I came here by way of the title... curious about how "raw meat eaters" actually would define themselves.
Point being, I eat sushi; I like my steak rare, I might eat "steak tartare" now and then, I'll eat "cold smoked" salmon, pickled herring and other things...
What strikes me most about the whole thing is "food handling." I was born and raised in Denmark... I don't remember people freaking out over raw/undercooked meat... and I don't remember people getting sick. When I first arrived in the US (1981) people flipped out all around me if the hamburgers were cooked to anything less than the consistency of a hockey puck.
So I'm not sure what gives.
Truth in disclosure, I did NOT watch 5 hours of video... meanwhile, on a lighter note, here's satirist JP Sears taking on this topic: