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The German Question w/ Emily Dische-Becker

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Masterful Analogy on History and Rise of Far-Right in Europe

The speaker commends Moshe Gessen for their confident and knowledgeable analogy based on Jewish history, emphasizing that it was masterful and badass. It is noted that Hannah Arendt, after whom an award is named, would have faced cancel culture in Germany due to her views on Zionism. The discussion touches on Germany's role in crushing left-wing movements in Europe, attributing it as a key event that led to the rise of the far-right and fascism across the continent.

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