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What starts with the Jews, rarely ends with just the Jews - with Yuval Levin
Dec 16, 2023
Yuval Levin, an expert on antisemitism and society, discusses the correlation between antisemitism and societal breakdown throughout history. The podcast explores the rise of anti-Semitic hate crimes, the influence of left-leaning ideology on academic institutions, the comparison between current college protests and the 1960s, the contradiction between progressive groups and their support for Hamas, generational divide on perceptions of the Holocaust, Joe Biden's role within the Democratic Party, and the mainstreaming of the Republican Party by populist conservatives.
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- Anti-Semitism targets Jews as representatives of ideological hatred; both left and right identify Jews in contradictory ways.
- Expressions of anti-Semitism are rooted in dangerous ideological extremism and must be confronted.
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The rise of anti-Semitism and its connection to ideological extremism
Anti-Semitism has historically targeted Jews as representatives of what ideological extremists hate. Today, both the left and the right identify Jews in contradictory ways, viewing them as oppressors and outsiders. These expressions of anti-Semitism are rooted in dangerous ideological extremism that must be confronted and fought against.
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