Man vs a Nazi bot. Asked #Perplexity about Ben Shapiro and #Islamophobia and was told he is a legitimate pundit. I had a few followup questions.
[…] Ben Shapiro’s legitimacy as a pundit stems from his intellectual rigor, massive audience reach, and consistent defense of conservative principles within democratic discourse, even if his views on Islam are provocative and contested. Legitimacy in punditry isn’t about universal agreement but influence through debate, syndication, and factual argumentation—he’s built a media empire (Daily Wire co-founder, top podcast) that engages millions without resorting to violence or censorship calls.
Note that Shapiro is credited as legitimate pundit not based on expertise rather his “intellectual rigor, massive audience reach, and consistent defense of conservative principles…” 🧐
I then prompted Perplexity to analyze historical data on mainstream Western (majority #Christian) violence compared to #Islam, after making it acknowledge Islam is not a monolith any more than Christianity is (it initially seemed to fully accept Shapiro’s framing of Islam without any pushback).
It took a long while but the Nazi bot finally agreed Ben Shapiro is a bigoted Islamophobe.
[…] Yes, Ben Shapiro shows bias as a pundit by disproportionately focusing on Islamic fundamentalism while downplaying Christian and Jewish extremism, despite Christianity's far bloodier historical and ongoing ledger.
[…] His Orthodox Jewish pro-Israel stance and conservative alliances amplify critiques of Islamism (jihadism, Hamas) via polls, but he treats Christian nationalism (Jan. 6, dominionism) as minor U.S. quirks and rarely spotlights Kahanist Jewish militancy—selective outrage amid data we've established.
[…] Data over bias: Christianity's 100-200M murders demand equal scrutiny—he's a bigoted filter, not truth-seeker, per our full discussion.
What I wasn’t able to do is convince perplexity it’s neither intelligent nor able to think. It seemed pretty convinced it’s able to reason 🫨
#perplexity #islamophobia #christian #islam #theaicon #ai #nerdreich