Opinion Is Sam Seder the best debater on the left?

[jimmas99]

I know debates are often considered somewhat cringe these days and achieve little, but I still find them entertaining and a great way to expose people's opinions.

Who are the best debaters on the right? Ben Shapiro, Michael Knowles? On the left, Sam Seder must be considered the sharpest—I’ve only seen him struggle in a debate once. He’s best known for debating libertarians back when that was trendy, but now he’s been appearing on various other programs and dominating, in my opinion.

Here’s an example of his skills when he was on Jubilee. Maybe low-hanging fruit, but entertaining


This one’s a better example where he goes 5 vs 1 and totally dominates on the PBD podcast.


Do the left have anyone better?

 

[chardog]

dont really care how good of a debater he is, he believes in trans competing against women, and a lot of idiots on this forum parrot his position without second thought, he's a good debater in that sense.

 

[jimmas99]

dont really care how good of a debater he is, he believes in trans competing against women, and a lot of idiots on this forum parrot his position without second thought, he's a good debater in that sense.

This thread is about whether Sam Seder is the best debater on the political left, so your opinion that you don’t care feels irrelevant in this context.

 

[SwamiLeoni]

I think he's up there. I used to be a subscriber to the MJR but they went way too far left for me and I'm not a big fan of Emma.

The 3 best, imo, are Destiny, Pakman and Seder. All 3 are great at debate and fun to watch when they happen. Destiny debates are probably the most entertaining though.

 

[HOLA]

Among the Youtube/podcast bros? For sure. He's an intelligent guy.

I've seen him treat some right-wing callers the way Wanderlei Silva used to treat those half-defenseless Japanese guys in Pride. Just...eviscerated them.

 

[BFoe]

dont really care how good of a debater he is, he believes in trans competing against women, and a lot of idiots on this forum parrot his position without second thought, he's a good debater in that sense.

You can’t separate the two? Like I can acknowledge that Ben Shapiro is a tough opponent to debate even if I think he’s wrong on many/most issues.

 

[HOLA]

dont really care how good of a debater he is, he believes in trans competing against women, and a lot of idiots on this forum parrot his position without second thought, he's a good debater in that sense.

I don't think trans people should compete against women, but the 1 trans person who plays girl's high school volleyball in Missouri, or whatever, doesn't really seem to be an issue of great importance, worthy of the complete obsession MAGA has over it.

 

[Sinister]

This thread is about whether Sam Seder is the best debater on the political left, so your opinion that you don’t care feels irrelevant in this context.

Dont you know you have to be a conservative poster to keep a conservative from IMMEDIATELY bringing up trannies?

Sam is very good at debate without being a "debate Bro." He usually can get a conservative to start angrily ranting nonsense at him when they cant defend a point.

Pisco has been pretty on his game lately.

 

[AmonTobin]

Sam Seder is one of the most knowledgeable. but David Pakman is one of the best I've seen in some of the most hostile situations, although he identifies as independent IIRC. As an influencer, Pakman is on fire right now.

 

[HOLA]

I think the most humorous I've ever seen was David Pakman vs. Jesse Lee Peterson. lmao.

JLP is legitimately mentally handicapped. I can't believe he actually has a following.

 

[AmonTobin]

I think the most humorous I've ever seen was David Pakman vs. Jesse Lee Peterson. lmao.

JLP is legitimately mentally handicapped. I can't believe he actually has a following.

David Pakman on Piers Morgan is must see tv. Genuinely hilarious. He makes hacks like Dave Rubin and Benny Johnson look like cans.

 

[jimmas99]

Sam Seder is one of the most knowledgeable. but David Pakman is one of the best I've seen in some of the most hostile situations, although he identifies as independent IIRC. As an influencer, Pakman is on fire right now.

Yeah, Pakman is very good too. Here he’s debating Ben Shapiro on guns, and in my humble opinion, he handled Shapiro on one of his strongest topics.

 

[AmonTobin]

Yeah, Pakman is very good too. Here he’s debating Ben Shapiro on guns, and in my humble opinion, he handled Shapiro on one of his strongest topics.

Just young lads there. I think win or lose, the most important part of these discussions or arguments is to come from a place of truth and honesty with the intention of offering or discovering progressive solutions. There are far too many disingenuous grifters out there (on both sides) that are wasting everyone's time.

 

[fedoriswar37]

If Sam Seder is the same guy i just watchrd a clip of on PBD then no, he's not some master debater.

 

[djacobox372]

No, Seder is a bright guy but he's not great in a debate. As much as I hate him, Destiny is a better lefty debater, although I'm not sure he'd be considered left--he's a bit all over the place.

 

[Rob Battisti]

lol at calls for “destiny” as being a great anything

 

[Mr Holmes]

Hey guys, don't forget about Hasen Piker and Vaush!

 

[curryjunkie]

medhi hassan wipes the floor with crenshaw and piers morgan without breaking a sweat here..

 

[Crazy Source]

I think the most humorous I've ever seen was David Pakman vs. Jesse Lee Peterson. lmao.

JLP is legitimately mentally handicapped. I can't believe he actually has a following.

100% retarded. That was a pretty funny debate.

 

[Crazy Source]

No love for Brian Taylor Cohen? I rank him up there with Pakman. I'm not really into the debate circuit so I haven't seen much of Seder.