For those who are unfamiliar with comedian Dave Smith, he is about 42 years old and has had a podcast called “Part of the Problem” for over 10 years. If you go back to look at his original YouTube videos, you’ll see something of an evolution. However, for the most part, his story and schtick have always been the same.
To the extent that Smith has been consistent, to some degree, he deserves credit. In a now famous episode of the Joe Rogan Experience, Dave Smith and internet broadcast personality Douglas Murray, had a debate – if you could really call it that – on many topics. One of the main criticisms of Smith (by Murray) in this appearance, was that Smith has never been to Gaza, or Israel – yet he makes his living commenting about it.
You can believe Murray that visiting a location embroiled in war is a requisite in order to achieve mastery or expertise on the subject. You can believe Smith, that of course that is not true. However, what neither man is known for – is action. Neither of these guys is especially active in terms of stopping wars from happening in one way or another. They are both fairly fixated on having the “correct” opinion on these issues as well.
Despite being adamantly anti-war, self-proclaimed Libertarian, and consistently denouncing evil regimes, in 2024, Dave Smith claims to have voted for Donald Trump. He vocally endorsed Trump on his own program as well as other podcasts or television appearances. Since Donald Trump won the election last year, Smith, alo