Is he a perfect embodiment of our movement? No. Does he unfairly criticize Trump at times in a very leftist manner? Yes and I hate it. Does he believe the election was stolen despite mountains of evidence? No and I hate that too.
But is he correct on issues the vast majority of the time? Yes. Is he slowly amassing a giant conservative entertainment media conglomerate to finally fight against the left wing media base? Yes. Is he redpilling people left and right while regularly shitting savagely on leftists? Hell yes.
I get that Shapiro isn’t the 100% America First media mogul we need. But he’s damn close and I feel like making him out as a “leftist ally” and “enemy” is a step too far.
What you say makes sense. I haven't watched Shapiro in a while. Back in the day, he would have interviews, public speaking appearances, soft debate with a host asking questions that led to Q & A at the end that led to humiliation.
There is a science to breaking through to radicals. It starts by giving them something to chew on. This leads to them coming back and attacking with questions and their facts. Humiliation could be a way to tap the mind of hard core know-it-alls in college. I've seen various styles and Ben has his own way. The person walks away angry. Peterson does it gently and the person receiving his response doesn't grasp his rebuttal immediately. It requires them to piece his response together which could cause confusion. Unless of course it is documented.