Topic: Ben Shapiro

Strategy 17 focuses on sowing dissension from within. The hosts analyze the public infighting between conservative figures like Ben Shapiro, Candace Owens, and Megyn Kelly as a "destruction before our eyes." They argue that the ultimate "joint" being attacked is the family unit, using divisive terminology to create internal conflict.

Steven Crowder publicly accused The Daily Wire of being "in bed with Big Tech" after receiving a contract offer he deemed exploitative. The dispute centered on terms that would penalize Crowder financially if his content was demonetized or censored on platforms like YouTube. Daily Wire CEO Jeremy Boring responded by detailing the $50 million offer, while the hosts analyze Crowder's existing business model involving his "Mug Club" subscribers.

Alex Jones entered the feud by siding with Steven Crowder and calling Ben Shapiro "Judas Iscariot." The hosts discuss how the media, including The Young Turks, immediately framed these comments as anti-Semitic tropes to deflect from the underlying argument about media control. They characterize the entire conflict as a battle between "grifters" in the "Big Con" ecosystem.

The discussion turns to the religious background of Farris Wilkes and his leadership of the Assembly of Yahweh Seventh Day church in Cisco, Texas. The hosts examine the controversy surrounding Messianic Judaism, which mainstream Jewish denominations often view as a deceptive form of evangelical Christianity. They question the irony of Ben Shapiro, a prominent Orthodox Jew, being financially partnered with a group that some rabbis label anti-Semitic.

Kanye West's agreement to acquire the social media site Parlor is analyzed as a strategic move involving Candace Owens and her husband, George Farmer. The hosts speculate that West is "buying" Owens' influence and cultural reach rather than just a technology platform. They also discuss the internal friction at The Daily Wire regarding Owens' support for West and her documentary on Black Lives Matter.

Congresswoman Cori Bush uses the term "birthing people" during a testimony about Black maternal mortality, sparking a debate on gender-neutral language. Commentators Candace Owens and Ben Shapiro criticize the erasure of the word "woman" in medical and political contexts. The hosts argue that these "magic spells" of language are designed to trigger the public and distract from concrete biological truths.

The hosts play a clip of Ben Shapiro reading and critiquing the lyrics of WAP from a clinical perspective, mentioning his wife's medical opinion on "bacterial vaginosis." While finding Shapiro's delivery embarrassing, Mo Facts agrees that the song's normalization on morning radio is problematic. He challenges Shapiro to use his influence with record executives rather than just using the song as a conservative talking point for outrage.

Adam Curry explains how the music business has shifted from radio to tech platforms like Spotify and TikTok, which "force" hits through algorithmic repetition. The hosts return to the Ben Shapiro clip, where he discusses "clinical prolapse" and the feminist movement's shift toward sexual transactionalism. They argue that the outrage is manufactured on both sides to drive engagement and division.

Mo Facts discusses "worldview warfare," a concept suggesting that as long as people are engaged in binary conflicts (e.g., Shapiro vs. Waters), the controlling entities win through data and division. Adam Curry notes that technology "nudges" people into these binary roles. They mention "NBA Youngboy" and the "studs and sluts" dynamic as part of this programmed social engineering.

Candace Owens criticizes Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders for "pandering" to Black voters by interviewing rapper Cardi B, whom she calls "illiterate." Cardi B defends her platform, stating she encourages millions to vote. The hosts compare the articulate delivery of Owens against the "heavily edited" and "insane" interview between Biden and Cardi B, noting the contrast in how the two women are utilized by their respective political sides.

Historian Allen Guelzo discusses the 1619 Project on Ben Shapiro’s platform, criticizing the Pulitzer Committee for rewarding a project he claims is riddled with historical holes. Guelzo argues the project's primary goal is to teach children that American capitalism is a form of totalitarianism modeled on slavery. The hosts note that even right-wing critics like Guelzo observed the conspicuous absence of a formal reparations demand within the New York Times project.

Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro defines intersectionality as a form of identity politics where the value of an opinion depends on one's rank in a hierarchy of victimhood. He describes it as a "merit badge" system for oppressed groups, placing straight white males at the bottom. The discussion posits that Harris had many "merit badges" but failed to connect with voters effectively.