Ban Short Selling?

I recently came across a passionate plea from a retail trader arguing short selling should be banned. This is not a new topic within the world of trading and investing. Short sellers are often the evil people of the market and carry with them a sense of mystery and darkness. They're often times used to blame for falling prices and the backbone of numerous conspiracies. If you believe short selling should be banned, then that's fine. You are more than welcome to carry that opinion; however, I will say I've never seen a "ban short selling" opinion that didn't import false logic. In this episode I hope to give you some talking points to arm yourself in case you come across one of these "short selling bad, ban it!" people. Or, who knows, maybe you are against short selling but have an open mind so are willing to hear me out (which I 100% respect). Let's do some talking about short selling!