The insight is that there should be space to criticize the policies of any nation and the actions of the Palestinians without being accused of justifying those actions. Additionally, the debate should include discussions on the BDS movement and whether Israel is an apartheid state without being labeled as anti-Semitic. On the other hand, it is noted that openly fascist advocacy for ethnic cleansing should not be accepted in the mainstream arena, while the most right-wing defense of Israel that is a candidate for reasoned debate remains uncertain.
A new mini-series with Tamler Sommers and Robert Wright on the range of politically acceptable discourse for a given topic and how this “Overton window” changes over time. This episode is available for free for everyone, the remaining episodes will appear at the Very Bad Wizards Patreon and Robert Wright’s Nonzero Newsletter on Substack.
00:33 What is this new Overton Windows series about?
10:05 Tamler’s connections to Israel and Bob’s experiences there
19:22 What does Zionism mean in practice?
27:35 The shifting Overton window around Israel/Palestine
45:35 The heavy-handed response to the BDS movement
57:13 What the Israel/Palestine discourse says about Overton windows
1:02:09 So where should the boundaries be set