He also has a healthy streak of idiocy in him. Maybe Rhonda Patrick recommended the ivermectin, despite the fact that the FDA literally published an article as to why it not be used to treat COVID.
I think they diverge quite a lot on social issues, most importantly, religion. Libertarians have very little inclination to fight the culture wars of the conservatives.
He leans libertarian in several areas. He also leans anti-establishment in others, which would explain Gabbard, Sanders, and others coming on his show. I don't think he cares about politics unless he views a particular politician as a threat to his various hobbies (Hunting, Drugs, MMA, meat consumption etc).If he is libertarian why did he endorse Bernie Sanders then
What I don't understand is that he seems to be all for the idea of a welfare state(hence his supposed support for Bernie), but then he also seems to hate the idea of a bigger government and more taxes, which doesn't make any sense.
Rhonda is a bit of a hack but the Rogan audience wants to believe so badly.
Not anyone at all?
She's generally a for profit opportunist who has used her Rogan appearances to get famous. She does have some good information and tips on her YouTube (such as her micro-nutrient smoothy recipe). Beyond that, she's basically just a self-promoter and wannabe influencer.
Agreed. Although I would add he's a libertarian with a soft spot for some left and some right ideas (for instance railing against political correctness, wokeism etc).
Not everyone at the end of the day falls neatly on a spot on the political spectrum.
The only world he is a centrist in is American politics.
The only world that matters here is American politics since that's where he's based and where most of his audience live.
Republicans have pretended for a while that they're the party for a smaller state. They're not, they want to spend just as much money as the Democrats, they just want to spend it on other things and they don't want to pay for it. So they cut welfare, cut taxes and increases the deficit.
Really? He's quite popular all over from what I've gathered, but I'll believe you for sure.
I'm sure he has a substantial audience in other countries as well, but imo, his core audience would seem to in the US.
AOC would be voting for SV or Rødt in Norway, so she's realistically not a centrist. But yeah, Joe Rogan is definitely not a centrist, though American politics is so fecked up that he might actually be one there. Donald Trump was just President for feck's sake, the American right has moved even further right.
Joe Rogan is a centrist and the Caf is extremely left, okey doke.
I believe she talks left but there is lacking action. She'd be voting Arbeiderpartiet.
We have to cut her some slack, she is after all part of American politics, so it's hard to expect the world from her. Put her in a Norwegian context and she'd be well on the left I think. But there are definitely a lot of Democrats would be Høyre or further right. Probably the vast majority.I believe she talks left but there is lacking action. She'd be voting Arbeiderpartiet.
You may be on to something here.
Extremely left in American terms and that’s all that really matters.
Agreed. He also has a habit of not challenging guests he agrees with and interrogating those he disagrees with - all the while attempting to make it look like he's impartial.
she's a fake friend and a clout chaser
I'm growing increasingly skeptical about her too. She just seems very ineffective. Impossible to judge from this vantage point though.
She's 30. That's like saying, maybe Greta could have done more to prevent the heat waves this year.
If his listeners take the medical opinion of a stand up comedian seriously then that’s their problem. More fool them I say.
She is a rabid careerist and nothing more.
Not really. Rest of the world only knows him as the MMA commentator who can't figure out who got hurt.
Well maybe one and he may well already be dead.
Hey @nickm, Wibble is calling Tatcher a man!
I’ve heard that phrase used with a very different meaning to the way I think you’re using it. Although who knows?
