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Nick discusses the rise of intolerance and the suppression of debate in political movements, highlighting authoritarian tendencies on both the right and left.

THE RIGHT & THE RISE OF INTOLERANCE Nick talks about the the rise of intolerance and the suppression of debate, highlighting how both right and left-wing political movements are moving toward authoritarianism by excluding individuals who disagree with core policies. He gives specific examples including Kemi Badenoch's statements that Conservative candidates must accept Net Zero targets and European Convention on Human Rights, and Amnesty International's controversial report targeting organisations that disagree with gender ideology. Nick argues that while these movements claim to be protecting their respective ideologies, they are actually demonstrating intellectual decline by using fear and exclusion rather than debate to win arguments, and suggested that the public will ultimately reject such authoritarian approaches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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