Popular podcaster and UFC color commentator Joe Rogan says powerful political forces tried to silence him during the COVID era—and his latest comments are a reminder of how far the establishment is willing to go to control speech.
During a new episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, Rogan told author Chase Hughes that critics, political groups, and even former presidents allegedly pressured Spotify to remove his show after he questioned vaccine mandates, lockdowns, and official pandemic response from the so-called expert. Rogan said his podcast lost major sponsors despite being one of the most popular shows in the world.
He credited Spotify with resisting the pressure campaign and keeping him on the platform. Rogan signed with Spotify with the agreement that he would be able to have free speech on the platform, and they have lived up to their pledge up to this point.
According to Rogan, organized groups spent large sums of money trying to brand him as a source of “vaccine misinformation.” He did not name the former presidents, PACs, or organizations allegedly involved, but said the coordination was extensive and “spooky.” The backlash against Rogan began after he questioned whether young, healthy people needed COVID shots and criticized lockdown policies.
Spotify later added content advisories to podcasts discussing COVID-19. During the pandemic, dissenting voices were smeared, censored, demonetized, and treated as dangerous for asking questions that later proved legitimate. They wanted a total shut down of any discussion so they could implement their global health tyranny.
Rogan survived the censorship campaign because his audience was too large to ignore, and he was essentially too big to cancel. But millions of smaller voices were not so lucky. Free speech means nothing if politicians, media activists, and pressure groups can quietly bully platforms into silencing anyone who challenges the official line.
We must say “never again” in the face of COVID repression. It is only a matter of time before they come up with another crisis to implement those repressive conditions again. We must be ready to resist, even if it means embracing 2nd Amendment remedies.
