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{{Infobox Person | {{Infobox Person | ||
| person_name = Ben Burgis | | person_name = Ben Burgis | ||
| image = | | image = Ben Burgis.png | ||
| occupations | | occupations = Political commentator, author | ||
| political_alignment = Leftist, Socialist, Progressive | | political_alignment = Leftist, Socialist, Progressive | ||
| country = USA | | country = USA | ||
| twitter = BenBurgis | | twitter = BenBurgis | ||
| youtube = @BenBurgisGTAA | | youtube = @BenBurgisGTAA | ||
| website = [https://benburgis.substack.com/ Substack] | |||
| website2 = [https://jacobin.com/author/ben-burgis Jacobin Magazine] | |||
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== On-stream Appearances with Destiny == | == On-stream Appearances with Destiny == | ||
'''First Debate''' | '''First Debate - June 1st 2019''' | ||
In their first interaction, Burgis called into Destiny's stream to have a debate on whether or not socialist reform would be positive in the United States<ref>Destiny. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaKBp9x3CpE This is not a healthy positive direction to head in... - Destiny Debate on Socialism ft. Ben Burgis]. YouTube. Retrieved 26 Jun 2024.</ref>. | |||
'''Second Debate''' | '''Second Debate - October 4th 2019''' | ||
Later that year, Lance of [[TheSerfsTV]] moderated a debate between the two on whether rent control is a morally and/or pragmatically effective solution to housing crises<ref>Destiny. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaSjd--cM-Y "What you've said is empirically incorrect..." - Destiny Debates Ben Burgis on Rent Control]. YouTube. Retrieved 26 Jun 2024.</ref>. | |||
'''Third Debate - June 25th 2024''' | |||
Years later, Destiny and Burgis participated in a debate on the [[ModernDayDebate]] channel about their views on the Israel/Palestine conflict<ref>Destiny. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5raed64fL0Y Chillin' | Debating Ben Burgis @ 2000 EST]. YouTube. Retrieved 26 Jun 2024.</ref>. | |||
== Pizza Tactics == | == Pizza Tactics == | ||
In March 2021, following a debate Destiny had with Michael Albert about socialism, Ben Burgis participated in a review of the debate with several others. This would lead to another participant, Brenton Lengel, claiming that Destiny eating pizza during the debate was an intentional and malicious debate tactic designed to distract the audience while Albert was speaking<ref>Destiny. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtUpzfBk47Y Leftist Professor Brings Friends To Dunk On Destiny] YouTube. Retrieved 26 Jun 2024.</ref>. Chat would later coin the term/meme 'pizza tactics' in response to this. | {{disambiguation|See Also: [[Debate tactics]]}} | ||
In March 2021, following a debate Destiny had with [[Michael Albert]] about socialism, Ben Burgis participated in a review of the debate with several others. This would lead to another participant, [[Brenton Lengel]], claiming that Destiny eating pizza during the debate was an intentional and malicious debate tactic designed to distract the audience while Albert was speaking<ref>Destiny. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtUpzfBk47Y Leftist Professor Brings Friends To Dunk On Destiny] YouTube. Retrieved 26 Jun 2024.</ref>. Chat would later coin the term/meme 'pizza tactics' in response to this. | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
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* [https://t.co/sAfLaJr1Dp Substack] | * [https://t.co/sAfLaJr1Dp Substack] | ||
* [https://benburgis.com/ Website] | * [https://benburgis.com/ Website] | ||
* [https://jacobin.com/author/ben-burgis Jacobin Magazine] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 08:45, 26 June 2024
| Ben Burgis | |
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| Person | |
|---|---|
| Political Alignment | Leftist, Socialist, Progressive |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Media | |
| Websites | Substack |
| Jacobin Magazine | |
| BenBurgis | |
| Youtube | @BenBurgisGTAA |
| Other | |
Ben Burgis is a socialist political commentator who has written several books as well as being a regular columnist for Jacobin and The Daily Beast. He also hosts his own live show, Give Them An Argument w/ Ben Burgis.
On-stream Appearances with Destiny
First Debate - June 1st 2019
In their first interaction, Burgis called into Destiny's stream to have a debate on whether or not socialist reform would be positive in the United States[1].
Second Debate - October 4th 2019
Later that year, Lance of TheSerfsTV moderated a debate between the two on whether rent control is a morally and/or pragmatically effective solution to housing crises[2].
Third Debate - June 25th 2024
Years later, Destiny and Burgis participated in a debate on the ModernDayDebate channel about their views on the Israel/Palestine conflict[3].
Pizza Tactics
- See Also: Debate tactics
In March 2021, following a debate Destiny had with Michael Albert about socialism, Ben Burgis participated in a review of the debate with several others. This would lead to another participant, Brenton Lengel, claiming that Destiny eating pizza during the debate was an intentional and malicious debate tactic designed to distract the audience while Albert was speaking[4]. Chat would later coin the term/meme 'pizza tactics' in response to this.
External Links
References
- ↑ Destiny. This is not a healthy positive direction to head in... - Destiny Debate on Socialism ft. Ben Burgis. YouTube. Retrieved 26 Jun 2024.
- ↑ Destiny. "What you've said is empirically incorrect..." - Destiny Debates Ben Burgis on Rent Control. YouTube. Retrieved 26 Jun 2024.
- ↑ Destiny. Chillin' | Debating Ben Burgis @ 2000 EST. YouTube. Retrieved 26 Jun 2024.
- ↑ Destiny. Leftist Professor Brings Friends To Dunk On Destiny YouTube. Retrieved 26 Jun 2024.