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Ameriphobia
Edifice of Trust
English - February 13, 2024 15:31 - 11 minutes - 12.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNews liberties adamsmith foundingprinciples johnlocke socialcontract Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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A recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal called the Michigan city of Dearborn a center of jihad and antisemitism. The mayor of Dearborn xed (tweeted) that the article was Islamophobic. The progressive left has changed the meaning of the word phobia and now uses it as a means to deflect criticism and avoid addressing the issues raised in the critique. In this commentary we examine the use of the word phobia as a tool of cancel culture.