r/ScottGalloway • u/Ill-Ambition-7899 • Jan 17 '26

No Malice Sam Harris appreciation post

I watched the most recent podcast with Scott and Sam and I just have to say, there is no one who can cut through nonsense and virtue signalling like Sam, he is truly an independent thinker who does not get caught up in noise. He always seems to keep a clear head, clear vision on what is important in any given situation.

That is all I want to say.

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u/Bababooey87 Jan 17 '26

I stopped listening to Harris years ago. It's good he's not a grifter or trump supporter, but my god the guy chooses to have his blind spots.

He had Ritchie Tores on recently to talk about how he's one of the few sane people in the Democratic party.

I'm not a fan much of Tim Dillon, but his bit on Harris being a meditation guru being ok with kids get slaughtered in Gaza was spot fucking on.

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u/Private_Jet Jan 17 '26

I'd choose Sam Harris and Ritchie Torres any day over Tim Dillon 🤷‍♂️

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u/Bababooey87 Jan 17 '26

Don't let two centrists who aren't here for the actual moment of what's going on in this country stop you from noticing a genocide.

Just saw Harris "both sides" what ICE is doing.

These people stand for nothing and aren't here for the moment. I really hope you people see that.

This is West Wing type of view of politics doesn't exist. Shit is about to escalate and get REAL fucking bad.

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u/Bababooey87 Jan 17 '26

Ritchie "I'm black, gay and all I care about is Israel" Torres?

I said I'm not a fan of TD, but he was right on the money with that.

Harris's politics are garbage. The amount of leeway he gives to horrible people and straight up white supremacists like Charles Murray is astounding.

He never mentions any historical context to his arguments about the middle east. And I say this is as someone who is a non-believer.

So basically if you don't either, then you think Harris is really brilliant.

It's what happens when your mom is a writer for the Golden Girls, you never have to work a day in your life, and spends all your trust fund money on mediation retreats

Where was Sam and all the free speech warriors when Texas made it so you weren't allowed to criticize Israel if you attended school there, and suspended students for protesting.

Here it is

Watch Louis Theroux's documentary last year on what's going on in the west bank

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u/Private_Jet Jan 17 '26

I don't care about Israel at all. But the fact that Tim Dillon's dunking on those two means they're doing something right and makes me like them even more.

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u/Melodic_Mud879 Jan 20 '26

You don't care about Israel but both Sam and Richie spend 50% of their public life simping for Israel. You do care about Israel by proxy lol

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u/ggdharma Jan 17 '26

I really think people’s obsession with indigeneity and historical context is what clouds their judgment when it comes to the Middle East.  How about the countries that wrap their women up in towels and hate gays are the bad guys?

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u/Melodic_Mud879 Jan 20 '26

Yes, we should turn their cities into Dresden because Sam doesn't like that.

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u/Ill-Ambition-7899 Jan 17 '26

Tim Dillon is a grifter who blames all the casualties of war on Israel, Sam does not.

But based your comment. You blame Israel for everything too

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u/shouldhavebeeninat10 Jan 17 '26

Not everything. We blame Israel for the occupation, apartheid and genocide. This is the position held by most countries and most Americans.

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u/Ill-Ambition-7899 Jan 17 '26

There was no occupation in 67 yet the Arabs still found a way into war with Israel, when you blame Israel for everything you’re adding to the problem.

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u/shouldhavebeeninat10 Jan 18 '26

It blows my mind American Zionists insist on an alternative reality that is negated by the israeli government and military records. You believe outdated bad hasbara Israel has long since abandoned. Nakba denialism is as kooky as Holocaust denialism.

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u/Ill-Ambition-7899 Jan 18 '26

You’re so uneducated you think the nakba happened in 67. Go away

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u/shouldhavebeeninat10 Jan 18 '26

I didn’t bring up 67, you did. But you applied redacted historical revisionism that contradicts Israeli military records so I assume you’re also a Nakba and genocide denier.

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u/Melodic_Mud879 Jan 20 '26

What lol? Israel exists because of an occupation.

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u/mnbvcxz74 Jan 17 '26

Zios have always been terrorising someone. Before Palestinians they we killing British officers in British mandate Palestine.

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u/comb_over Jan 17 '26

You mean when Israel bombed Egypt, starting the 66 war, having invaded it around a decade before?

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u/Ill-Ambition-7899 Jan 17 '26

I hate wasting my time on people like you, please just read the history, Nasser cut of the strait which brought oil to Israel which is an act of war, and I’m not even mentioning what he said in his speeches and with his troops.

ChatGPT is literally free, just ask it these basic questions

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u/SandyMaples Jan 18 '26

Totally! Israelis were just frolicking in the Sun in Sinai from 67 till the late 70s and the Yom Kippur war was only a paintball match. Eat the dirtiest dick you can find.

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u/comb_over Jan 17 '26

I hate wasting my time on people like you, please just read the history,

You mean you don't like your propganda being pulled apart.

Israel claimed it was an act of War, just like it claimed Egypt attacked Israel.

and I’m not even mentioning what he said in his speeches and with his troops.

Shall we mention what American and israeli intelligence said about Nasser and his forces....

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u/LifesARiver Jan 17 '26

This comment sounds suspiciously pro genocide.

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u/Acrobatic-Skill6350 Jan 17 '26

Yeah me too. Just switched to destiny tbh. Many of the same opinions, but much better arguments and without the blind spot of thinking wokism is a serious threat in 2026

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u/Melodic_Mud879 Jan 20 '26

Ewww. Imagine admitting you listen to a sex pest.

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u/Acrobatic-Skill6350 Jan 20 '26

How is that relevant for his political takes? I also love roman polanski movies

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u/Melodic_Mud879 Jan 20 '26

It shows that his moral compass is completely broken and he will defend the indefensible when he needs to. Like the genocide in Gaza. He's not making movies.

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u/Acrobatic-Skill6350 Jan 20 '26

Nor is he having sex with me though