Dave Smith

yeah yeah no that is a that is a valid question you know i wanna i wanted to kind of ask you about um because well because it's me and you having this conversation and you've kind of made a big point over the last few years to uh

I don't know how to exactly say it, to kind of plant your flag in the idea that you're in the let's have conversations across the aisle camp.

And I'm not talking about, you know, with politicians, like literally across the aisle.

I mean, with people and people who are differences in opinions, you're more of a left-wing guy and you have a lot of conversations with people like me or Tucker or people who are more right-wing guys.

And this inevitably gets a lot of backlash.

um there's been i know there's been left-wingers who have uh criticized you uh for for taking this approach and i'm sure i will get some criticism for having you on my show and you know what i mean like it's kind of inevitable that you'll get some criticism for having this conversation with me and i'll get some criticism for having this conversation with you and i've always found myself i mean i've always just been firmly on in agreement with you on this it seems almost absurd to me

It almost becomes a thing where I'm even not sure what people's objection is.

But there is this weird dynamic where people will say, oh, so now Dave, you're allying with the left.

And I'm kind of like, well, but what even do you mean?

Like, yes, I'm having a conversation.

It's the same thing people do on all sides, by the way.

Like, when I have Nick Fuentes on, they're like, oh, so you're palling around with Nick Fuentes.

You're legitimizing Nick Fuentes.

You're platforming.

And you're like, dude, just say the actual thing so you sound as ridiculous as you do.

I'm talking to him.

That's what you're upset about.

I'm having a conversation with somebody.

I don't know.

I just find this to be a very bizarre dynamic.