Dave Rubin: belief

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…And as a comedian are you more of a gatekeeper in a way that a comedian might have been in an earlier time? And let me explain this, so if the moments from these amateurs, like there are hilarious one star reviews on Amazon, there are funny tweets. There’s so much funny stuff out there, even done by non-funny people. If I can just live in the moments I still want comedians, but I want comedians I trust, comedians who have opinions, they’re gatekeepers of opinion, they’re figures and personalities, and that in a sense is more important than just being funny. ‘Cause just being funny, you’re competing against the moments, but the moments don’t supply trust, a sense of comfort, and even moral guidance. Do you agree with that? Yeah, well, look, who do we miss right now in America, whether you agreed with his politics or not? I suspect that for this audience, that Jon Stewart was probably a little left for you guys, but we miss some voice right now of sanity, that’s what we don’t have right now. That’s you.…

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