Why the Left is cancelling comedians while the world burns? - Ben Burgis - TPE #136

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience Ben Burgis, author, podcaster, and philosophy instructor comes on to discuss why the left is fixated on ideas of moralism, individual responsibility and identity, and suffers from defeatism. We get into a deep dive discussion on performativeness, identity politics, cancel culture and the nationalization of social media.  Is Joe Rogan a far right podcaster?  Was Dave Chappelle's special transphobic?  Who will win the oppression olympics?  Would Ben Burgis kill a baby Jordan Peterson?  Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience.  Ben Burgis is philosophy instructor at Georgia State University Perimeter College, a columnist for Jacobin Magazine and Arc Digital Media, and the co-host of the Dead Pundits Society. He also does a regular segment on The Michael Brooks Show called "the Debunk." Ben is also the author of "Give Them an Argument: Logic for the Left" and "Canceling Comedians While the World Burns: A Critique Of The Contemporary Left"  Chapters: 0:00 Cancelling Comedians while the world burns 7:19 Joe Rogan and the collapse of mainstream media 22:00 "Bernie Bros" as a stick to beat Bernie with 26:00 Defeatism in The Left 35:30 Dave Chappelle, The Closer and Transphobia 53:00 Oppression Olympics and the politics of Victimhood 1:05:00 Identity Politics and the vision of a consolidated left 1:22:00 Jordan Peterson and the right making heroes out of idiots 1:35:00 Should social media be nationalized? 1:48:00 US Imperialism and what Leftist politicians can do 2:02:00 Michael Brooks    Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience   The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder.    Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89