re: #26 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)

The funny thing is he’s from a entertainment background. His cousin played Matilda and Robin Williams’ daughter in Mrs. Doubtfire. I think his dad was a film exec. But he loves crapping on Hollywood liberalism. I have no idea what his deal is but you’re right, he really seems to take issues and stances on positions that resonate most with American Evangelicals.

If you dig a little, you find out that Ben is another guy in the right-wing infotainment circuit who failed to make it in conventional media. He tried to be a screenwriter and it never took off. He may have some “principles” that inform his opinions, but he is also putting on a show and meeting the demands of his audience…who demand to be told how smart and moral they are at all times, and how immoral, stupid, and deserving of cruelty the people they are uncomfortable with are.

It’s an incredibly lucrative gig that’s got a low bar for entry, and authentic creativity is actually threatening to the audience base, so it’s the perfect refuge for hacks.

Ben is a slightly better hack than the other hacks.