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The Prevailing Narrative with Matt Bilinsky

Episode 66: Middle East Conflict & False Equivalencies; Cancel Culture Boomerangs Back on the Left; Tik Tok & its Role in Poisoning Discourse

Nov 1, 2023
58:45

3 weeks into the Israel-Palestine conflict we take a look at which narratives have taken hold. In particular, the many false equivalencies commentators attempt to apply to the 2 sides.

Free speech advocates warned progressives for years that Cancel Culture was a bad idea. They were dismissed. Now that progressives are experiencing professional and social consequences for their support of Hamas, these progressives are getting a taste of their own medicine. 

A number of major tech figures are calling out Tik Tok for poisoning the discourse around the Middle East conflict among the youth - and even suggesting Donald Trump was right to try to ban it.

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