The Wild Hatred Of The West - Douglas Murray - #465

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
Hello, friends, welcome back to the show. My guest today is Douglas Murray. He's a journalist, author and associate editor of The Spectator. The last few years has seen a dramatic rise of anti-Westernism, but surprisingly, this movement hasn't come from overseas. The strongest anti-Western sentiment has come from the West itself. Whether it's demands for reparations, calls for the abolishment of white people, tearing down of statues or the rewriting of history, something is going on. Expect to learn why Dumbledore can't be gay in China, why BLM bought a $6 million mansion, what Douglas thinks about libs of TikTok being doxed, why anti-white racism sounds so disgusting when you change the wording, why there's more slaves alive now than at any time in history, but no one cares, Douglas's personal philosophy around working hard, and much more. I really love speaking to Douglas. The time that I spent with him in New York left me feeling motivated and balanced, and so much of the stuff that I've written about on the Three Minute Monday newsletter over the last few months has come from reflecting on conversations that I had with him after a few too many Manhattans at 2 a.m. in the morning. And I wanted to get that out of him today. So we get to speak about his book, which is interesting and touches on this bizarre sort of self-hatred of the West by the West. And then toward the end of the episode, we get to talk about his personal philosophy, how he's so driven to work as hard as he does, how he deals with regrets in life, reflections on his time with Christopher Hitchens. It's a real unique side of Douglas, and I'm so glad that I managed to coax him into showing it because it's very valuable. I really hope that you enjoyed this one. And if you do, make sure that you've hit the subscribe button. It is the best way to support the show. 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