Comedians as Activists and the Richard Spencer Punch

• 18:09Tim argues that partisan media coverage of cabinet appointments like Betsy DeVos filters down through political action committees and bloggers to ordinary people without children who care about education policy.
• 19:11Celebrities and Hollywood figures have essentially no political effect, citing the failed "unfollow Trump" hashtag campaign that backfired when his follower count increased instead.
• 19:58The school system has been broken for decades and needs a massive overhaul that will probably never happen, but Tim won't pretend he's defending Betsy DeVos specifically.
• 20:45Progressive critics lack consistency—they demand diverse cabinets but then call any minority who meets with Trump a race traitor.
• 21:22During the Obama administration, military interventions in Libya and Syria went uncriticized by the same people now calling Trump a fascist.
• 21:47Working for the Daily Show while saying things outside the approved talking points marks Tim as an extremist in an era where everyone's unhinged.
• 22:31Tim's position on Richard Spencer being punched: progressives can't justify violence based on someone's views, even if getting punched is a reasonable expectation for those positions.
• 23:07Liberals have put Tim in the awkward position of having to defend Richard Spencer against their activism.

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