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Rubin has made more than his fair share of reputation-tarnishing misjudgments. His show has featured Stefan Molyneux, a Canadian alt-right pundit with an indefensible fascination with race and IQ, and Mike Cernovich, a conspiracy theorist in the mold of Alex Jones. I remember watching these interviews with an open mind, only to be horrified when I googled guest names afterward. Long before either appeared on Rubin’s show in 2016 and 2017, Molyneux and Cernovich were well-known as slimy conspiracy theorists. And yet, Rubin still chose to give them a massive platform.But I have also realized that Rubin wildly misses the mark in his understanding of free speech. I, too, am a staunch defender of free speech. I defend it not just as a constitutional right, but as one of the highest virtues. But there is no virtue in uncritically legitimizing silly ideas on a platform as influential as "The Rubin Report.he's a good marketeer, like trump is. Bring on crazy lunatics and let them rant and rave without asking any intelligent questions, and that appeals to right wing morons. Hey, props for making a living that way!
Rubin has made more than his fair share of reputation-tarnishing misjudgments. His show has featured Stefan Molyneux, a Canadian alt-right pundit with an indefensible fascination with race and IQ, and Mike Cernovich, a conspiracy theorist in the mold of Alex Jones. I remember watching these interviews with an open mind, only to be horrified when I googled guest names afterward. Long before either appeared on Rubin’s show in 2016 and 2017, Molyneux and Cernovich were well-known as slimy conspiracy theorists. And yet, Rubin still chose to give them a massive platform.But I have also realized that Rubin wildly misses the mark in his understanding of free speech. I, too, am a staunch defender of free speech. I defend it not just as a constitutional right, but as one of the highest virtues. But there is no virtue in uncritically legitimizing silly ideas on a platform as influential as "The Rubin Report.
he's a good marketeer, like trump is. Bring on crazy lunatics and let them rant and rave without asking any intelligent questions, and that appeals to right wing morons. Hey, props for making a living that way!
