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PragerU is absolutely garbage. Their "production value" is full of fun charts like this: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DyNY9z-WwAAY5xL.jpg:large

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Well, I'd argue that they are not 'absolutely garbage' and it's disingenuous to say it is based on a single video (not even that, just 10 seconds of one video) as well as not providing any kind of context.

The chart is from the video "Why is Modern Art so Bad?" published September 1, 2014 with artist Robert Florczak and is available here (5min 49sec): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNI07egoefc

The chart you've linked is presented at 1min53sec (https://youtu.be/lNI07egoefc?t=113) and it's not a key part of his views or arguments. It's shorter than a talk-show skit, even if you don't agree to what he has to say, I suggest watching it.

I've seen it, it's real bad.

They say a lot of things that "feel true" if you're disaffected, surround it with pseudo-intellectualism, and then tell you who you're now better than.

From what I’ve seen PragerU is not really any more “garbage” than the condensed explainers that John Oliver and Stephen Colbert have been doing for much larger audiences.

I find their clips pretty useful for honest summaries of what conservative positions are on an issue and why.

I haven't seen that one, and agree that chart is strange. But across the videos I've seen, I did not see something so egregious, so I have to think this is an outlier that is cherry-picked to paint a narrative about PragerU.

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