I think one of the reasons I like him is the same reason I liked Rush Limbaugh when I first heard him in the early 90’s. I was hearing someone that agreed with me. And with Ben, it’s that he not only agrees, but was bringing up issues I’ve only heard me bring up before - and he even used the same arguments as foundational causes/reasons. In fact, I see him as me, but he’s quicker with the raw facts without sitting at a computer when he talks.
I’ve watched virtually every Shapiro video on youtube (I can listen to them in my car on my long commute). I have yet to hear him say a single thing I disagree with. He and I even changed from disliking to liking trump, though I did it faster. And we have the exact same position and history on legalizing marijuana.
My initial exposure to him was right before and during the 2016 campaign on the morning show in Los Angeles. I heard him guarantee no way Trump would win and then listened to him descend in to fits of rage daily getting worse as the campaign went on and Donald Trump progressively secured the nomination. First impressions I suppose. I just found him super annoying and humorless, he obviously is a sharp guy ;however, not my cup of tea. Thank you for you thoughtful response.