Why Can't They Answer the Question? | Peter Reacts

About this episode

Peter Boghossian critiques politicians' inability to support their claims with statistics regarding immigration and antisemitism.

If you cannot name one statistic supporting your position, you do not have a position. You have a feeling you are too afraid to examine. Peter Boghossian walks through two viral clips of politicians defending claims about immigration and antisemitism while knowing nothing, and saying less. Ideology does not just distort thinking. It replaces it. Viral Clip 1: https://tinyurl.com/nf283vsm Viral Clip 2: https://tinyurl.com/6msnnb5e Click for more Peter Boghossian.

People in this episode

Host: Peter Boghossian

Topics covered

• politics
• immigration
• antisemitism
• ideology
• critical thinking

Keywords

• statistics
• politicians
• immigration
• antisemitism
• ideology
• critical thinking

Mentioned in this episode

Places: immigration, antisemitism

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