When It Comes To Joe Rogan, The Real N-Word That Matters Is ‘No’
What is positive for Americans who favor freedom of thought is that the problem of the Cathedral is now a well-established fact, receiving universal recognition. The threat, once dismissed, is now known. What we lack are uniting solutions.
Some think that just being politically powerful enough that the threat merchants back down is the answer. They could cite a similar situation, though one with legal ramifications, which played out in the GoFundMe treatment of the fundraiser for the freedom-minded trucker convoy. But there, the threat of investigation from Florida and Texas was enough to put fear into the online fundraiser. If the only answer is win more elections, I remain unconvinced.
What we should consider now is: how do we prevent this from happening not for Rogan, for whom the rabble will still follow him wherever he goes, or for the convoy, because any effort that raises 10 million dollars will get attention for where the money goes (exception: BLM), but for the next Joe Rogan.
Somewhere, at this very moment, there is a podcaster doing their work with a tenth or a hundredth of his listenership, who labors without an audience and whose guests are nowhere as prominent but just as compelling, and this very day the Cathedral can, without any thought or ramifications at all, decide to crush them like a bug.
So for those of us who want to fight back in defense of freedom of thought the question becomes: What weapons do we offer her?
I love Joe. I hope he makes it and prospers. I’m also fond of free speech. Please don’t crush me like a bug. Maybe we should be like ticks. Those things are practically impossible to kill.