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The Rubin Report

Pushing Dave On: Nationalism, Drugs, Abortion & Guns | Michael Shermer | Book Club Chapter 3

The Rubin Report

Emma Dog Productions

News Commentary, News, Politics

4.513.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to Michael Shermer (Author) about Dave’s positions on a variety of controversial issues in the third chapter of “Don’t Burn This Book”, entitled “Think Freely or Die’. Special guest host Michael Shermer challenges Dave to explain and defend his positions on the legalization of drugs, immigration, if nationalism is a good thing, guns, income inequality and if he is still pro choice and thinks abortion should remain legal. Dave shares how he arrived at his current positions and how they’ve changed and evolved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

We all know that the left is no longer liberal, but the past few weeks have shown like never before the

0:06.0

Distressing results of our trend towards polarization. The mainstream media has doubled down on their petty hyperpartisan

0:13.3

Mudd slinging in the face of a true crisis. It's more important than ever to be informed, engaged,

0:19.8

responsible citizens who want to follow the facts at

0:23.0

Northern nonsense and the noise. That's what don't burn this book is all about. While we faced a lot of pressure to delay the

0:29.8

publication of this book because of quarantine, I felt it was important to get these ideas out as soon as possible.

0:36.0

I know that free thought, free speech, and patriotism are as important to you as they are to me,

0:42.0

so I hope this book entertains and inspires you during the days and weeks ahead. Order now at don't burn this book.

0:54.3

Hi everybody, Michael Schumer here talking to Dave Rubin about his new book. Don't burn this book.

0:59.7

I tried to burn it last night because I ran out of firewood and it just wouldn't take so I don't know what the deal is here.

1:05.3

They got special papers or something.

1:08.3

We say fire retard and copy because you're a skeptic and I knew you'd be up to no good.

1:14.2

That's right. Sort of like polyester suits. They don't burn.

1:19.2

So while I read your whole book, I did it on audio and then read it before we talked before on my podcast from the print edition.

1:29.0

So congratulations on the book. I thought we'd just hit some of the key points in chapter three because to me, I think this is where the rubber meets the road.

1:37.4

It's one thing to say, well, I'm in favor of freedom. Everybody's in favor of freedom if you ask them.

1:42.8

But what about this point or what about that point, you know, is kind of where it mattered now you and I are largely on the same page.

1:48.9

I think I'll channel my inner progressive far left.

1:53.8

Go for it. First and I like it. I see on cable news and just kind of try to steal man the other side.

2:01.0

So we'll hit the major issues here in chapter three, drugs, immigration, foreign policy, economics and starting with drugs.

2:11.1

Well, so you fast up to having done a few yourself. So I guess somebody.

2:15.4

I've done most of the good ones.

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