This comment section is so refreshing, it’s amazing how cordial politics can be when people don’t make it their entire identity

Saying "I don't know" to many political issues is the most liberating feeling. Totally with you on the move away from partisan politics to personal politics. It's so freeing.

I've watched your content for years, so much of this is stuff that I already know. But I don't watch you particularly because of your political stance. There are times I agree with you and times I don't. I watch because you have a distinctive style and you're engaging, if not also funny. Your biggest strength is that you never take yourself too seriously, even when talking about serious things.

I think it’s really interesting that despite this channel being described a sort of “un-left space”, a large majority of your audience is on the left (myself included). I honestly think it’s because many people on the left are so tired of the “culture-war” focused brand of conservatism, that a channel like yours feels like a breath of fresh air. This channel offers a way for people to see your perspectives and not feel judged in any way for their own perspective, in a sense. You’ve created a space that’s way more open to nuance and discussion that is kinda hard to find in any sort of space that has any discussion of politics. I just think it‘s neat, to say the least.

Very thoughtful and honest. I love this channel.

Although I’m quite solidly on the left, I actually really appreciate hearing about your perspective as a conservative, particularly in the non-combative way you always put things. I try to avoid stating my political opinions in my videos (almost to the point of secrecy) because what I hate most about modern political discourse is how liberals and conservatives *have* to view each-other as an evil enemy force to be stopped, as opposed to fellow citizens with slightly different values. I just don’t believe people should be shamed for their political beliefs.

I am firmly convinced that JJ is sitting on a yoga ball when he films his videos

Ignoring politics has cured my depression, anxiety, gout, and the common cold!

“Life is much easier when you can get comfortable with saying things like ‘I don’t know’ or ‘maybe they’re wrong’ without feeling like your whole life will come crashing down because of it” is one of the greatest quotes I’ve ever heard. Found this channel a couple months ago and have no idea how he only has 600k. Most entertaining videos on the website, can’t wait for him to hit a million

I know your audience is generally left of center but as a part of the percentage that is probably even further than right than you are, I want to echo everyone else's respect for your positions. Your dignity and humility in approaching everything is what makes you such a one of a kind voice in this space. It is something you've inspired me to practice myself.

My wife and I, huge leftists, lovingly refer to you as "our favourite conservative." You're the ideal conservative in our mind, the kind that keeps our insane ideas in check, explains counterarguements well, and isn't irrationally full of hate and anti-science. Thank-you for the interesting conversations you have sparked in this household.

I’ve seen other lefties leave similar comments but as someone who also identifies as purely left-wing I appreciate that as someone who identifies as conservative, you are still welcoming to people such as myself who can come off as radical. The loudest conservatives tend to be the ones who don’t represent the majority well while people such as yourself are the ones who actually represent the people and their feelings. Thanks!

I’ve never heard anyone express exactly how I feel in a more coherent and organized way. Even I can’t do it. This is a spectacular video; my beliefs match up almost perfectly.

You’re at 600,000 subscribers now!?!? That’s absolutely insane! I’ve watched for about 1.5-2 years and you had like 60k subs. Definitely hitting a million in 2022, JJ. Keep up your grind and it will pay off!

The community you’ve garnered around this channel is truly amazing, it’s so rare to see genuine dialogue and understanding between rivalling opinions. Growing up in a middle class family in a nice suburban neighbourhood in maple ridge I feel very similarly to issues as you and you’ve helped me find the right words to express my opinions to both family and friends and for that I can’t thank you enough. I strive to be as unbiased as I can and look at things from every side (my family is very liberal so that also helps me stay grounded in my more conservative beliefs); and to find a channel like yours that effectively reports on issues and events in ways that appeal to most people on both spectrums has had a very positive effect on how I’m able to discus politics considering I’m still young and learning (just graduated last year). Just wanted to say thank you for the sincerity and knowledge you’ve shared.

Amazing. I loved how he explained why he’s conservative by putting his background into perspective. Different people have different political beliefs and alot of it has to be with how you grew up.

I'm a pretty unapologetic "lefty" (though think more European social democrat than socialist) and I really appreciate your thoughtfulness and channel as a whole. I am so sad that moderation has been largely lost.

I'll be really honest, knowing what political beliefs you have, have no affects on how I watch this channel, as I enjoy this channel and I always click on a new video.

i'm so glad i found your channel, as a left-leaning queer person it's really hard to find other perspectives that don't seek to alienate people like me so i frequently get stuck in echo chambers, so it's really good to find an 'un-left' creator that doesn't base their political identity on who they don't like :)

As someone who's firmly positioned on the left, it's good to hear there are people who don't necessarily agree with all my values but in a way that doesn't demonize the very existence of certain groups or the inflammatory moral grandstanding often heard from conservative rhetoric. It's also refreshing to hear someone with this particular perspective of conserving the status quo that is aware that their position is at least in part influenced by how they benefit from the status quo. I think the main thing that separates you from most conservatives is that you actually think critically about your beliefs rather than simply leaning on appeals to emotion. Great vid

Wow. So refreshing. The moralistic conviction that you owe this to your audience is new to me and cool. Thank you for being so transparent. I think you are right about it supporting enjoying content.

It's nice to see a discussion on political beliefs online that doesn't involve attacking another belief. Also congrats on 600k

As a Conservative, I wish all Conservatives were like you. Maybe then our perspectives and philosophies (yes, plural, we are a diverse group) would be taken more seriously by the international community and lead to more understanding and respectful discourse.

As a leftist liberal, I appreciate you being an aware conservative more than I would if you were a blind liberal. Whether conservative, liberal, or otherwise, one of the worst things you can do is blindly follow and agree with every single thing your party does. I think it’s great that you realize your party’s history, unlike a lot of LGBTQ+ conservatives. Not only do you acknowledge the wrongdoings of your party, you hold them to their faults. I try to do the same and I think it’s the best thing to do if you hope to ever truly achieve a better future for your nation and the world.

Unsubscribed. Just kidding. Actually, I am a little disappointed the more I get to know you that we agree on so many things. lol But I'm pretty sure we do. On another note, ok fine...I'll take some political beliefs quizzes in a future livestream.

As somebody who is quite far left, especially in an American context, your videos are awesome. I disagree with a lot of your politics, but your perspective is so different to what I usually see, and you have such a knack for explaining things in a simple, unbiased, and interesting way that I don't care. I've been watching your channel for 2-ish years and will continue to do so for a long, long time. Congrats on 600k, and onward to 1 milllion!

I write all my political beliefs in a notebook and take down the dates I write them. My beliefs change yearly, not a significant amount but it’s a change. Looking back and reading them feels weird. It’s like reading someone else’s thoughts. It makes me almost cringe reading about what I used to think but that’s good as it shows I’m maturing more. 3 years ago I was very political and all I believed in was facts, logic & stats. Now I’m much less political in daily life and I’ve incorporated empathy into my facts & logic philosophy. I’ll probably read this comment a year from now and cringe at what I’ve said.

I just wanted to say that I really appreciate your perspective. You are one of the best channels on KZfaq, always showing me knew things about the world and the wonder that hides in every day life and culture. You’ve shown me so much beauty and fascinating dynamics and history in the stuff I normally just accept as part of everyday life. Your ability to explore to turn the mundane into the fascinating, common knowledge into exciting wisdom, to turn everyday occurrences into lessons about the world, history, and humanity is an incredible gift you have. Additionally, your self-awareness shows how much thought you put into what you create and how carefully crafted your messages and videos are. You treat your audience not as an instrument to play the right notes to, but as people. I hope that one day you will reach a million subscribers, but million or not, you should take pride in being one of the best KZfaqrs, and one of the best creators.

JJ, i just want to say, I love to hear more moderate voices, people who don't say "both sides are right" but who take a look at individual issues and decide based on their own philosophy what us right. I really hope you keep up the good work, and just know that you are a special person in the world of (semi) political commentary on KZfaq

You're so reasonable it's kind of ridiculous. In this age of hyperbole and never ending mass-media induced social fury, I expect my content creators to be bombastic, angry, and tell me to hate people who disagree with us-- your temperate disposition simply won't do in 2022.

I’ve always appreciated your perspectives because you bring a much needed, sober minded view of the issues. As an American, I’m fearful for the immediate future of our political system but I hope that your method of cool-headed analysis and intellectual humility will catch on and see us through.

Usually I get a "Don't meet your hero's" feeling from these kinds of videos, but not this one.... I haven't met many people with a similar mindset in politics, makes more sense why I can watch your videos easily lol

I consider myself a conservative and I'm 22 now but I remember when I was 16 getting into the altright movement and culture war crap but thankfully and have grown out of that and now see things from a very human perspective, I think one problem in politics is people see their "political opponents" as nothing more as the enemy or as completely brain dead when they're just simply people with different life perspectives and 90% of the time mean well

As a lefty bordering on socialist, I respect and understand you viewpoint because it's grounded in a broader understanding. If all political discourse had as much thought as yours we've be a long way from the culture war crap to that motivates too many voters. Thank you.

I think it is important to have un-left spaces. I’m a social liberal myself so I’m sorta a leftist in some sense, but I recognize that one of the flaws of leftism is the way in which it overlooks nuance in favour of “good guy vs bad guy” thinking. I’m sure the right does this as well, I just find from personal experience it can be frustrating to agree with something some says but then see it applied generally in ways that can be harmful. For example, I think that globalization, particularly of capitalism, has been in many ways very destructive. You get companies going abroad and dumping their waste in places with less environmental restrictions, or abusing places with low/no minimum wage for cheap labour. Being leftish that angers me, and I’m sure it angers some conservatives too. But what many leftists will do is then say that all globalization is evil. That overlooks so much medical and economic progress that has happened because of it. Infant mortality rates, overall life expectancy, people raised out of poverty, access to birth control etc have all increased. It’s not purely evil or purely good, it’s both and we need to reform it with that in mind. There is also a very concerning aspect of leftism that I’ve seen online which may be small but still can be dangerous which I’d describe as something like anti-intellectualism. I don’t know if that’s the correct word, but if you’ve ever seen someone say “why can’t we just print more money?” or “the economy isn’t real” you probably know what I’m talking about. It’s great to question reality, but like 9 times out of 10 the people questioning don’t want to know the answer, they just want to make a point about deconstructing social concepts. In doing that though, they neglect factual realities, such as resource scarcity or inflation. Not everything related to economic theory is just made up to abuse the proletariat. So while I align more with the left than the right, I think it’s very important to provide non-left perspectives and give people some nuance. I myself often overlook that nuance and benefit from the grounding of thinking outside of a limited worldview for a second. It doesn’t make leftism wrong. A lot of the issues regarding oppression and workers rights are very accurate observations. But we can’t let them distance us from reality either.

The best thing about politics is talking about them as just another conversation topic instead of a intensly heated discussion, it sure feels good to be able to say what you believe, and I am currently involved in politics but I have always watched all of your videos since they are entretaining and also bring Canadian culture to me.

This is good political content. I was raised as a “centrist” moderate conservative, and have drifted center-left on average over time as I took the time to re-examine my positions with more information and more nuanced moral arguments, but I deeply respect anyone who can coherently articulate and civilly argue their beliefs in good faith...which is sadly becoming rarer as the parties here in the US play the populist game of erecting strawmen to tear down.

It's nice to see a conservative who actually wants to conserve things other than religion and corporations

This is why JJ's channel is by far my most favorite channel, he is extremely articulate and well informed, and as for his political beliefs he actually has good reasons for believing in them and most importantly he understands what has led him and has influenced him to have those beliefs. That self-aware nature is extremely rare I believe when it comes to politics, on both sides of the border.

Conservative or progressive "orthodoxy" is pretty much an oxymoron. They're both pragmatic terms to describe how to approach the prospect of change. The small-c conservative view is basically "don't mess with success" while the progressive view is "identify and solve problems with the system". They're not actually at odds, but you can sort yourself into two camps based on which phrase resonates more with you. Either way, the idea that either philosophy is outside the realm of 'Moderate' politics or has any strict orthodoxy is preposterous.

I cannot begin to express how much i appreciate your mindset on a lot of these things. The world needs more people who think like you (not necessarily policy wise or specific idea wise) but people who are able to be pragmatic about things and arnt afraid to have a more nuanced political identity. thank you

JJ, I identify as left wing but I enjoy your videos an awful lot - it is great to find a refreshing opposition to my own views that I can find entertaining. I hate living in a bubble politically and completely agree with your point re the monotony of left wing youtubers and the downright craziness of the populist american right make me almost completely ignore the political side of youtube. So, I thank you for allowing me to engage with the other side. Congrats on 600k!

One thing I enjoy about the "un-leftness" of this channel is learning about culture of other places without feeling like said culture is being highly fetishized/ borderline worshipped, which I feel like is a common left wing trend

As an American, I moved away from the major parties/schools of thought in the last 2 years or so. It’s liberating. Amazing video, JJ.

I am what people would call a “leftist” and your channel and perspective is something I really appreciate. I remember coming across your channel a year or so ago and actually clicking away from the video when I heard you were a conservative. That is something I do regret and I’m happy I was mature enough in the end to click on your videos when they popped up a few months later.

It's a sincere, brave and ethical thing to do, making your political and philosophical beliefs clear. In this age where people can lose a lot from making their views known, we need more people to be frank and clear like yourself. The last part I think makes you a better human being in that you acknowledge that you're human unlike a lot of personalities on YT that will never admit fault and will always double down. Looking forward to your next video.

I'm very firmly left but watching this video, I am awed by your calm and clear understanding and perspective as a conservative in the way you defined it for yourself and I strongly believe that this is one of the best educational channels that gives this flavour of political perspective on youtube. I wanted to seek out more diverse perspectives on politics outside my own current view and this was a great refreshing find.

I'm Québécois and I identify as "left-winged" (not center-left). Still, I always highly respected J.J. Although, we may not agree on every political issue, he does care about presenting unbiased facts, he stands up against conspiracy theories and he is not a bigot of any kind. He deserves credit because he works harder than basically anyone else to inform people about Canadian politics. In a democracy, that kind of stuff is more important than "having the right ideology".

This video made me realize we all been polarized so much that it was shocking to me at first that I can share the same opinions on some topics with someone who does not share the same political point of view with me but it was more shocking to realize this was shocking to me in the first place. Excepting everyone to agree with your own beliefs is not healthy, progression comes from conflict, I guess all the crazy people in both parts made me subconsciously think that they would be never on the same side. However we often forget there’s no sides, the main goal is to make everyone’s life better and this can be achieved only by different ideas clashing and shaping the best outcome. Thank you for this video. As a 23 year-old in that phase of burning with ideological fire, it’s so easy to lost the plot sometimes.

I love the idea of the "un-left" space. As someone in college I am a little tired of "rah rah rah class struggle" but I don't find a lot of appeal in the hardline conservative cliques which seem to harbor a lot of creeps and bigots

Thank you for this. We need for centre right in Canada, I personally am in a more die hard right position right now, but greatly appreciate your views on Canada and politics in general. Thanks for a great, clear video

Good video. Alot of youtube creators hide themselves and their own biases. I 'm glad that you are trying to be honest with us.

As a leftist, it's refreshing to see a reasonable conservative talking, given that the majority of people on social media calling themselves conservative are much more the prickly culture war types. That, and your intentions seem to be relatively good. I think it is more appropriate to build your own beliefs and principles stronger rather than tear down those of another when pleading your case in the political field

As a middle-class German guy whose believes range broadly between conservative centrist and liberal left social democrat, i must applaud you on how you approach politics, especially in regards to politics on the internet. I too have noticed the trends that you mentioned in the video, and i'm happy to see that a KZfaqr who deals with politics (even if it is not the majority of your content) finally take a stance against the polarization that is going on. But regardless of that, congratulations on reaching 600k subscribers! Hopefully it will indeed be at least 1 million by the end of 2022!

I think politics is at its best when two opposite sides of the political spectrum can sit down with one another and exchange ideas in a productive and thought provoking way. As a progressive left winger it’s really interesting to hear a person educated in politics from the other side of the spectrum sit down and talk about their reasoning behind their final judgement. Your like the ideal kind of person to debate politics with if you know what I mean.

Good stuff, J.J. Thanks for sharing these pieces of yourself with us. I feel that it was very brave of you.

I'm pretty heavily left wing, but you represent a very welcoming and understandable form of conservatism. And as someone from the U.S. I can genuinely say it's incredibly refreshing to see a conservative that doesn't break down into cultist conspiracy. I enjoy engaging with your videos and really appreciate someone who treats politics reasonably. Thank you for being here :]

This is really the only channel on KZfaq where I feel myself represented, in any capacity, politically (and in many ways philosophically). I'm a relatively young Canadian with adjacent-Conservative tendencies and associations, while feeling in many ways utterly alienated by the conservative (and liberal) dogmas we're exposed to today. I feel absolutely no sense of condescension or pandering from you, and no motivation to push me in any particular political direction, but merely presenting certain realities in a multi-faceted way (while transparently communicating your thoughts & biases). You're able to eloquently and sensibly represent multiple sides of any given issue or argument, which is actually so goddamn refreshing compared to literally everyone else cramming their agenda down your throat. It's really refreshing, I wished there were more people and channels like yours.

Thank you for this honest sharing session! It does set an exemple on how to discuss difficult issues. It really show that you made an effort to understand yourself to then be able to exchange with people who don't share your beliefs! Thank you again J. J

I am glad that you have this video. There is always implicit bias to creating, and the best way to display a truly neutral, educational perspective, is to acknowledge and disclose those biasis.

This is probably your best video and the most refreshing “political” video I’ve seen in years. Very thoughtful and insightful and I’m a lifetime leftist. I personally find the “un-left” aspect to your channel to be appealing to me because it challenges some notions I have. The culture war type videos on both sides are just so draining to me at this point.

As a leftist I really appreciate what you describe as “a non-leftist space.”

I found your channel only a couple of days ago. It’s insane that I’ve found someone I identify so closely with when it comes to cultural and political outlook. Thank you for making me feel represented!

I wish that everyone was as honest, intelligent, self-aware, and insightful as you are when it comes to politics and culture.

I detest the common misconception that centrists (or someone who looks at both sides and sorts out what makes sense to them) are in reality just afraid to choose a side. In reality, we're sortve rejecting ideology.

I'm glad that you openly talk about political opinions instead of toxicly denying that videos are apolitical. This a lot more honest than other creators. Being honest with that can make it easier for both viewers understanding which comments might be neutral or which might have a bias (in a way you didn't intend).

You're one of my favorite channels for breaking down political concepts and situations. I'm definitely more on the libertarian left and while I've disagreed with your views on many occasions I've always felt like you've done your homework and always characterised oppositional opinions accurately.

I agree. Gratitude and humility are the foundational emotions at the bottom of my conservatism as well. You pull me in a good direction when I get too caught up in conservative commentary about culture war issues.

I love that I can leave my echo chamber and find people who are agreeable and nice while still being different in values to me. It's very pleasant to see a temperate and nice person who disagrees with me, when open discussion is otherwise so hard.

You're the first conservative I've heard admit to upholding the status quo-- or parts of it --as a value (personal or otherwise). You know, to actually conserve things you/we already have. You're not the first conservative to hold that position, of course, but you are the first to be self-aware of it in my experience. I don't even consider it a negative, just rare and refreshing. And that's why I'm subbed. Plus your flag related videos are quite enjoyable.

I myself was caught up in the culture war stuff and have been brought back to the intellectual honesty of my "small c" conservative, or "classical liberal" philosophical lens which is natural for me. Creators like yourself and Mr. Beat have definitely helped this process, so thank you!

I just want to say thank you for making this video. I remember asking for this exact type of video several months ago. It provides great context and I appreciate your time.

I appreciate your perspective, and your smart divorce of association between “identity politics” as many conservatives call it and the partisan politics themselves. A conservative that acknowledges and appreciates the reality of marginalized people instead of falling into the more tunnel-visioned conservative media mindset. I also appreciate that you bounce around a lot in your videos, as in like your body; it keeps you visually interesting to keep an eye on which makes it easier to listen to your message with full humanity. I feel like that might be an odd comment but I wanted to share it nonetheless. Congrats on your accomplishments and I look forward to learning more about culture from you!

Honestly, the most surprising part in this video for me was the fact that JJ is 37. Amazing video by the way!

1M subscribers for 2022, good luck! I've done my part hitting all the buttons

Thank you so much for this video. Some of your earlier videos blew my mind (open)! The content and positioning were so different to what I usually hear in my circles...and yet, your knowledge, nuance and thoughtfulness of presentation were familiar and comforting: I really couldn't tell where you were on the political spectrum...The result was really having to think for myself: "This challenges some of my long-held beliefs, and yet, do I agree?" I appreciate you creating this video for additional context. Having your position "confirmed" actually makes me even more intrigued (despite not self-identifying in the same camp), because, in a world of both extremes and homogeneity, it's incredibly refreshing to find someone who has seemingly unique, fluid opinions. The world needs more of this. Vulnerability, nuance, openness. Thanks!

I just wanna make clear, I do lean far to the left of the political wing. But, with that being said, I’ve always enjoyed your videos knowing we probably don’t see eye to eye on most things politically. I think you do a great job at criticising your own ideology (something I think everyone should do) and in your regular videos you do a good job at explaining the facts of the situation rather than a politically motivated view. Overall, I think you’ve done incredibly well at maintaining a fun and knowledge driven audience rather than an ideologically focused audience like a lot of KZfaqrs

I consider myself a moderate conservative too (I value individual freedoms, and I believe in the free market as the superior system of economics), and it's honestly really reaffirming to find another conservative whose political agenda is dictated by reason and careful thought rather than bigoted biases, dogmatism, and anxiety.

Your are truly one of the most brilliant and thoughtful voices in culture and politics that our generation has. I hope you continue to gain in popularity

I know this video is a year old, but I just want to say how much I love J.J. and this community’s ability to have civil conversation.

I do appreciate that this channel is an un-left space and I personally think its the the most unique and gravitating 'selling point' of J.J.'s videos. As someone who would probably consider themself on the left side of things, the internet is oversaturated with a left prespective to the point of nausea but at the same time, most things labeled 'conservative' are very reactionary and 'radically' conservative to the point of nausea which is why your non-sensationalized beliefs make a pleasent and refreshing breath-of-fresh-air middle-ground

I’m a 67 year old US American. The first video of yours I watched was a Canadian citizenship class you were teaching. It was so good that I have kept watching since then. I have found all your content extremely informative and interesting. Keep it up.

I appreciate the honesty of a video like this, informing your audience exactly what you believe so they can see for themselves where your content is coming from.

One of Jregs most convincing characters.

This is why I love your content. You’ve never explicitly said one opinion is better than the other and always shown everything in equal lights.

I thought I had my political beliefs all figured out. Conservative, would more than likely vote red. But I joined a labor union and realized things weren’t so simple. I hate that big business can sometimes exploit workers but at the same time I don’t feel like the government needs to weaponize another plight to be used to enforce their narrative. At the end of the day we’re all just people wanting to live in peace. Thank you for your content JJ.

As someone who is a queer far left socialist, this is the type of video I really appreciate because this is the type of video that demonstrates the importance of having an opposition party, when that party is actually sensible. As far left as I am, I recognize that having an opposition party is critical to democracy, and many opposition parties is even better, and this is the type of opposition party I want to see. Opposition parties that have differing views but all still have a foundation of rational and logical thinking. You are the type of conservative I want to see: someone that I disagree with but that I can still respect as someone who is perfectly capable of logical thinking and comfortable acknowledging that they or someone they like may be wrong on something, and who simply has a different belief than me, but can still look at things objectively and sensibly, and simply come to a different conclusion based on the same set of objective facts.

Thankyou JJ. In an Australian context, you sound like a centre left/right grounding. A secular, stable and comfortable social market democracy advocate.

"Life is much easier when you can get comfortable saying things like "I dont know" or "maybe they're wrong" and not feel like your whole identity will come crashing down as a result." Thats the juice, right there.

I’ve literally never seen a genuinely good “these are my beliefs” video… maybe we’re not so doomed after all

JJ, thanks so much for sharing all this. Just discovered your channel. Your views are so nuance, which really is how all views should be. Most of us do not fit into a square peg with respect to liberal vs. conservatives---really appreciate all that you do and share!

I mostly align with JJ, but in the US that puts me as a clearly Democratic leaning independent.

Been waiting for this video for a long time

7:56 this is so true. I’m a teenager who’s always been pretty moderate in my opinions, never really radical. When shown a highly debated topic I don’t develop my own strong opinion about it right away, and if shown new evidence I can change my mind pretty easily compared to others. I’ve always had people tell me that’s a bad thing, that I should have my own solid beliefs and fight for them. But when you get too stuck in your beliefs you end up ignoring obvious facts and occurrences that go against them. People who think that way also very rarely have productive debates and conversations with those with differing perspectives. Heck Ive seen people learn that another person is a conservative or a liberal and proceed to negatively assume their entire personality and value system, it’s very black and white. As the world changes, so should the way you think about certain things. I like to take in parts of different perspectives to then make my own. It’s also so alleviating to see truth in opposing opinions and admit that you don’t know which side of an argument is right.

One of the most important personality traits to me is self-awareness. You my good sir, are full of it, and it is really refreshing to see someone actually honestly analyze themselves and why they think the way they do. I come to you for more moderate ideas. When I'm feeling incredibly partisan, there are others for that lol. Keep up the good work!

This was 2 years ago and you’re not even to 900k. Why?? You deserve much more

This is probably very close to my personal philosophy. Increasingly, I feel politically like I am in a no man's land as I value moderation, cautiousness and compromise which I feel the two parties in the US no longer value given how partisan our politics have become.

Really respect what you're tryna do JJ, the 'un-left' space is an idea I can get behind. I'm someone who leans to the right on many issues, but I'm by no means a die-hard right-winger, I'm pretty disenfranchised from the modern right. I've found that when you make pragmatic arguments for more right-wing ideas like a market economy or a strong military, people are much more sympathetic. Unfortunately, the culture war just turns everything into a childish insults match and not a genuine discussion of ideas.

I just found your channel yesterday and am addicted. As an American, it's nice to learn about Canada and hear your thoughts on politics and philosophy. Also, I'm jealous of your hair

Just found your channel recently and have been binging it. Great stuff.