Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - How white men became so radicalized & how Dems lost Joe Rogan

Jon Stewart began ⁠Monday's The Daily Show with some clarity⁠: Democrats didn't run on 'woke' ideology; they had it affixed to them by Republicans while actually running ads that sounded quite the opposite. I'll add: running from marginalized communities (like trans people) is a show of weakness & to expect loyalty from such community afterwards Is political folly. ⁠Kentucky Governor (D) Andy Beshear said as much, himself: ⁠stick to your values. Oh and maybe stop letting your opponent(s) define you by caricaturing you. See, I'm starting to openly ask what happened to radicalize young white male voters? My leading theories are: DEI, immigration and trans rights. That doesn't mean Democrats have to capitulate, though; they have to communicate, and be better at it. Meanwhile, everyone's marveling over the influence of one Joe Rogan. Yeah, me, too. As in "how'd this untalented, not wise dude become "⁠the Walter Cronkite of 2024?⁠" Worse, still: how did Democrats lose the self-professed progressive who's pro-choice, pro-gay rights, pro-trans rights, for universal healthcare, and loathed Trump's immigration policies? "Cancel culture." Another right wing caricaturization that Democrats, themselves, don't have policies or platforms endorsing, but whose opposition attaches to them. Anyhow, ⁠NPR's "On The Media" delved into the "man-o-sphere"⁠ that he leads, with the likes of other reality TV nobodies like Theo Von.