#410 – Ben Shapiro vs Destiny Debate: Politics, Jan 6, Israel, Ukraine & Wokeism

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<p>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 YouTube. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>AG1</b>: <a href="https://drinkag1.com/lex">https://drinkag1.com/lex</a> to get 1 month supply of fish oil<br /> &#8211; <b>Policygenius</b>: <a href="https://policygenius.com/lex">https://policygenius.com/lex</a><br /> &#8211; <b>ExpressVPN</b>: <a href="https://expressvpn.com/lexpod">https://expressvpn.com/lexpod</a> to get 3 months free<br /> &#8211; <b>InsideTracker</b>: <a href="https://insidetracker.com/lex">https://insidetracker.com/lex</a> to get 20% off</p> <p>Transcript: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/ben-shapiro-destiny-debate-transcript">https://lexfridman.com/ben-shapiro-destiny-debate-transcript</a></p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Ben&#8217;s X: <a href="https://twitter.com/benshapiro">https://twitter.com/benshapiro</a><br /> Ben&#8217;s Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/officialbenshapiro">https://instagram.com/officialbenshapiro</a><br /> Ben&#8217;s YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/@BenShapiro">https://youtube.com/@BenShapiro</a><br /> Daily Wire: <a href="https://dailywire.com">https://dailywire.com</a><br /> Destiny&#8217;s YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/destiny">https://youtube.com/destiny</a><br /> Destiny&#8217;s X: <a href="https://twitter.com/TheOmniLiberal">https://twitter.com/TheOmniLiberal</a><br /> Destiny&#8217;s Subreddit: <a href="https://reddit.com/r/Destiny">https://reddit.com/r/Destiny</a><br /> Destiny&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://destiny.gg">https://destiny.gg</a><br /> Destiny&#8217;s Instragram: <a href="https://instagram.com/destiny">https://instagram.com/destiny</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (07:21) &#8211; Liberalism vs Conservatism<br /> (12:34) &#8211; Education<br /> (28:51) &#8211; Trump vs Biden<br /> (49:16) &#8211; Foreign policy<br /> (1:02:13) &#8211; Israel-Palestine<br /> (1:17:10) &#8211; Russia-Ukraine<br /> (1:28:50) &#8211; January 6<br /> (1:44:48) &#8211; Abuse of power<br /> (1:54:46) &#8211; Wokeism<br /> (2:01:27) &#8211; Institutional capture<br /> (2:15:21) &#8211; Monogamy vs open relationships<br /> (2:20:14) &#8211; Rapid fire questions</p>