[Podcast] 3932 Combating Snarkaganda - Call In Show - December 13th, 2017

[Freedomain]

Question 1: [1:53] – “My younger sister is 21, identifies as a feminist, enjoys partying, has casual sex, and has a group of friends who I think are bad influences. She's been struggling with depression on and off for the past five or so years. I worry that she is becoming dependent on therapy. There was a time when I reprimanded her and she kept her distance from me for a good six to twelve months. I am afraid of rejection from her. I want to be able to get through to her without her cutting me off. While trying to help her, I asked her to make a five-year plan. She said she'd like to be moved out of our parents home and in a long-term relationship. I worry that as a feminist and as someone who constantly needs to have her feelings affirmed, she is not going to be able to find a high-quality partner. How can I be a good influence on my younger sister?”

Question 2: [57:02] – “1 in 3 young adults 18 to 34-year-olds live with their parents. Amongst them, 1 in 4 are not working or studying. More young people are valuing education over financial independence. Many graduates return back home. I myself have made poor decisions by dropping out of University twice. I'm heavily reliant on my parents and low in motivation. You criticize individuals who rely on state benefits. But what about adults who rely on their parents, aka: parental benefits? Sure, it is voluntary money, but are the good intentions of parents depriving young adults from reaching financial independence?”

Question 3: [1:57:09] – “I am a housewife and mother to a two-year-old boy and an six months pregnant with a girl and would love any advice you may have regarding bedtime. I'd like to know how I can determine when my son is cognitively ready to fall asleep in his room alone. Our background is I would breastfeed my son to sleep and then put him in his bed and would sleep next to him if I were too tired to move back to my own bed. At 22 months he began naturally to sleep through the night and I have moved back to my bed permanently. I have decided to stop breastfeeding today because my goal was a minimum of two years (he turned two at the end of November) and it is too painful since becoming pregnant and the past two nights I've become resentful. I've been trying for months to help him fall asleep peacefully without the breast and do not want to resort to strategies like letting him ‘cry it out’. I practice peaceful parenting and do not want to force him into being independent too early or coddle him when it comes to sleep.”

Question 4: [2:47:29] – “The Mainstream Media's audiences are dwindling nowadays. However, there has been an uptick in comedians pushing propaganda. I call this ‘comeganda’. In the category of ‘comegandists’ I include Jon Stewart and his pupils like John Oliver as well as others like Bill Maher and Jimmy Kimmel. These people have become the brain of the liberal millennial. Countering these comegandists has been tricky. Whenever questioned the ‘comegandists’ play the ‘I'm just a comedian card. Also their watchers are often stubborn, snarky, and unable to engage in debate. In addition, comeganda is short and uses comedy so it lures in low attention span millennials like a creepy old man offering kids candy. How can we counter this? Should we debunk their arguments? Should we ridicule them? Or should we make ‘comeganda’ of our own by blending humor and politics?”

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