Joe Rogan Experience #1557 - Gad Saad

Both argue that shifting, often contradictory rules (e.g., business closures, limits on gatherings, neighbor ‘snitch’ lines) feel arbitrary and politically motivated, creating anxiety and making extreme theories more plausible because people no longer trust institutions.

Saad cites missed cancer screenings, mental health crises, domestic abuse, and economic devastation; Rogan notes WHO’s later stance against broad economic lockdowns, arguing policymakers have not updated strategies despite new data on survival rates and harms.

Saad contends that postmodernism, radical feminism, and extreme social constructionism started in universities but now drive HR policies, media narratives, and political discourse, producing biophobia (denial of biology), censorship, and distorted views of racism and sexism.

They argue that calling catcalling ‘sexual violence’ or equating silence with violence is conceptual overreach designed to morally weaponize minor offenses, enforce ideological conformity, and preserve a constant “victimhood set point” (Saad’s “homeostasis of victimology”).

Saad supports legal and social rights for trans people but argues denying sex-based physical differences (e.g., allowing large trans women to compete against biological women in combat sports) is anti-scientific and dangerous; he sees this as a key example of ideology overriding data.