The Glenn Beck Program Guests: Melanie Phillips & Tristan Harris | 6/26/25
Jun 26, 2025
Melanie Phillips, a prominent British journalist for The Times, discusses the alarming threat of radical Islam to America, distinguishing between peaceful Muslims and extremist ideologies. Technology ethicist Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, warns about society's underestimation of AI's potential takeover and calls for immediate regulatory measures. The conversation delves into media manipulation surrounding political narratives and the importance of transparency in combating misinformation.
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Islamist Extremism Root Cause
- Islamists cannot be negotiated with since they see themselves as on a sacred religious duty to convert the world.
- Their violence is ecstatic and divinely mandated, not from despair as the West misunderstands.
Distinguishing Islamism from Islam
- Islamism is a political ideology aiming to impose Islam globally, unlike mainstream peaceful Muslim practice.
- Islamists view the world as divided into Islam's realm, which is good, and non-Islamic realm, which is evil.
West's Paralysis over Islamism
- Western governments avoid confronting Islamism due to fear and aversion to seeming racist or Islamophobic.
- This results in silencing of free speech and denial of a serious unique threat in Muslim communities.
