September 7, 2021 • 5 mins
Michael Kosta sits down with clinical psychologist Dr. David Ley, who traces the origins of the alt-right movement's anger to its anti-masturbation stance. Originally aired November 2019.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
You're listening to Comedy Central. Wow. Meet the alt right,
a loosely connected group of right wing white nationalists known
for chanting confusing conspiracy theories like all wild dressed like
kids whose divorced dad's made their Halloween costumes, and these
(00:24):
World War Two re enactment rejects have one other thing
in common. They are angry. But what do they have
to be so angry about. I'm a white guy. Things
are great. Cops don't pull me over. I pull them
over and ask for a bottle opener. Thanks, officer, No,
you have a great day. There's no logical reason why
(00:45):
the alt right should be so angry. They're kind of winning.
But what if there was a deeper reason for their frustration.
Across the alright movement, leaders are telling young men not
to masturbate. What Clinical psychologist Dr David Ley has a
(01:06):
theory about why these young men are so angry. They're
not strangling their PEPs. They know how to masturbate. They're
not going side to side right, they know it's up
and down. I don't think this is a technique issue.
They are actually trying not to masturbate. You should take
me hours now outside. Well, I have one hand, so
(01:26):
you know it gets lots of practice. This guy masturbates.
Dr Ley explained that the main proponents of this no
wank philosophy were the Proud Boys. Masturbation is lack of
impulse control. The Proud Boys believe that not masturbating increases
their testosterone and makes them more desirable to women, which
(01:48):
brings up one question, is it working for the Proud boys?
Research actually finds that less masturbation reduces testosterone, so there's
evidence that masturbating makes you a more are masculine man.
A lot of really good things happen in your body
and your brain. But also research is finding that people
who watch more pornography they are more feminist, and interestingly,
(02:09):
they've developed more egalitarian values over time. You're right. I
watch a lot of gang bangs and one day I thought,
oh my god, women have it so hard. This isn't
fair guys and one girl. We need some better representation here,
and the Proud Boys are just the tip. There are
strokes shamers all over the alt right. So Canadian psychologist
(02:33):
Dr Jordan Peterson, he's leader in the ault right movement
in Canada, and he tells young men there's nothing noble
about masturbating to pornography, that's terrible. I mean, what else
are they going to do up there in between periods
of hockey? That's noble, that's he, that's healthy. David Duke,
who is a former Grand Wizard of the KKK, he
believes that pornography is a Jewish conspiracy to get young
(02:57):
white men to masturbate instead of procreating, and so the
white race dies out. What is it about the Jews
with these guys? And speaking of which, this far right
moratorium on salami wrestling has been going on longer than
you think. The Nazis taught young men not to masturbate. Nazis.
Nazis used sexual suppression as a way to increase malleyability
(03:22):
and people. If we can get people to give up masturbation,
we can get them to do anything. First, they came
for our flesh lights and I said nothing. So it's
not just the insidious beliefs, mob violence and haircuts. The
alt right jack this off. The Nazis too. They're teaching
these kids to hate themselves, to be ashamed of themselves,
and then they can exploit them. Wow, they go down
(03:45):
this rabbit hole of these extreme, dangerous beliefs and become radicalized.
So what you're saying is masturbation can save lives, definitely.
You know what, Let's do it right now. Let's show
them all. Let's go. I love talking to you, man,
Come on, take out your dad. We can't show you
(04:12):
the rest of that interview, but I will say when
I think about these young people being manipulated into joining
hate groups, it makes me very angry and and and frustrated.
And excuse me for one second. Mm hmm. Anyway, if
(04:34):
you or anyone you know seems to be getting drawn
into the all right, before buying that tiki torch, try
lighting the one inside your khaki's first. I'm Michael Costa
telling all you young angry men to stop Hayton and
start baiting. The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Ears Edition.
(04:56):
Subscribe to The Daily Show on YouTube for exclusive content,
and stream full episodes anytime on Paramount Plus. This has
been a Comedy Central podcast
You're listening to Comedy Central. Wow. Meet the alt right,
a loosely connected group of right wing white nationalists known
for chanting confusing conspiracy theories like all wild dressed like
kids whose divorced dad's made their Halloween costumes, and these
(00:24):
World War Two re enactment rejects have one other thing
in common. They are angry. But what do they have
to be so angry about. I'm a white guy. Things
are great. Cops don't pull me over. I pull them
over and ask for a bottle opener. Thanks, officer, No,
you have a great day. There's no logical reason why
(00:45):
the alt right should be so angry. They're kind of winning.
But what if there was a deeper reason for their frustration.
Across the alright movement, leaders are telling young men not
to masturbate. What Clinical psychologist Dr David Ley has a
(01:06):
theory about why these young men are so angry. They're
not strangling their PEPs. They know how to masturbate. They're
not going side to side right, they know it's up
and down. I don't think this is a technique issue.
They are actually trying not to masturbate. You should take
me hours now outside. Well, I have one hand, so
(01:26):
you know it gets lots of practice. This guy masturbates.
Dr Ley explained that the main proponents of this no
wank philosophy were the Proud Boys. Masturbation is lack of
impulse control. The Proud Boys believe that not masturbating increases
their testosterone and makes them more desirable to women, which
(01:48):
brings up one question, is it working for the Proud boys?
Research actually finds that less masturbation reduces testosterone, so there's
evidence that masturbating makes you a more are masculine man.
A lot of really good things happen in your body
and your brain. But also research is finding that people
who watch more pornography they are more feminist, and interestingly,
(02:09):
they've developed more egalitarian values over time. You're right. I
watch a lot of gang bangs and one day I thought,
oh my god, women have it so hard. This isn't
fair guys and one girl. We need some better representation here,
and the Proud Boys are just the tip. There are
strokes shamers all over the alt right. So Canadian psychologist
(02:33):
Dr Jordan Peterson, he's leader in the ault right movement
in Canada, and he tells young men there's nothing noble
about masturbating to pornography, that's terrible. I mean, what else
are they going to do up there in between periods
of hockey? That's noble, that's he, that's healthy. David Duke,
who is a former Grand Wizard of the KKK, he
believes that pornography is a Jewish conspiracy to get young
(02:57):
white men to masturbate instead of procreating, and so the
white race dies out. What is it about the Jews
with these guys? And speaking of which, this far right
moratorium on salami wrestling has been going on longer than
you think. The Nazis taught young men not to masturbate. Nazis.
Nazis used sexual suppression as a way to increase malleyability
(03:22):
and people. If we can get people to give up masturbation,
we can get them to do anything. First, they came
for our flesh lights and I said nothing. So it's
not just the insidious beliefs, mob violence and haircuts. The
alt right jack this off. The Nazis too. They're teaching
these kids to hate themselves, to be ashamed of themselves,
and then they can exploit them. Wow, they go down
(03:45):
this rabbit hole of these extreme, dangerous beliefs and become radicalized.
So what you're saying is masturbation can save lives, definitely.
You know what, Let's do it right now. Let's show
them all. Let's go. I love talking to you, man,
Come on, take out your dad. We can't show you
(04:12):
the rest of that interview, but I will say when
I think about these young people being manipulated into joining
hate groups, it makes me very angry and and and frustrated.
And excuse me for one second. Mm hmm. Anyway, if
(04:34):
you or anyone you know seems to be getting drawn
into the all right, before buying that tiki torch, try
lighting the one inside your khaki's first. I'm Michael Costa
telling all you young angry men to stop Hayton and
start baiting. The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Ears Edition.
(04:56):
Subscribe to The Daily Show on YouTube for exclusive content,
and stream full episodes anytime on Paramount Plus. This has
been a Comedy Central podcast
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