Ben Shapiro vs Destiny Debate: Politics, Jan 6, Israel, Ukraine & Wokeism | Lex Fridman Podcast
Ben Shapiro is a conservative political commentator, host of The Ben Shapiro Show, co-founder of The Daily Wire, and author of The Authoritarian Moment and other books. Steven Bonnell, aka Destiny, is a liberal political commentator and a live streamer on KZhead.
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0:00 - Introduction
1:36 - Liberalism vs Conservatism
6:49 - Education
23:06 - Trump vs Biden
43:31 - Foreign policy
56:28 - Israel-Palestine
1:11:25 - Russia-Ukraine
1:23:04 - January 6
1:39:03 - Abuse of power
1:49:01 - Wokeism
1:55:42 - Institutional capture
2:09:36 - Monogamy vs open relationships
2:14:29 - Rapid fire questions
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Here are the timestamps. Please check out our sponsors below. Transcript: lexfridman.com/ben-shapiro-destiny-debate-transcript 0:00 - Introduction 1:36 - Liberalism vs Conservatism 6:49 - Education 23:06 - Trump vs Biden 43:31 - Foreign policy 56:28 - Israel-Palestine 1:11:25 - Russia-Ukraine 1:23:04 - January 6 1:39:03 - Abuse of power 1:49:01 - Wokeism 1:55:42 - Institutional capture 2:09:36 - Monogamy vs open relationships 2:14:29 - Rapid fire questions Please check out our sponsors to support this podcast: - AG1: drinkag1.com/lex to get 1 month supply of fish oil - Policygenius: policygenius.com/lex - ExpressVPN: expressvpn.com/lexpod to get 3 months free - InsideTracker: insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off
Thanks again, Lex!
WE LOVE YOU LEX
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Love you, Lex!!! This is great!! Thank you so much for putting this together!!!
Love you Lex
Lex hosting the SuperBowl for nerds is a great gift to us all
Yeah boi!
YESYESYES
exactly how i thought of it😂
sadly destiny is like an expansion team that somehow ends up playing the patriots in this "superbowl"
This was dogshit. Malcom Collins, the Venture Capitalist Stanford Grad Pro-Natalist would eviscerate BOTH of these clowns. js
Left vs. Right. Conservative vs. Progressive. Democrat vs Republican. Theist vs Atheist. Traditionalist vs Modernist. Man's name vs Woman's name. This debate truly encapsulated a lot. Thanks Lex.
Yes but the man woman shit
@@QueefMcGeesHousehes connected because hes jewish? Smh
Stripper* name
Imagine being on the side of the guy whos wife is currently getting resized 🤣@@QueefMcGeesHouse
@@QueefMcGeesHouse so i guess you're literally still flipping burgers or throwing newspapers on a bike like you did at your first job you tried to make by .. you are pathetic, i bet if you sit to debate face to face you begin to stutter and shake lol
Now this is how a real debate works. No talking over one another, no insults, just pure conversation between two different sides.
I never saw Ben under so much pressure before
Rarely see that on the narcissist internet
You need to be really cult and smart to have this kind of conversation i can't have this profound conversation
Because they mostly agree and ben is not a crazy redhat
If you're interested in debates that aren't bloodsports or constant yelling, I recommend you check out some debate issues universities hold. They have people from college students, all the way to tenured professors and experts.
I had to double-check my KZhead settings because I thought I had set the play mode to 1.5x speed 😂
2:56 this part had me too 😂
Same!
.75x is just right
These guys need some bass in their voices lol I think Ben talks through his nose a lot
@@marvelousmike5488yes,than they speak like normal humans.
This is 100x better than any presidential debate will ever be
This should be the presidential debate!
If trump is allowed to gish gallop again it'll be 1,000,00x better
Because presidential debates are just political theatre
gish gallop ... @@IronBrigadeStudios
Its not so unlikely that either of these guys might do down that road in 20 or 30 years.
Playing this at 0.25x speed so I can follow 👂 👂
Weird seeing you here man lmao didnt know you were based like that
😂😂 right
😂😂😂
Heyyy it's you I love your channel
lol exactly. I usually watch everything on 1.75 and these 2 are about the only people I cannot do that with. 😂
I'm less than one hour in and I already feel like this should be mandatory viewing for all high school seniors. The level of intellect, the respectful discourse, the deep understanding of issues...all are so good. This is what debate should look like. Thanks Lex for making this happen.
I'm 52 seconds in, I already feel these guys are not going to debate anything worth debating.
Destiny unwittingly damaged his argument that Trump seriously planned an insurrection by pointing out that none of Trump's own picks actually supported his election contentions. A true insurrectionist would have picked the right people to carry out his demands the first time.
No it shouldn’t. This was too one sided because Destiny is pretty much a Right winger.
@@retror.d.1630and you are obviously insane
@@revmsjDestiny is most definitely not really on the left, he’s center at BEST
This honestly has to be one of my favorite debates for destiny and ben. It felt like two people actually having a conversation rather than the huge spectacle i feel like everyone else is trying to put on usually. Neither of them attacked or insulted the other and i got to just genuinely hear two different perspectives and thats all i want
Thank you, 100%.
Together, these two guys could probably come up with some great solutions to the issues they debated on.
This might be the single best debate in the last year. No yelling, very few interruptions, solid moderator, many topics discussed. A debate that's actually not enraging or frustrating to watch.
Very true, most people are incapable of doing this
You clearly don’t consume much content then
Destiny isn’t a true representative of the Palestinian cause
Yeah its 2 people that respect each other beforehand. I think that has a lot to do with it. Both fully realize the other one isn't an idiot.
@@rebhi8 That’s correct because he’s openly pro-Israel 🤨
It’s actually insane how much more respectful and mature this was than the past few presidential debates
Long form, not just trying to grab legacy media sound bites
this is just a fun debate, presidential debate is more like selling yourself to the world so the people vote for you so it becomes more like making the other person look bad and stupid
@@poet99999 I prefer watching videos that are at least an hour. But what percentage of people _prefer_ long form? Sadly, it's probably less than half of people, likely even less. *Reply to:* _"Long form, not just trying to grab legacy media sound bites"_
Damn imagine this presidential race haha.
Destiny is not at the same level as Ben.
1:25:04 something about seeing Ben Shapiro smiling at Destiny's commentary here is quite heartwarming. Really get the impression that both are enjoying the debate.
2:14:40 here too 😂
I definitely think after this they’ll continue to communicate and maybe even build a friendship, they see more eye to eye than I thought they would.
@@artrex5481 I really hope to see more shared content from them as I really enjoyed this debate!
@@hipunpun have you watched the Jordan Peterson one? That one was more fun in my opinion than this one to watch, they get a little fiery at points, but are able to reel it in and in the end the even acknowledged those moments during a topic regarding force vs justice and emotional outburst in interpersonal relationships, very entertaining
Really enjoyed that too! Thanks for the recommend! (Also watched Destiny talk about his Shapiro debate and how they took pics & exchanged contact numbers after.)
Great to finally see a calm, factual debate. Thanks Lex, would love to see another round (different topics)
💯.
If only presidential debates were this substantive and good faith. This is what America needs.
imagine what cultural standards would change if this was the case. the bar for knowledge would be so much higher for knowledge. as of now its just a bunch of black and white buzz word cesspool word vomiting online. this type of dialogue needs to be on the main stage.
They used to be. Watch Kenny vs. Nixon 1960.
America doesn't vote for nerds. The last time we elected a nerd was Nixon.
For real... the presidential debates aren't even debates
3000% if you didn't say it, I would have. This is what we should champion.
This is the longest I've listened to Ben speak without hearing an ad read.
Benji is a real money grubber and he's promoted outright scams.
@@gmancolo Well yeah just look at his tiny hat
Did you make this comment at work? If so I guess you and Ben can relate.
Lmao
Quick you can still get these special addition gold coins from the U-S mint. Only with this special offer can you dump all your life savings on this once in a lifetime super-duper for realsies! deal of the century! Hurry before your evil gay loving liberal kids tell you it's a scam cause they hate freedom!!
Notice how both of them take a second to respond. That is them thinking about what the other said instead of immediately denying or disagreeing. This does not happen in normal debates. Sad.
Battle of the fastest talking androids
😂😂😂
LEX HOLD MORE DEBATES PLEASE, THIS COUNTRY NEEDS THIS! 🎙️ MUCH APPRECIATED 🇺🇸☮️
Have Nick Fuentes on
There are limits. @@jpg6113
@@jpg6113 yep, because listening to Ben Shapiro and destiny for more than 5 minutes didn't already cost me enough brain cells.
@@jpg6113ew no
Debate is not the end game of conversation you think it is. There’s no saving this country
The friendliest rap battle I've seen
Toe to toe Curly and Moe Gonna find a foe Like a Will Dafoe Represent…tation
😂
HA 😂😂
bro this literally was hydrogen vs boost translated
Lil dicky vs G-eazy
Thank you for this content❤ it is so so necessary to “Keep it in the Conversation”
This is what a true debate is like. Not yelling over each other, throwing insults, etc. You can hear both Ben and Destiny debate their points and at the end of each segment, both can admit to agreeing to each others points in some way or another. There's no egotistical view that they MUST BE RIGHT at all costs.
It’s really a sign of how messed up things are that the majority of comments are people saying how amazing it is that two adults are talking…like adults.
It's because these two have studied the facts and have formed their own opinions. While the rest of society consume opinions then formulate their facts
@@jamescarbon3853 if you hit reply please reply to what I wrote, otherwise just comment on the video
@@jamescarbon3853I mean you’re not wrong implying that most people form an opinion then gather facts, but Ben Shapiro is one of them. I agree with him on almost everything, but when it comes to Israel, he time and time again exposes his opinion in the face of facts. To the contrary of facts. For me this was enough to stop following him. There are other people out there with a soul, with a heart, that have the same domestic ideas as him. Ben is a smart man, but that doesn’t make him right all the time. On the Israel Palestine conflict, Ben is over his head and completely misguided and misinformed
We’ve had almost 8 years of polarized echo chambers bursting out like an H bomb. Fomented by people like Trump, like Shapiro’s company, etc..
@@sajedchreim7118misinformed in what way? It’s probably his special interest topic if anything.
i can't explain how refreshing it is to listen to a debate where when one person is speaking, not a single word comes out of the other one until their name is called and their opponent is finished. they just silently sit and write down points to rehash on when it's their turn but there's no interrupting, or like back and forth yelling or emotions. seriously so god damn refreshing
Fortunately Shapiro isn’t formulating foreign policies. He has the audacity to condemn the Houties and support the U.S. & British bombings thus espousing ultra right wing political ideology.
now lets look at the hasan card
Yes, very nice to see, you actually get to hear every point.
Did you actually watch the entire thing?
idk ben kept interrupting especially later on
in my opinion Lex is the real MVP here. This is the first i have watched, and now have subscribed. i have never and i mean never seen a debate handled with such care and neutrality. It might not look like he does not do much but the man has reached the level cap in facilitation. I think that bad debates can be attributed to poor one sided facilitation and or cutting in and stopping the arguing party mid argument, it breeds frustration and can affect the mental state and the clear thinking of the debaters. Bravo I absolutely loved it.
YES!! ❤️
one of the most insightul and in-depth political conversations ive seen in a long time
We even got Destiny vs Shapiro debate before GTA 6
😂😂😂
Half Life 3
Have Nick Fuentes on
I thought this was an ad for GTA 6?
its gonna be on the radio in gta 6
This debate is 2 hours long but if you factor in relative talking speed it's really a six hour debate.
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You are not wrong.
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I have greatly enjoyed this conversation. It is so refreshingly nice to listen to 2 Intelligent individuals from conflicting viewpoints have a civil conversation about politics. Thank you very much for doing this.And using your time.
💯.
So I enjoyed this-seems like an actual debate between a couple of guys on different sides of the fence from the 1950’s- respectful, curious, and still friendly- no freaking out, screaming, fighting, shooting each other-
Finally, a conversation at a natural 1.5x speed without having to adjust settings!
I missed a few words myself.
Am I so mentally ill that I can watch this on 2x speed?
@@zonehd3433that’s gotta be brainrot
@zonehd3433 I put it on 2x to see what it sounded like... it reminded me of the dude that used to name all the side effects at the end of prescription commercials back in the day lol
@@zonehd3433 No, I don't know what they all are about. I'm watching at 2x myself
The fact that Lex still only mentions the sponsers in the description, instead of clogging up the actual video just further enforces how real he is. He could be making thousands per month, instead he chooses to provide the purest experience. Legend.
He could be making thousands per month 😂😂 wdym, he is making thousand per month
@@hiddxnlxavxs3968man shut up bro
Making thousands per month 😂 Dude he makes thousands per couple days if not every day
Hadn't even noticed that, but massive +1
It enforces that he's financially comfortable
This feels like a conversation between my sober self vs I smoked a bit more than usual
ooh I love it. I also swing between being conservative and being liberal, I feel a bit bipolar with it. Destiny is the least offensive of all the progressive media types (and let's watch Ana as she red pills herself, she's fun too)
This was a fantastic discussion. The world needs so much more of this. Talking and keeping human connection in the face of different views and values is vital to society.
I'm so glad this is finally happening! Excited to watch!
Did you smash the like button?
@@ageofhypocrisee I think someone has smashed Destiny's wife during that podcast
@@ageofhypocrisee🤣
manifest destiny
Smashed destiny's wife@@ageofhypocrisee
Ben finally having a conversation with someone who speaks as fast as he does.
Can anyone else keep up though? I feel if the two talk any faster they'll punch a hole in the space/time continuum.
Ben's faster... just saying.
@googleisevil8958 I enjoy when people talk fast, I usually speed up to 1.25x on videos but these two I have no need lmao
Two turbo manlets.
actually...in this case i thought they were noticably slower...
As someone who has a somewhat phobic reaction to debates, I found this presentation to be quite enjoyable and educational. Thanks Lex and all your team.
💯.
What I like about this debate is that tho they disagree on pretty much like 80-90% of things as well as even proved one another wrong on some topics off and on is that they definitely seem to respect and like one another. Which shows that regardless of your political belief, people can come together and respect/like one another ultimately. I could be wrong but that’s what I’m picking up from this
This must be the world record for most words-per-minute in a podcast. It's closer to a rap battle than a debate
2 grifters debating. I'm Jewish by birth and first settler on the other side, but i don't grift politically so my opinion doesn't matter
They are both fast talkers, I have no idea who the second dude is but he holds his own regardless of how dumb his thought process is! I love hearing intelligent arguments regardless of what side the come from!
@@claywrangler1993so you are a grifter by birth or persuasion? Either way you are an idiot? Agree or don’t agree with what either, or are saying, you can classify anyone with an opinion that utilizes that opinion to make money as a grifter, but that fact alone does not marginalize that opinion
@@bpharaoh8765 who is the one you know then?
I listened to this on spotify and slowed the speed down to 0.8x. Highly advise everyone else to do the same.
I've been waiting for these two to have a sitdown forever. 4 hours of debate in 2 hours.
If you play it at half speed, the video almost sounds like a regular conversation
@@pbjam2182 .075x is a good listening speed.
You must love dumb!
@@pbjam2182 That's the magic of KZhead - you can adjust the speed to your own liking and comfort, no matter how slow or fast the podcasters talk irl. It's incredible! Sometimes I wish I could speed up videos more than x2, but certainly not in case of this particular conversation.
@@Seamannon the thing that sucks about it is you can't speed people's speech up IN REAL LIFE. I've gotten so used to listening to podcasts at 1.5x - 2.0x that now listening to people at their normal speeds is actually harder for me.
This video was absolutely FANTASTIC!!. I loved every single second of this debate. BOTH of them were amazing, and it made my day. Very impressed. Thank you, Lex!!
Amazing. Thank you for giving us this, Lex! It’s a breath of fresh air.
Imagine if this was the type of discussion we had in Congress. Our country would be so much better.
Isnt it amazing that this discussion is free? They have real jobs. The time and money wasted in u.s government constant tug of war is just wild
Regardless of Biden or trump, you have two people who understand. We could never hope for so much in any country.
yes. left and right thinkers alike. and I personally would rather see them on the same debate team. Defending Israel for example.
@@tnndll4294 lets be honest they are on the same team.
People in Congress can't have this type of discussions because they represent interests they can't openly admit to. This is why most people think politicians are idiots who don't make much sense. They do if you consider it's a balancing act between saving face in front of voters and pleasing their masters, whoever they are. Otherwise politicians are pretty smart. We just don't see it.
This was a debate where both parties looked like they were having fun. Incredible thing to watch.
I also think that despite their differences they actually respect and like one another.
It was actually a healthy debate and disagreement. As observers we didn't witness petulant smears, but an exchange of views and informations such as we now should have a better understanding not just of the topic but of the predominant views represented by these "sides". Its stuff like this that makes diversity a strength.
Hoping for more destiny Shapiro content in the future but who knows
It's a little uncanny and a bit concerning that when previewing comments before I dive into the video, almost every comment is gushing about how wonderful it is that the conversation is civil. While I understand and sympathize with the overwhelming desire to have grounded conversations considering the state of public discourse...everywhere, this is a 2.5 hour video and the top comments are priming me to expect that very little of substance will be in the video itself because all the comments are ONLY about how civil the conversation was. Normally in videos, comments are filled with people zoning in on specific topics that get mentioned, discussing the specifics of what one person or another has said and either picking it apart or responding to it by adding further clarifying details. When I sorted comments by new, things were a lot more specific and came across a lot less...performative/masturbatory, which made me more excited for the video. But the whole thing does scratch at a suspicion I've had for a while now that because our public platforms for discourse is so awful, some people conflate more heated discussions with bad faith discussions because people tend to get angry and heated when their opponents argue in bad faith. And depending on who you agree with, you won't notice the bad faith habits of your ideological ally in the debate but will notice all the bad faith arguments of your ideological opponent, which is why most modern debates are associated with performative rage-bait and polarizing audiences into even smaller echo chambers. Throw in the fact that one side or another might start screaming back in bad faith defensively because the other side started it first, the whole thing turns into a mess really quickly. But good faith heated debates also happen, especially when serious topics are discussed. In fact, if people aren't getting a little heated in discussions about really serious topics, it's kind of a red flag indicating the possibility that the aesthetics of civility is more important than the lives affected by the politics being discussed. You run into a similar echo chamber problem running into reverse--whereas bloodsport debates are useless because nothing gets done, with the target audience being people addicted to rage, a debate running purely on civility politics becomes useless because both sides go out of their way to not challenge their opponents, to avoid controversial topics, etc etc. Anyone who cares about the subjects at hand usually end up not being the target audience--and the people who enjoy the debates are people who see politics as a game rather than a force controlling the lives of millions, often threatening their ability to survive. I'm honestly a bit pessimistic about how this video will turn out. I hope very much I'll be proven very wrong and feel very silly by the end of it.
@@Hoberpopkin That was entirely too much to write before ever watching the fucking video. Jesus, STFU and watch it. It's Destiny and Ben Shapiro, if you think they won't have passion just because people said they liked the discourse, you don't know these two..... They live for this shit.
Here is what I have to say about education. I want to agree with destiny, but here are the problems. 1. What will they be taught? Western thought? Eastern thought? Marxism? We would HAVE to teach Western thought because the Constitution is based on Hume or Neo-platonism philosophy. 2. Bring back trades in schools.
extremely civil...both men....excellent debate
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I'm not saying that these two should do a weekly discussion, but I'd totally watch if they did.
Maybe not weekly, but I'd totally go for monthly.
Need to add Alex Jones and I'd tune in for sure
@@egroendyk What passes for good for you then just curious?
@@egroendykhey buddy, hope you're doing well, just wanted to tell you to shut up. Adding nothing useful and you're wrong
They should have a podcast
I love how both let the other talk without interrupting!
I was shocked by this. Did you see the debate between Destiny and Glen Greenwood? 🤦🏻♀️
Destiny interrupted frequently
Because both are dealing in good faith and Factual information.
Yeah that’s what happens when you do in person debates haha
I wish this was the top comment. Respectful discourse is no longer the norm, and what we now normally see is disgusting.
U can see these two men have great respect for each other
Destiny didn't have that much respect for Jordan Peterson, who thinks more before talking. Ben is closer in style with Destiny, both fast talkers.
@@han1218Destiny learned from Peterson not to “play games”. When Destiny starts losing, he starts dragging the debate off the rails to where he says things like, “how do you know the sun will rise tomorrow”. And Destiny’s fans will think he is the next Aristotle for asking that. 😂
This is glorious. If only everyone could speak to each other with this much knowledge and respect. ❤
We don't have to agree, but we can respect each other.
love to see one my favorite channels here
We respect eachother, but you dont use logic, so we ll dismiss u justifiably
@@d4mterro320what does this even mean?
One of the greatest channels on YT. Thanks for everything you do ❤
Not if you advocate violence
This should've been like 4-5 hours tbh. Feels like they could cover so much more ground. What a pleasure to listen to both being well mannered and considerate
They need to start a series
Lex said it’s part 1 didn’t he
they both speak fast enough that it was
5 hours and continue taping while they have pizza/beer together.
@@lybnychavez6953 yeah but who knows when they will actually reconvene. Could be over a year even more. I'd love a bit meaty part 1 to tide me over. Hell I'd tune in weekly for a series lol
I had to slow this down to 0.75 to be able to keep up with them lol😂.
Its such a breath of fresh air to leave a debate and NOT be either frustrated, annoyed, or left learning absolutely nothing . You guys did a great job. Very respectful.
Thanks for your comment, we deposited your shekels in your account. Sincerely, Dem boys.
Nice! Did you change your mind about any of the topics discussed or did you find despite convincing arguments and it being a "breath of fresh air" that you still believe in exactly the same things you did prior to the video?
Indeed!
@zipzzo Could you possibly have worded that more passive-aggressively lmao
lmaooo not possible but i am interested in the answer @@metaljacket8128
Actually getting to watch 2 people finish their topics with neither of them interrupting each other? WTF IS THIS? Love when people can actually get their full point across without getting interrupted. It makes for a good debate.
Thinking Ben Shapiro has a point lol.
What are you talking about, Destiny wouldn't shut the fck up when Ben tried to answer questions, especially about foreign policy. Kept saying "one more question" or "one last time" and kept trying to deflect the conversation on what VERY little Biden did. Very annoying.
@@calvinhobbes5524 cope
to be fair they are both agreeing on a lot of things so ig the mutual respects comes from it Ben has a persona to protect and maintain while Steven likes to do a lot of research not only about the topics but the person he is going to debate with. you wont see Ben going beast mode yelling at people unless you watching tiktok "destroy" complications of rare occasions where ig he some sort of been rude back to someone else who was definitely rude. sure I wish every debate would go peacefully but you cant deny that if you are not already well known on media having heated debates can and will bring more views
Disagree. Destiny was constantly interrupting with vocalizations. He wasn't butting in with disagreements but it's not the same is not interrupting.
I'm diggin Lex. Keep it up my man!
I was about to slow down the speed to normal and then realized it was already in normal 🤣
This was so much better than I was expecting. Both of them are known to be fiery but damn this actually felt like a meeting of minds. LOVE when debaters aren't screaming!
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Ben vs destiny was as if ben read the whole article and destiny just read the headline. He just didnt know the details on anything.
@@ThaDonJsuanthank you for noticing that. Props to Destiny for being civil, but to anybody capable of following their points. Destiny would make a superficial statement that sounded good.... Until Ben dismantled it point by point with in depth facts
They are two sides of the same coin They are both ultra liberal
I think anyone that thought going in to this that there'd be anything other than well reasoned arguments and respectful dialogue hasn't watched very much of their content.
I enjoy this type of debate. No screaming over each other. Just a conversation where the content is more important than the show
It’s respectful conversation from both sides. It’s obvious that they both feel strongly about their opinions but are able to create space to prevent tension from boiling over. This was a really great and interesting listen!
I believe we should call for a referendum made by true original land owners (Palestineans, including native Palestinean jews) and they decide the state they want. Simple. Very simple. It's not a thousands of years matter. Zionism is danger and should not be adopted by a state.
@@youssefdiraniwhat’s so dangerous about it?
God I hate these comments and I remembered why because there's no actual substance in them. I'm looking through these comments for what one person said and it's COMPLETELY OVERSHADOWED by "oMg what a healthy conversation!" I don't care! Yes, these are two people who realize civility looks good, now can we talk about what was said?!
I think the biggest part that also drives this debate is that they find common ground, and see where their similarities in idea are. It’s important to separate facts and common ground from opinions to keep the debate healthy. It’s about the ideas they believe, and not the person themselves. Honestly, we need more of this in everyday life and universities. It’s important to band together as US citizens, voice our concerns, but also find common ground to make sure everyone can prosper.
It's unbelievable how much was said in like 20 minutes that my brain hurts from comprending it all. This is the most interesting conversation ever.
I thought they were very professional and respectful towards one another
This is low-key how presidential debates should be throughout the entire four years before election
these people should run for president. but the broader political system would crush them.
Joe would fall asleep 10 minutes in, lol🤣
You want an incumbent president to waste their term having debates like this instead of running the country?
If only presidential candidates were as cordial and respectful as Ben and Destiny. Sadly most people who seek political office are power hungry and not decent people.
What does the term low-key mean? Did it replace “true” as the next generation’s nonsensical overused catchy sounding word?
I sincerely thought my playback speed was set to 2x. I had to check.
0.75x playback speed works well. 😂
Lex actually slowed down the footage in editing
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Both fast speakers 😂
Same lol
i recommend 0.75 play speed. it is actually more natural speed to listen to them
Hum... Could you guys repeat please? Like, everything from the beginning? And in 1/5 speed?
What would it take to make this a weekly podcast? Maybe a 10-part series? This was the most respectful disagreement I’ve ever witnessed and the world needs to see much more of this!
I honestly didn’t see the appeal. It was just Ben walking destiny around the track for 2 hours
@@johneaston8314Wrong
@@johneaston8314 How do you even come to this conclusion? Bro, how do you even see reality in such a way to allow you to come to such a conclusion? I’m willing to bet you watched 10 minutes before going into comments and just assuming everything based on the fact that you aren’t able to pay attention long enough to realize this was a back and fourth style of debate.
All 3 should be laughed out of polite society.
@@davidhoffman2311 insulting me rather than addressing what I said.. you didn’t get that from the video. What argument or position in this entire “debate” did destiny win on?
Please bring them back for a part 2. The format was perfect.
Agree
Please don’t show these idiots again absolutely baffling 😂
It should be Ben and someone else from the left like Kyle Kulinski
Ben would completely destroy Kyle. Longtime listener, but he's lost his touch
@@kevinhoang9074 That would be a blood bath. Ben would demolish Kyle. In the liberal - left - atheist - antTrump side there are only two people who can compete with Ben - Destiny & Sam Harris. The list is Finite.
I think I agree with basically everything both of them said. This was a great debate!
I hereby nominate ale for the Nobel Peace Prize. This is the most civil conversation between these two major ideologies I’ve seen for as long as I can remember . The shear number of issues that remain unresolved between these ideologies was astounding. And yet, the number of times they agreed was admirable of all parties.
Yes!!. ❤️
People have wanted to see these two in the same room for what feels like a decade, and it finally happened! Pretty cool, definitely a highlight reel moment
Must've felt drier than a desert
Haven’t seen a logical discussion of ideas like this pertaining to the right and left in probably 5 years. No name-calling, attempts at ‘gotcha’ moments, constant interrupting, etc. This was refreshing.
An actual well done debate.
Let me help you out Ben, this argument is to point out that trump is unfit for office. Anyone with a couple brain cells and a modicum of integrity knows that.
It’s because Destiny is one of the few liberals that can actually debate, you can put him with almost any conservative and it’ll go well. Most of the liberals I’ve seen debate instantly go to personal attacks and constant interrupting like they’re afraid to let them speak a full sentence.
Destiny was a bit more tame here than he has been. Lately he has been terrible in debates, just gets so worked up he sounds manic, talks over people, etc. Here was better, though a couple times he got a bit into patronization.
@@treshawndeandrelol that comment can easily be made by a person on the left referring to the right. The reason why most debates are not civil because of people like you who assumes that the other side is always argue in bad faith
No your playback speed is not set to 2x. This is actually how fast they talk 😂
😃 yep.
Best debate I’ve ever seen, I love watching Ben and Destiny.
This was probably my favorite debate I’ve listened to in a while. Both were very respectful, made solid arguments on either side, pretty much no interruptions or speaking over each other, and everything flowed well.
Trump knows how he lost is the problem!!
They’re both vile Zionists, this is barely a decade.
@p0tatobiden250 good boy. You listen so well. Now vote for who we tell to vote for.
Why?
@@markcrnkovich ?
Finally a conversation between people from across the political aisle without constant interrupting and name calling and cheap insults, just comparing each other's ideas and trying to see where the other stands in relation to them. These kinds of conversations is what we need in an increasingly divisive world instagated by social media. It's certainly way more constructive than the 10,000th "Ben Shapiro DESTROYS leftie college student" debate about the culture war.
I had some buddies tell me it was boring and I laughed. This is how the conversation should look, if you want children arguing then watch actual politians. LOL @countbaldwin - Great comment!
I wouldn't call Destiny a far leftist
I mean, you could label this one as "Ben Shapiro DESTROYS leftie cuckold" and it would still be accurate. Destiny spent at least 30 minutes whining about a merry go round when he was the one driving the carousel.
Destiny didn't do any better except maybe studied before the debate since it was a predetermined debate. Ben destroyed him on on debates that had to do with western society since he has facts on his side. geo politics is wanky since it includes foreign countries who do not have same laws as us. American politics destiny just crying trump is bad orange man. This debate was just Ben explaining how everything works to destiny.
@RicardoRangel-ll7dp I agree to a large extent, I'm just really tired of the word "destroyed." I also appreciated the honestly and civility.
That was honestly SO refreshing - from start to finish - I don't know what to say but "kudos" to the whole thing^^~
Great content. More in common than you would think.
This is how political debates should happen. There was agreement on basic facts and respect amongst the two and no constant interruptions.
That would be great but I don't think our two current front-runners for each party would be able to keep up unfortunately. Probably some younger candidates would be a good idea
@@AYAmusicish true. And that’s at a detriment to us all.
political debates have a different goal. Agreement and respect are not it.
@@keengkai8175this is so true
@@keengkai8175That’s exactly what should change
2 hours of arguments, and not a single personal attack.
First minutes in destiny alludes to Shapiro being on the conservative Merry go round. While telling us AC is the reason kids aren't doing so good in schools
@@beastwithin73 don't underestimate the importance of the mighty AC
@@beastwithin73man if you take that as a personal attack… yikes.
@@beastwithin73he used the AC thing as an example, that is 1 of the 1,000 problems to why kids aren’t doing well in schools. let’s not harp on it
@@beastwithin73 Science does put things like AC as an improvement to kid's education. Sorry, but facts over feelings.
This is the way to come together and be a united country again, a cordial conversation.
Yes!!! ❤️ 100%.
I consider myself left wing but as an Irishman, what Ben said at 39.09 regarding European Taxation is 100% true. The middle class are taxed to death in this country to the point we have brought about the working poor. I’m not necessarily in favour of the US system, but our taxation laws are fucked
9 hours of debate compressed into 2 and a half hour video. Thank you!!
Underrated comment
Good one 😂
that is just cuz hey speak at warp speed LOL
@@11arkasha11exactly
@@11arkasha11 Meh, they were pretty slow here. Needed to kick it to 1.5x speed to get them to normal.
Debates without insults are the best
Although i loved this, the odd one where people are at each other throat is enjoyable as well.
I prefer the insults.
@@richardhands904Having a mix is definitely good.
no insults?!? Ben called Destiny a Republican in the fist minute!! haha
Except if Alex Jones or Trump are participating
Idk how many times I had to check if it was 1.5 or normal speed.
Enjoyed it but had to play it at .75 speed. 😂
It's so weird watching a debate where people are not constantly trying to talk over each other.
exactly. Or the host is strongly favored against one side. The Ron vs Newsham debate is so bad like kindergarden play.
@@jayzhou104Well yeah, been to Cali lately. It's a s***hole As far as this one goes. You have a Harvard law school grad correcting a streamer with TDS
This!!!
This is tame.
@@davestuddaman8127 which himself described as total useless unless you are a stem major. I wouldn't use degree as a way to silence someone. Destiny makes great points.
We need parts 2 through 10. This is the best thing I've watched on KZhead... maybe ever
Wait until you find Skibiddi toilet. Mind blowing.
@jjboss7896 how is it ironic?
@@robbirose7032thx for the nightmares
Chocolate rain - #1. This video is a close 2nd.
This is the debate that will stimulate the senses
I like how the studio makes it look like Ben and Steven are sitting on the floor.
They have amazing chemistry. Guys MAKE A SHOW TOGETHER! Unite people through healthy respectful debate!
Privately I think they have a moderate to extreme distaste of eachother.
@@chasmriscraigdestiny said on stream Ben gave him his number. Could be trolling but he said it sincerely.
Just ew
@@chasmriscraig I think that Ben is mostly indifferent towards Destiny (maybe slightly unfavorable view due to polygamy) and that Destiny, on the other hand, respects and somewhat admires Ben
@@chasmriscraig more respect to each of them if this is true. To be able to treat each other with decency for this conversation is worth recognizing
I love how they're both very respectful and take the time to listen to each other's arguments. All while coming up with a well though-out rebuttal without attacking the individual. Kudos to both
best debate I've listened to
Kudos for being a grown man having a respectful conversation? The world is doomed we gotta praise the bare minimum, it’s the equivalent to a woman saying she’s independent
It was kind of mind numbing. The whole thing was Ben saying what he thought, destiny saying he doesn't agree, then Ben rebutting, then destiny saying he agrees 100% with Ben... Butttttt
@@poodie3887 bad morning?
@@poodie3887are you okay
It actually sounds so normal at 0.75x playback speed
I comes down to just saying a loud that having kids out of wedlock causes problems instead of trying to blame it on institutional racism...
Deep and respectful conversations like this are exactly what our country needs at this time. What a breath of fresh air when measured against mainstream news segments.
I live in England and this extreme polarisation to the point where you're expected to dehumanise and hate with a vengeance people with a different point of view, MSM along with social media has fueled that mentality and it's happened here and in other western countries Canada, Australia and it came from the left leaning media, I'm Gen X voted Labour left wing till they started with the extremist must hate anyone with a different political opinion, plus the BBC and Sky News tell out right lies, I can't believe to get get half the truth I've had to turn to right-wing Conservative news outlets, the BBC as been very antisemitic and anyone that voted Brexit,( I would have voted leave if hadn't been in prison at the time) the BBC literally did everything they could and Labour to overturn the result and the BBC are meant to be neutral because their publicly funded and they pushed the all Brexiteers are racist and stupid, but the EU have had terrible policy for the UK the freedom of movement meant all the people in poor EU countries just headed to Britain for benefits and take advantage of healthcare family benefits and like the illegal migrants they abuse the system and instead of trying for asylum in the first country they head to the UK because were soft, just had an Afghan refused refugee status twice and after exposing himself and sexual assault, got a vicar to claim he'dbecome Christian and he's done a chemical attackon a woman, the leftwing has been taken over by Islamists, Destiny seems to be able to listen and see the useful idiots backing Hamas and Islamic extremism, it does make a change to hear a respectful disagreement, I was not a fan of Trump but he was much better for America, Biden is a straight crook, Putin isn't a nice bloke but Ukraine is a corrupt puppet government American foreign policy in Ukraine and keeping Russia as the boggy man instead of working to get the Russian to feel part of the west after the end of the cold war hasn't been a great idea and UK is just the same, now in the middle East the two western countries involved is the US UK, but you'll never change Islamists they're indoctrinated into the death cult, Iran is trouble and it's true what Sharpio with Iran there's no talking to the religious crazies, it was Britain and the US made Iran what it is today, women used to walk around in bikinis, the left has taken an extreme Islamist view, but Destiny has looked at the problems and gets the Israelis can't not get rid of Hamas and it's not just the leadership of Palestine the people have been indoctrinated to hate Jews, they have a kids TV programme a mouse Farfour telling small children to hate Jews and they both know the problems, agree on some ways to deal with it, if Destiny watched a few KZhead channels, people in Gaza blame Jews not the government for their problems and not Hamas, year's of indoctrination, Sharpio is right about Trump wasn't insurrection the Democrats weaponising the DOJ to try stop him from running, both described as poles apart but they seemed to agree on a hell of a lot more than they disagree, I think for them to do this on a regular basis maybe do a podcast together and show that two guys with differences can sit in a room and I think they could be genuine freinds unless I miss read that debate they both seemed to enjoy it and those laughs and smiles seemed real and watching them might make people take a look at their cultist views and one day start go for a beer and speak to that family member they disowned over voting differently. The only thing was Destiny thinking he could be a third term POTUS was a touch of TDS, if we keep this polarised attitude towards each other the country won't heal, the woke junk white privilege is BS needs dropping, here in the UK it's white working class boys doing worst in schools. This is what people need to see even when they disagreed they found some common ground.
You and many others are misled. "The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum"
@@BK-hq7tnagreed.
@@BK-hq7tn with all due respect…just sounds like our leaders already got us obedient 😂❤
@@BK-hq7tn What are some unacceptable opinions u perceive as being limited?
I usually don´t like debates because they often turn into a rhetorical battle with little political/philosophical substance. This debate however was an example of how a debate should be done. You state WHAT you think, you explain WHY you think what you think. The other party then state what they agree/disagree on, and why that is.
Exactly. Ben shapiro has so much "i believe, because of my narrow belief system, that if everyone was like me, we'd be better off." Ok ben, in a microcosm where every person was just you, i'm sure this would all work. but it's not like that." Ben has such rudimentary fundamentals, it's literally talking to an amish guy who can't even speak english. Ben doesn't know anything besides money and "core values.???"
And debates are supposed to be like this. Subject matter...each person answers question. Then they debate their points. May the best person win.
Yes, but destiny doesn't even know what he believes. He say something stupid, gets destroyed, and then moves onto another stupid point. Clown show
Doesn't matter if what you believe in is stupid which is the case for both of these creeps
Comments have to be getting deleted or something, because that's all I saw for 2 hours. Guy just brought up points to get desyroyed again and again. @@azplo
It's good that Ben is not distracted by a lot of questions before talking about foreign policy.
I checked my playback speed 3times while listening to this podcast
These two need to start their own podcast together. Once a week outside of their own programs.
That is such a good idea 🫶🏻🤩
Definitely, great idea!
no
100% agree!
I agree.
Man, I wish this could have been 5 hours long. Loved listening to all of this. Please bring them both back soon!
It was 5 hrs.... they just both speak at 2.5 times speed
@@RustCole01Fuck! I clicked this comment just to say this.
I stopped listening at 2 hours. One of the most useless debates. Yes they are both highly opinionated and very educated on what they are opinionated 6 what a waste of such inelligence. Such surface level conversations. Why are people still debating about and defending evils of any kind. Let's move past the lesser of two evils. There are far more important conversations going on like the evolveing of mind and spirit. People are actually having deeper conversations about how the next 2k years are going to pan out and these two are worried about the past.
@@CasuallyAuthenticThis is such a childish view on what makes a deeper conversation. They discussed their own philosophies, how to they view education(which effects the next generation) their analysis of the last two presidential terms which are going to have impacts for years to come not to mention this years election, Their views on two wars which affect millions if not billions of people, about institutions in America and how they view the future of human relationships. While there are many more topics to discuss and each of these topics they could both go into more depth on to say this was surface level compared to some nonsensical view on a future we could never predict is insane
@killtheo8894 as I said, very surface level. And your statements only backs that up. I understand that you don't agree, we all have different levels of intellect. Sorry to have offended you to make you ironically call me childish. I think we're beyond being offended and offending because of different opinions. It no longer serves us. I personally just want some intellects with platforms to have deeper conversations, but then again, maybe they are just stuck in the old way too. By the way, you never did say why my opinion was childish...
Fantastic debate between both, and well hosted!! You let them hash it out without interjection like other moderators. Well done, Lex!!
wish i could like this more than once, fantastic debate.
💯.