Ep 509 | How a Former Soros Activist Is Taking On Toxic Progressivism | Guest: Michael Shellenberger

Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey

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Christianity, News Commentary, News, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 25.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2021

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Today we're talking to author and journalist Michael Shellenberger, who has been drawing attention to the disaster zone that is San Francisco. Shellenberger wrote a book on the subject, "San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities," and explains how he was originally pushing for progressive policies until he saw their real-world effects. We discuss several problems plaguing the city, from homelessness to drugs to homicide. Shellenberger also details the history and destructive philosophy that led San Francisco to its current state. --- Timecodes: (0:00) Intro (9:08) Interview with Michael Shellenberger (57:03) Outro --- Today's Sponsors: Patriot Mobile is America's only Christian conservative wireless provider — they share your values & support organizations fighting for religious freedom, constitutional rights, sanctity of life, & our Veteran & First Responder heroes. Go to PatriotMobile.com/ALLIE or call 972-PATRIOT to get free activation with the offer code 'ALLIE'! Bambee changes HR from your biggest liability to your biggest strength - your dedicated HR manager is available by phone, email, or real-time chat! From onboarding to terminations, they customize your policies to fit your business. Go to Bambee.com/ALLIE & schedule your free HR audit today. Good Ranchers producer is 100% American — when you buy your steak & chicken from Good Ranchers, you're getting ethically-raised, sustainably-sourced meat - & you're also supporting American farms! Go to GoodRanchers.com/ALLIE & save 20% off each box of mouth-watering meats when you subscribe, plus save an additional $20 off & get free express shipping by using 'ALLIE' at checkout for one-time purchases. --- Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book Relatable merchandise: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey

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0:00.0	Hey guys, welcome to relatable happy Wednesday. Hope everyone has had a wonderful week so far.
0:14.9	Today we are talking to Michael Schellenberger. He is the author of a new book, San Francisco,
0:21.7	where he is analyzing all of the big political problems that are happening in San Francisco
0:26.9	right now that are causing a very beautiful, once wonderful city to deteriorate.
0:32.8	And we're going to look at the homelessness crisis in San Francisco, the public drug use
0:38.4	and public defecation crisis that's happening there, why progressive policies are actually enabling
0:44.9	and exacerbating these issues rather than doing what they say that they intend to do, which is
0:51.3	fix them. Michael Schellenberger is not just an off there. He has been in progressive politics.
0:56.8	He was a progressive activist for a very long time. So he comes with a very unique perspective.
1:03.5	And just to set us up, I want to talk about some of the things that are going on in San Francisco.
1:07.9	I mentioned public homelessness, which has increased and it's not just homelessness.
1:13.2	It's these homeless encampments that have spread throughout parts of San Francisco. We've always had homelessness.
1:19.1	We've always had poverty. We've always had drug addiction and mental illness. But now all of these
1:26.2	things have increased and they have converged into a really toxic environment. And not just for
1:32.6	people who are suffering from these things themselves, but also people who are being affected
1:40.9	by these encampments in their neighborhoods, unfortunately, as with every social justice policy,
1:49.4	the people who are most affected are always going to be the most vulnerable. The Thomas Soul Quote,
1:55.0	two Thomas Soul Quotes that are coming to mind as we're talking about this subject.
2:01.6	One is whenever you are presented with a progressive policy or progressive idea, for example,
2:06.7	that we don't need to criminalize public defecation because somehow that is harming homeless people
2:13.7	or we don't need to have any consequences for public drug use. This is the name of equity.
2:19.6	It's in the name of compassion. It's in the name of social justice. You always have to ask
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