNOW THAT MUSIC THAT FADES OUT THE CONVO IS EVIL BAD KETAMINE DOCTOR TRIP MUSES SICK. Kidding. I love you.

[@BenjaminBunnyGlaser]

But I watched you Jesi Wampwampfleck with your s word tongue in Taxwoman More AKA BILL MAHER Doublespeak Regime. Impressive which means Imps are regressive in Meta. MA=mother, HER=woman, BILL=tax, tax=tacks in their BRIGHTISH NOT INVITAVITAVEGAWOMENVASION

[@BenjaminBunnyGlaser]

thanks to my stepdaddy ScorpieSteve who got stoned for G{odd} sus JESUS the G. SUSPECT."

[@BenjaminBunnyGlaser]

love from John and Michael Crichton. Hey JC- Caesar sure. But JOHN CLARK, JAMES COLE, JOHN CONNOR etc.

[@BenjaminBunnyGlaser]

Thanks fo yo chillen Sammy. BC DAY GIT IT.

[@BenjaminBunnyGlaser]

My alleged gaslight special parents are the OPENING OF MISSION IMPOSSIBLE. THE AMAZING SERIES> DAN BRIGGS FOREVER, STEPHEN AND BARABARA and DAN is my Uncle. Unfortunately. SAME BADASS TIME SAME BADASS CHANNEL DESI. LIE DICK. THE KID CHOSE JAKE TRACY. HE AIN'T NO PRIVATE PENIS

[@romeroj4871]

Wow Brad Pitt really committed to this role !

[@nickelback3360]

If you’re going to talk to a British journalist you should grill them on Rotherham. As soon as you detect any notion of “backlash against peaceful Muslims” being a priority you can write them off.

[@ManicMindTrick]

Rotherham is just the most famous case. This was/is going on all around Britain where Pakistani Muslims live and at least 50 towns are affected. Thank God for GBNews. What a total journalistic failure on top of being a much larger societal problem.

[@ragged_claws_scuttling]

Free Tommy Robinson! Now!

[@ManicMindTrick]

Of course was my comment about this deleted by the algorithm. Talk about a journalistic failure. Thank god GBNews exists and presses this issue.

[@spacetoast7783]

​@@ragged_claws_scuttlingWhy are you opposed to law and order?

[@ragged_claws_scuttling]

@@spacetoast7783 Ha! Go look for “law and order” in Starmer’s Britain.

[@Ella-qg4bq]

The public is at 10 yrs old mentality No way to address any issues any more!!

[@Ella-qg4bq]

I watched people public behaviors in Hitler documentary! Desperate people at economic crisis believed in whatever he said and followed him mindlessly It’s truly bizarre

[@Ella-qg4bq]

We’re facing not only economic crisis but also climate/overpopulation/ technology advance threatening humanity

[@Ella-qg4bq]

I consider that people are getting dysfunctional rather than discussing the mentality to think properly

[@Ella-qg4bq]

YT kept deleting my comments. I hope YT algorithm can not do it in this way😅

[@josephharley9448]

Is that a He or a She ?

[@pcbacklash_3261]

I hate to admit it, but I had the same thought. This is where "gender-fluid" nonsense has taken us (and why so many of us have come to resent it).

[@johnnyblaze9158]

She’s a she, but I can see why it’s confusing.

[@burner333]

Malcontents

[@aarondavid826]

Watch her interview with Jordan Peterson before watching this.

[@Nofacenocasexo]

Dang, she sounds like someone with their head in the sand convinced everyone else is wrong

[@PaulineMcGuinness-w8t]

I really wanted to watch this, but there's these birds outside making all this tweeting racket! Next time.

[@crxspybacon123]

Hi guys

[@jeremyevans8374]

Yeah she was a real crap head to Jordan Peterson. It was pretty awful.

[@RashidMBey]

She wasn't though. We see JP for who he is now, but no one called him out for the gish gallop and dodge for the contextual claim back then

[@blue24563]

She lost any reputation as a journalist in that interview.

[@effingright3045]

Who's this guy?

[@JDomanico-kd6is]

Very curious if this guy has a USAID link.

[@TheGoorru]

Sam is afraid to mention Joe Rogan by name in the beginning. 😮

[@umwha]

I’m a bit perplexed by Sam’s praise of Helen. She’s intelligent certainly and not crazy by any means. But she did show willingness to uphold the dominant woke culture against any dissident thought - notably JP. Ultimately why is Sam allying with her? Could it because she tried to strike Peterson and Sam hates Peterson

[@ManicMindTrick]

Don't think Sam hates Jordan. That's a very strong feeling.

[@umwha]

@@ManicMindTrick I think he has a seething dislike. He clashed with Jordan from the start. Then Jordan got 100 times more famous than him with a similar schtick. Then Jordan veered right and slowly started to be positive toward Trump who Sam HATES to a crazy degree. And now Jorand is really really religious (to much), and Sams whole career is about being atheist. I also think Jordan helped influence Ayaan Hirsi Ali to be chrsitian, and she was Sams friend for a long time before Jordan, and she was a big atheist voice. All that surely amounts to a big problem.

[@Thisisahandle701]

It's because she's actually a competent journalist with a track record of work.

[@RashidMBey]

Lmao your comment is so unbelievably sectarian that you care more for culture war conspiracy than reality

[@umwha]

@@Thisisahandle701 Shes very competent, yes. Yet that's why certain things stick out - like when she was SHOCKED that JBP had said that makeup is part of sexual signalling.,. She completely understands what that means, in a socio evolutionary context . She understood the proper context, but she knew she could use it as a weapon to silence him. Shes not stupid - she knowlingy attacks dissident thought.

[@randygault4564]

By all means, keep going! SNARK is why I left the left, why I never joined the right (despite finding alignment), and why I also left organized atheism.

[@drexiusofthefallen]

Snark is no reason to leave an idealogy or political camp. If you disagree with the idealogy then by all means leave it but if you think people on your side are too snarky then just fight them on being less snarky. This is how you get the Dave Rubin's and Ana Kasparian's of the world who change their entire world view because they got bullied by idiots on Twitter, and in the case of Dave Rubin or Tim Pool turn into Russian propagandists and genuinely disgusting and anti-American people.

[@TongaCortez]

Sam's lost all objectivity. Amazingly, he criticizes journalists who didn't ask Trump hard questions, yet, he's silent about journalists who never asked Biden or Harris hard questions.

[@spacetoast7783]

Which journalists would those be?

[@JackSchitt-p9t]

Sam is a base political animal. Biden is friend, Trump is enemy.