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Not even 2 minutes into the Rogan/Murray/Smith video and it's no wonder Murray is not being received well. In the first 30 seconds he immediately cuts off the friendly banter and starts interrogating Rogan about the anti-Israel slant in his content. He takes on a really grating, officious ,"just asking questions" tone, when, just like he accuses others of doing, he already knows the answer he wants to hear and is only using the faux-curious approach to smuggle in his criticism. This brief clip then ends with Murray saying: "I'm interested in your selection of guests because you're the world's number one podcast." Not only is this a kind of passive-aggressive concern-trolling, and a subtle implication that Rogan has neglected his moral obligation to act "responsibly" as an influential public figure, it also gets the causation EXACTLY backward. Rogan has the world's number one podcast precisely because of his guest selection, and precisely because the views he platforms are effectively embargoed from mainstream media and Rogan is willing to hear them out. The rest of the media is trying to "teach" it's audience something. People are sick of that kind of didacticism. Rogan is just letting you "listen." Most of Rogan's listeners won't even get to the substance of the arguments before (rightly) determining this guy fundamentally misunderstands the audience he's speaking to and misunderstands the context he's speaking to them in.

9 years ago today of the best cliffhanger in all of television 🔥

🗣️"There absolutely IS an immigration issue in Ireland" - Garron Noone Comedian and musician Garron Noone has also spoken out now on mass immigration in Ireland. As recent as six months ago he wouldn't have dared to make this video. I personally have had a few digs even at Noone recently about visiting a mosque in Dubai, but I give credit where it is due also. Discourse is changing around immigration and this government needs to put its big boy pants on and accept it has neglected it's citizens in nothing less than a treasonous manner.