I hate PragerU so much. There was this video they did about how progressive tax rates are supposedly unfair, but the metaphor they used was 3 brothers and the only reason why two of them made less money than the third was that they didn't work as hard, which is bullshit. They even argued against flat taxes, and presented the poor paying a greater percentage of their income than everyone else as the only fair option.
They present these really radical things as though they were common sense.
Related:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIwKhX-1gZQ
(there's more than 1 part to this)
377 upvotes - Jesus Christ...
Every time I see someone from PragerU talking or Jordan Peterson talking I feel sick to my fucking stomach. They have a way of presenting themselves that feels like they're leaking thick, syrupy disinginuousness out of every orifice. I hate the state that anti-intellectualism has gotten in the modern world where the mainstream American right (as well as some of the far left) doesn't care how hard they have to lie and cheat to convince people of something as long as they bring them to their side.
Anti-intellectualism is always disingenuous and deceptive.
Like the "War on Christmas" video, where the guy says "I'm not christian, but I still celebrate Christmas", and then 1 minute later says "I don't celebrate Christmas, but that doesn't mean I want to stop others from celebrating it."
which is it buddy
It's like when people say "We're tired of 'experts'!"
Like yea I'm tired of experts so I'm gonna go listen to some total morons instead!
It's peddling a political message hidden as an "Online UNI". It's pure smoke and mirrors.
Bunch of midlife crises telling everyone to listen to them because they're old.
These people would instate economic slavery if they could. I don't get how anyone can live with that on their conscience.
PragerU has literally done slavery apologetics in the past, so yeah.
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