Interview · moment 4 of 27
Debating the Left: Cornel West vs. Larry Elder
from #228 - Candace Owens | The Tim Dillon Show · #228
4 min
Guest
Candace explains why the left avoids debating her, praises Cornel West as a respectable opponent, and says she fears debating Larry Elder more than anyone on the left due to his command of facts.
- Tim argues that Chris Rock's "Bigger and Blacker" special couldn't be performed in 2020 because the racial stereotypes and sharp observations would draw condemnation.
- The best comedy lets no one escape—everyone in the audience realizes we all suck together, which creates humanity and beauty rather than division.
- Candace Owens finds Tim's caricature of her funny because it hits at something real, and she doesn't get defensive about being made fun of.
- Tim asks whether Owens gets invited to college debates on critical race theory and intersectionality, or if the left avoids bringing her in.
- Owens claims everything the left believes is a lie that relies on people being unintelligent or too fearful to counter it.
- According to progressive stacking rules, Owens says she's at the top of the hierarchy, so the left has to let her speak—and when they do, she can beat them on intellect.
- Tim asks if there's any smart person on the left, like Cornel West, where Owens would admit it would be a tough debate.
- Owens says she's debated Cornel West and found him willing to have a respectable dialogue because he's smart enough not to say ridiculous far-left things.
- Moderate leftists have kowtowed to the far left, making their arguments increasingly ridiculous and less worthy of serious engagement.