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Another day, another Ben Shapiro speaking event at a major university that results in multiple embarrassing moments for leftists among the staff and students. The Ohio State University event was especially spicy as liberal tears flowed freely in the hallowed Buckeye halls.
A brief recap:
VIDEO: Protesters Chant ‘John McCain’s Dead’ Outside Shapiro Lecture
Video provided to The Federalist by Young America’s Foundation (in full disclosure, I’m on YAF’s board of directors) captured the pathetic demonstration. According to YAF, the national sponsor of Shapiro’s tour, protesters also started to chant “Bush Senior’s dead” before realizing they were mistaken.
A group of demonstrators can be seen chanting “F-ck Ben Shapiro” in the video below. They continued marching into the building where the event was being held, but did not manage to actually disrupt Shapiro’s lecture, YAF said.
*Warning: Graphic Language*@BenShapiro is welcomed to Ohio State with thoughtful, nuanced arguments by a small group of totally sane ppl. pic.twitter.com/TbWRTTFFdy
— The Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) November 14, 2018
Here is the message sent by Ohio State University's Diversity Scholarship Program to students in the wake of @benshapiro's speech on campus
It reads like the campus is about to be carpet bombed indiscriminately by ISIS
SEEK SHELTER!!! pic.twitter.com/7tmeiODEDp
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) November 14, 2018
I mean, five minutes of chanting “fuck @benshapiro” is all these face covering lunatics at OSU could come up with? ???
— Elisha (@ElishaKrauss) November 14, 2018
Why are students yelling “Long Live the Intifada” at a @benshapiro speaking event at @ohiostate?
Prior to Shapiro's speech, OSU sent out an email to its students about providing a "safe space" for students who feel threatened by "Shapiro's rhetoric." Is this safe, OSU?? pic.twitter.com/G8YGbZKQWW
— Israel on Campus Coalition (@IsraelCampus) November 14, 2018
There’s one underlying reason Shapiro is treated as such a threat before, during, and even after these events. Most say it’s fear; leftists claim it’s fear of his “bigoted” rhetoric while conservatives claim it’s fear of the truth bombs he drops on the crowd. Others say it’s the attention they get, piggybacking off the coverage his presence brings to any venue. A more recent theory is spreading that since they can’t match him intellectually or contend with his debating skills, they’re left with trying to be louder to “win” the arguments.
All of these theories have some truth to them, but they’re not the underlying cause for the degree of attention he receives or the depth of extremism he draws out of leftist protesters. Other speakers bring out fear. Others are used by leftists seeking attention. A small handful get a similar dose of “if we can’t beat him, shout him down.”
Shapiro’s appearance are unique because he does something very few conservative speakers can do. It’s a response he draws from leftists, particularly the millennials he often targets. I’ve seen this response happening more and more following Shapiro’s speeches, which tells us he’s not only getting bigger, but that he also may be getting better at it.
I don’t want to put him on too high of a pedestal, but I can count on one hand the number of conservative speakers who have done what Shapiro is doing today. Thomas Sowell. Ronald Reagan. Milton Freidman. Andrew Breitbart. William F. Buckley Jr. Beyond that, I have a hard time finding people who do what Shapiro does.
There are plenty of excellent conservative speakers making their rounds today. Most of them do a great job at enlightening the audience to the virtues of a conservative mindset and the merits of spreading a conservative worldview. Like Shapiro, they give sound advice to fellow conservatives about how to handle situations in life, politics, and culture that will have an impact on America today and into the future. But none of these great conservative speakers do what Sowell, Breitbart, or Shapiro do.
Shapiro’s speeches, debates, videos, radio shows, television appearances, podcasts, and writings (busy guy) all have an opportunity to reach conscientious and intelligent leftists and make them rethink their worldviews. He can change their mindsets. He makes them question whether or not the premise for their ideology is as solid as they originally thought. He digs to the foundation of their belief system and makes them see the structural flaws upon which their political stances are built.
The list of people who can do this is short, but Shapiro is officially on it. His presentations are so troubling to leftists because he doesn’t just abuse them. He converts some of them. He has the uncanny ability to change hearts and minds. That makes him a real threat.
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