The Left Desperately Needs Its Own Version of Rush Limbaugh

[ObsidianDev]

There are a lot of left-wing political podcasts out there, but here's the problem: they all come across as "weak".

There are some very smart and highly knowledgeable left-wing media figures and podcast hosts, but they all would sound like fukking dorks to the average person, ESPECIALLY young males, who are currently enamored with the Rogan/masculinity sphere of YouTube, Tik Tok, and Twitter.

The image of being a right-wing conservative man in the eyes of many young men is a guy who works hard to support his family, drinks whiskey, shoots guns, owns a business, drives a pickup truck, lifts weights, and is successful and confident.

The image of being a left-wing man in the eyes of many young men (and women) is a guy who is sensitive, speaks softly, is passive, has never had to work using his hands, is emotional, is feminine, and is a guy who probably drives an electric car (not a Tesla) and spends a lot of his time reading books instead being outside.

The fact of the matter is that being or identifying as left-leaning or liberal looks unmasculine in the eyes of a lot of men, regardless of age, but especially now within the 18-30 age range.

But, imagine if the left had a pundit or influencer who could counter the Ben Shapiros, Charlie Kirks, and Tucker Carlsons of the world WITHOUT sounding like so many of the men on the left in the political world do: whiny, nerdy and feminine?

I like Hasan Piker, but he's too cowardly to debate conservatives since he got more popular, and he isn't that good of a debater anyway. Plus, his pretty boy image makes him look "soft".

I like Destiny and think he's the best debater on the left and love how he's never afraid to be "mean" and will just straight up call a conservative or a neo-nazi "stupid" or "retarded' to their face, but he always has drama going on in his personal life.

The best all-round figure on the left to appeal to regular, everyday people would probably be Sam Seder from "The Majority Report", but his personality is way too damn nerdy and dry. Same goes for David Pakman.

A non-corporate backed shyt talking dude armed with nothing more than just a microphone and a cup of coffee who rants every weekday morning about free healthcare, the economy, unions and the working class without coming across like a privileged, upper-crust, milquetoast bytch (aka the guys from "Pod Save America") is something that the left desperately needs.

 

[RickyDiBiase]

Just one problem with this: US Left wing politics isn't built out of spite

 

[Ethnic Cleansing]

While @ CNN, Chris Cuomo practically threatened to square off with Trump for calling him Fredo

 

[Secure Da Bag]

The closest the left has is a guy named Destiny. Not joking.

 

[Brolic]

The DNC needs to send a check to the Most Honorable Tariq Nasheed.

 

[UnQuantized]

The closest the left has is a guy named Destiny. Not joking.

Him and Hasan could play that role

 

[BaggerofTea]

need that firebrand energy.


But it needs to be someone vindictive, someone directly affected by Trumps policies likely.

 

[UnQuantized]

You're right but liberals have been so behind the curve. The right has built this apparatus, distinct from mainstream media going back to the 70s and they absorb anything that they feel is adjacent to their goals.

 

[ObsidianDev]

Just one problem with this: US Left wing politics isn't built out of spite

True, but they better start growing some damn balls and realize that the majority of people vote of out spite and self-interest.

Conservatives have mastered convincing their base that voting for their (perceived) self-interest will aid themselves, while it really only helps those at the top (i.e. the rich).

The left needs to figure a way to gain support for policies by making appeals to people's self-interest in a similar way that conservatives do, but the difference of course would be that these policies actually help everybody else in the long run.

In other words: Put working-class, blue collar self-interest at the forefront, while keeping the broader benefits that would come as a result for others pushed in the background.

Once the policies that were marketed via appeals to self-interest get passed, people won't really care that others benefitted as a result, they'll just be glad that they got their piece of the pie

 

[King Poetic]

The left cares too much about women and the alphabets first , than the economy and immigrants being push up north to sanctuary cities getting more care than the blacks who been in these cities for decades

 

[voiture]

Left wing is progressive which means we are trying to change things. You cannot have a hostile attitude trying to change things.
You only do that when you are trying to conserve something.

 

[Sir ZDuke]

Him and Hasan could play that role

Came here to post this. Sadly they only appeal to zoomers and millennials

 

[Ghost Utmost]

Just a strong leader.

I guess podcasters are the new celebs, SOHH that tracks.

 

[RickyDiBiase]

The left cares too much about women and the alphabets first , than the economy and immigrants being push up north to sanctuary cities getting more care than the blacks who been in these cities for decades

That's because historically speaking they've always been most of the left wingers, not by default

True, but they better start growing some damn balls and realize that the majority of people vote of out spite and self-interest.

Conservatives have mastered convincing their base that voting for their (perceived) self-interest will aid themselves, while it really only helps those at the top (i.e. the rich).

The left needs to figure a way to gain support for policies by making appeals to people's self-interest in a similar way that conservatives do, but the difference of course would be that these policies actually help everybody else in the long run.

In other words: Put working-class, blue collar self-interest at the forefront, while keeping the broader benefits that would come as a result for others pushed in the background.

Once the policies that were marketed via appeals to self-interest get passed, people won't really care that others benefitted as a result, they'll just be glad that they got their piece of the pie

This is what they'll have to do from podcasters to politicians to claw back what they can.

 

[Paper Boi]

there is not any money in it

at least not at the scale there is for republicans