Never in my life did I think my job would involve defending Joe Rogan, that Joe Rogan would become the lightning-rod symbol for free speech, or that Joe Rogan would pose an existential threat to the clown show that used to be the entire mainstream media establishment.
But here we are, folks, so pull up a chair, take a sip of some piping-hot coffee, and enjoy the moment. What a time to be alive!
There have been months of coordinated attempts to take this guy out (including by the White House!), all because he's a pretty average guy who is good at asking questions and likes to have a variety of people talk about their beliefs and expertise.
This week, Rogan seems to be realizing that apologizing to the mob only makes them eat you quicker, so when he had a stand-up event in Texas, he let them freaking have it:
"I haven't used that word in years," Rogan said. "But it's kind of weird people will get really mad if you use that word and tweet about it on a phone that's made by slaves."
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There's no recovering from that.
You just witnessed a kill shot.
Seriously, these hypocrites go out there and get infuriated at things they take out of context and they themselves are guilty of, and they do it all while ignoring the actual evils of the world around us.
The news cycle shouldn't be dominated by a guy who has a popular podcast. They should be focused on things like, I don't know, the aforementioned slavery, which is worse right now than ANY OTHER TIME IN HUMAN HISTORY.
The very device you are reading this on right now is part of that trafficking and forced labor pipeline, as are all the devices that were used to criticize Rogan for using slurs as part of his comedy routines. In fact, between raw materials and assembly of a single phone, there are likely hundreds of slaves involved.
As to the miSiNfoRmAtiOn he spreads, Rogan had this to say:
"I talk s--- for a living — that's why this is so baffling to me," he said. "If you're taking vaccine advice from me, is that really my fault? What dumb s--- were you about to do when my stupid idea sounded better? ‘You know that dude who made people people eat animal d--- on TV? How does he feel about medicine?' If you want my advice, don't take my advice."
It might not be Shakespeare, but he's not wrong!
Unfortunately, it doesn't look like Rogan will be taking that offer from Rumble:
During a Q&A section, Rogan said he had no plans to take up Rumble's $100 million offer to jump ship — saying he planned to stay where he is because "Spotify has hung in with me, inexplicably."
Oh well.
Stay tuned for the next chapter of this riveting saga, in which a celebrity who used to host a show with scantily-clad women on trampolines is the final arbiter left standing between inalienable rights and tyranny!
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