We Can Win by Listening to How Joe Rogan Talks About Abortion – Opinion

Earlier on Thursday, my colleague Susie Moore shared one of her audio commentaries for NewsTalkSTL, this time about abortion and how those of us who believe abortion is morally wrong (whatever the U.S. Supreme Court’s official decision on Roe v. Wade sifts out to be) can reach those who are still finding their footing on the controversial issue.

It is more important than most people think. How we, children of God, approach the possible matters to me. Susie told those who are willing to hear opposing points that it was important. Sometimes, the way you approach things is what can make a big difference. Let me give you an example of this, from what might seem like a rather unusual messenger of the pro-life message — podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan.

During his interview with comedian Doug Stanhope on the Wednesday episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” According to Newsweek Rogan spoke a lot of common sense regarding the SCOTUS draft opinions leak and expressed the views that so many Americans have on abortion.

Is that possible? Even someone like Rogan, who says he is “100% for a woman’s right to choose,” knows there’s a line where it’s not actually “healthcare” but killing another human being–very different from what pro-abortion activists and their legacy media allies would like to portray as the majority opinion.

This eye-opening video is available to view and hear:

Joe Rogan understands that the debate over abortion is complex and involves many ethical and personal issues.

“There’s a big difference between a little clump of cells and a fetus with eyeballs and a beating heart … but where do you draw the line? That’s the question.” pic.twitter.com/cSortwiMf8

— Mythinformed MKE (@MythinformedMKE) May 5, 2022

Don’t forget that the host is staunchly proabortion. Newsweek captured the full context of Rogan’s comments, which I think is important. Keep reading to the end.

“What if you get raped? How about if you get raped? Someone, like a family member, molests you,” Rogan asked. “I don’t like people telling other people what they can and can’t do.”

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“It gets weird when the baby gets like six months old [gestation],” Rogan said. “I know that some states have late-term abortions and sometimes you need one for medical reasons, right? If she has a baby, the woman may die. Like it’s a decision that people have to make.”

“I am 100% for a woman’s right to choose. But as a human being, just a person observing things, there’s a big difference between a little clump of cells and a fetus with the eyeball and the [sic]Be still. And for anybody to pretend there’s not,” Rogan mused.

“What is the right line?” his guest Stanhope asked.

“Right. Where do you draw the line? Yeah, that’s the question. It’s what I call a human issue. It’s a very complicated issue. It’s so fraught with emotion. And it’s so political,” Rogan said.

Indeed.

Why is Rogan’s opinion so important? Many hot ideas are floating around the internet. How can one more, specifically from someone who isn’t a conservative or even pro-life, help our cause?

People like this–Rogan, Elon Musk, and Rogan’s entertainment world colleague, Dave Chappelle–are important in cultural conversations. As I’ve mentioned before, Andrew Breitbart’s edict on politics being less crucial to effecting change than culture still stands.

There’s also this important point about all three men: Joe Rogan claimed on the April 22 episode that not only had progressive activists’ efforts to get him kicked off the Spotify streaming platform proved futile, he GainedAs Sister Toldjah stated at that time, the number of subscribers was increasing to millions. She said:

On his Friday podcast Rogan, who is also well-known in the MMA world and who has done interviews and color commentary on matches in the past, told listeners and viewers that his “Subscribers rose massively” in 2021 in the midst of his critics’ attacks, claiming “during the height of it all, I gained two million subscribers.”

It doesn’t matter what we do with difficult topics like abortion, to return to the start of this article. If we look at how conversations are held when culture is part of them, it’s easy to gain useful insights that will help us shape the future. There’s no denying that comedy and entertainment open a door to people speaking reasonably, especially when those things are controversial and weaponized issues the Left would like to use to their advantage. It’s up to us to not let them get away with it.