Terry Glavin

But the other thing I think that's important to understand about antisemitism, it's not just like any other prejudice. It's not just another bigotry. It's a conspiracy theory. It's always been a conspiracy theory. And I think a lot of people who perhaps were once Marxists or are informed by the intellectual tradition in Marxism

But the other thing I think that's important to understand about antisemitism, it's not just like any other prejudice. It's not just another bigotry. It's a conspiracy theory. It's always been a conspiracy theory. And I think a lot of people who perhaps were once Marxists or are informed by the intellectual tradition in Marxism

But the other thing I think that's important to understand about antisemitism, it's not just like any other prejudice. It's not just another bigotry. It's a conspiracy theory. It's always been a conspiracy theory. And I think a lot of people who perhaps were once Marxists or are informed by the intellectual tradition in Marxism

can easily get that wrong, can easily imagine that, you know, the powerful hand of the international bourgeoisie has, you know, their names often end in Stein and Berg. And the next thing you know, you know, it's the Jews are being thrown down wells. And I think just to understand where we are in Canada particularly,

can easily get that wrong, can easily imagine that, you know, the powerful hand of the international bourgeoisie has, you know, their names often end in Stein and Berg. And the next thing you know, you know, it's the Jews are being thrown down wells. And I think just to understand where we are in Canada particularly,

can easily get that wrong, can easily imagine that, you know, the powerful hand of the international bourgeoisie has, you know, their names often end in Stein and Berg. And the next thing you know, you know, it's the Jews are being thrown down wells. And I think just to understand where we are in Canada particularly,

I think it's really necessary to understand the trajectory of the left over the last 25, 30 years. Well, go back a little further.

I think it's really necessary to understand the trajectory of the left over the last 25, 30 years. Well, go back a little further.

I think it's really necessary to understand the trajectory of the left over the last 25, 30 years. Well, go back a little further.

With the collapse of the Soviet Union, right? Much of the Democratic left was perfectly content with this, was very happy about this.

With the collapse of the Soviet Union, right? Much of the Democratic left was perfectly content with this, was very happy about this.

With the collapse of the Soviet Union, right? Much of the Democratic left was perfectly content with this, was very happy about this.

Yes. Yes. Much of the democratic left was, or at least resigned to it and confused by it. And then during the 1990s, the primary iteration of left-wing activism and politics was anti-globalization, showing up with these massive demonstrations at the IMF and the World Bank and the World Economic Forum. And then came 9-1-1. And 9-1-1 was kind of like a blunt trauma wound to everybody's head.

Yes. Yes. Much of the democratic left was, or at least resigned to it and confused by it. And then during the 1990s, the primary iteration of left-wing activism and politics was anti-globalization, showing up with these massive demonstrations at the IMF and the World Bank and the World Economic Forum. And then came 9-1-1. And 9-1-1 was kind of like a blunt trauma wound to everybody's head.

Yes. Yes. Much of the democratic left was, or at least resigned to it and confused by it. And then during the 1990s, the primary iteration of left-wing activism and politics was anti-globalization, showing up with these massive demonstrations at the IMF and the World Bank and the World Economic Forum. And then came 9-1-1. And 9-1-1 was kind of like a blunt trauma wound to everybody's head.

Everybody went a little bit weird. It was such a shock. I mean, it was like out of a movie, some kind of a science fiction movie. And immediately what happened was, you know, the iteration of the international left and the activist milieu changed. was cloaked in anti-war activism, right? And it shouldn't have taken much effort on the part of the mass media.

Everybody went a little bit weird. It was such a shock. I mean, it was like out of a movie, some kind of a science fiction movie. And immediately what happened was, you know, the iteration of the international left and the activist milieu changed. was cloaked in anti-war activism, right? And it shouldn't have taken much effort on the part of the mass media.

Everybody went a little bit weird. It was such a shock. I mean, it was like out of a movie, some kind of a science fiction movie. And immediately what happened was, you know, the iteration of the international left and the activist milieu changed. was cloaked in anti-war activism, right? And it shouldn't have taken much effort on the part of the mass media.

Unfortunately, and I have to confess as a lifelong journalist, the media was not at all helpful in Failing to recognize that this phenomenon that was being presented on the nightly news and on the front pages of the paper as an anti-war movement, they were actually on the other side. They weren't against war. They were on the other side.

Unfortunately, and I have to confess as a lifelong journalist, the media was not at all helpful in Failing to recognize that this phenomenon that was being presented on the nightly news and on the front pages of the paper as an anti-war movement, they were actually on the other side. They weren't against war. They were on the other side.