Gaza is a weapons lab for the arms industry w/Antony Loewenstein | The Chris Hedges Report

Whether it's drone technology or the infamous Pegasus spy software, Israel has long developed and refined repressive technologies used by governments around the world by testing them on Palestinians. Antony Loewenstein, journalist and author of The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World, joins The Chris Hedges Report for a deep dive into the disturbing links between Israeli Apartheid, the arms industry, and global repression of civilian populations.
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Opening Sequence by: Cameron Granadino
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[@sharongillesp]

If Israel is making that kind of money why are we supporting them and not our own citizens?

[@alanhat5252]

bribes & threats to politicians. Israel is the power monger in many Western governments, they & the media they control decide who gets power & who loses it.

[@satnamo]

Because the rich people in the arm industries want to sell weapons

[@JackieCorey-hz9pu]

Because Israel can get money from the u.s because they own our government

[@JasonCunliffe]

Because it's a weapons and surveillance control-death-tech bizness partnership

[@tonyclayton6975]

It’s a money laundering scheme. US tax payer money is sent to Israel as ‘aid’ and Israel buy weapons from U.S. corporations. US citizens are being fleeced.

[@lmac9718]

Solidarity and love from anti-colonialist, anti-zionist Jew in Australia (land never ceded ❤️💛🖤) Standing now and always with the Palestinian people. 🇵🇸✊❤️🌷

[@_stopclone_]

God bless you, my brother 🙏

[@jullietmburu9672]

God bless you immensely 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🌺🌺 Much love from Kenya 🇰🇪💚🌺

[@maishaferdousi4865]

GOD BLESS YOU NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE . I hope peace and mercy follow you everywhere you go .

[@1celloheaven]

I'm not convinced that Israeli intelligence failed...it's possible that Netanyahu knew exactly what would happen but was willing to sacrifice a number of Israelis to justify the subsequent response by IDF. This 'project' of driving Palestinians out of the region has always been top of his to do list.

[@mohammedmir777]

Everything is possible.

[@doreengordon1475]

Absolutely RIGHT!

[@bintandiaye4590]

They knew from a year ago. And also it was a draft in WikiLeaks Clinton's mail from 2012. Also truth is coming out, they've killed their own people, shelling from helicopters and tanks. Hamad just got AK-47 they couldn't make that sort of madness disaster.its already on the social medias

[@joesmo6962]

Just like George Bush

[@merryl55]

OF COURSE HE KNEW (Just like Pearl Harbor).

[@AlexDrastico380]

RIP to democracy. Welcome to techno-fascism.

[@fatimazahraahmed521]

Exactly techno-fascism😢

[@diegob8319]

Utterly terrifying

[@Temu-gc8iu]

Weapons coming here.

[@mohtx]

As a Palestinian American, thank you.

[@dentonfender6492]

We know where all the psychopaths gravitate too. Governments, and corporate CEO's.

[@KnightsUnion]

Jews have over representation in those fields so is that a antisemitic dog whistle??

[@MsMatty-oj1jb]

Don’t forget religion

[@dentonfender6492]

@@MsMatty-oj1jb The truth will make you free!

[@patriciaeddy7629]

Like John Lennon use to say: these world governments and world leaders are mad with power.

[@peggyremos]

That is where money and power lie.

[@satnamo]

Like Noam Chomsky says: War is a racket. The few profit. The many pay.

[@gregorylumpkin2128]

"War is a racket" came from a military man, Smedley Butler, if I remember correctly. Interesting, eh?

[@waterkingdavid]

​@@gregorylumpkin2128Your memory is intact!

[@tomasfuchsbauer1536]

​​​@@gregorylumpkin2128💯 true. war in Afghanistan and the shares of the top few arms manufacturers went up by several percent. and the same has been true of most wars !

[@armanmkhitaryan27]

Chomsky had Smedley Butler's "War is a racket" put up on his office door with the name of the general at the MIT for many years. You could see it in his interviews, say by David Barsamian or many others. They're on youtube. We've learned so much from Noam it's astonishing.

[@jimmyjones9802]

war actually can be traced back to evil men that worship satanic entities .it comes from the spirit world fallen entities first to men who have made deals with devils 👽👿👽. for technology in exchange for human abductees for hybridization programs. evil .

[@ahmedandalous2878]

If you are unsure who to trust in these confusing times: Trust the courageous ones. Truth requires courage. Courage requires fortitude. Truth requires integrity. Cowards tell lies. Cowards support liars. Telling a lie is easy. Believing a lie is easy. Being compliant is easy. Staying silent is easy. Trusting without thinking is easy. Thinking for yourself is hard. Standing up for what is right is hard. Being real & authentic is hard. In times like these it takes all the courage in the world to question the status quo and to speak up and tell the Truth. Trust the courageous.

[@abduraghmanederies2924]

Well said bro ,Truth triumph over Falsehood .

[@ahmedandalous2878]

@@abduraghmanederies2924"😳"🤯"😬"😚"

[@ziad_jkhan]

Trust is the tool used by manipulators. What we need is verifiability and science.

[@remihein4452]

Well said❣️

[@ezze9590]

👏 👏 👏

[@louisesumrell6331]

So, basically, many of the dystopian science fiction novels I read as a teen are coming true.

[@alanhat5252]

yep 😢 Any spring to mind?

[@jahanmkjahan3301]

Thy were already happening.that is how Zionist writers in Hollywood got those ideas.

[@Oyl-zu6xd]

Always have been. This has been going on for 75 years.

[@mischevious]

Imagine having read them at age seven. 1984 gave me the lifelong creeps, now my skin is crawling.

[@alfred-vz8ti]

ole!

[@davidking5765]

My mother used to say "Actions speak louder than words!" Over the years I have realised she was absolutely right in this regard.

[@fegsanchez7344]

Joe Biden used to say cmon man! He's smart like you

[@OurFreeSociety]

Wise woman. I say that all the time.

[@Eleventyeight118]

Hour by hour, I’m more and more disturbed and disgusted by Israel, the US, and the collective West.

[@LUISARAMOSCRICK]

this is one of the things that show why the US and Israel voted against a ceasefire proposed by the U N Security Council and the Secretary-general, António Guterres

[@FilleSoleil-lt1lg]

Israel is a huge US military base with human shield for their interests in the Middle East.

[@KnightsUnion]

They've never listened to the UN, why would they start now...

[@Kuntz4life]

No.. it shows what happens when you use rape and kidnap as a weapon

[@KnightsUnion]

​@@FilleSoleil-lt1lgahhh it's the other way around... The u.s. has become the piggy bank n military arm of the remphan occultist ethno state

[@FilleSoleil-lt1lg]

@@Kuntz4life BS propaganda. Return palestinians their houses

[@hermitthefrog8951]

It's uncanny just how much Israel in 2023 resembles Germany in 1933~45.....

[@svenhanson398]

The Jewish psychologist Hannah Arendt wrote something similar in the 60ties, after visiting Israel during the Eichman trials

[@JP-tq7ni]

Irony …

[@onatone]

It's scary too also see people not see it and even cheer for the occupation.

[@AlexDrastico380]

@@onatone That's the whole point of mass surveillance and control. People can easily be brainwashed.

[@keithparker1346]

imo its because Israelis are portrayed as white while Palestinians as arabs --- Racism is very important to gain support from the populace@@onatone

[@janetbaker7848]

What I find amazing is that you're actually having to tell people that this is going on that they couldn't just put two and two together by looking at what is happening.

[@lorinapetranova2607]

I still think nine eleven was an inside job. Look at how fascism n ignorance n bio-warfare has grown immensely and that's just the spit of the iceberg.

[@kittiehartx4675]

Like Herbert Hoover said, "All the public wants is a chicken in the pot and a car in the driveway." Willful ignorance.

[@Notwoke7]

They can put two and two together this guy is a drama King, or maybe Queen, I don't know anymore.

[@zachhoward9099]

@@Notwoke7what does that even mean?

[@betsyny1]

Eye opening. Thank you

[@sandrajones1609]

Excellent Conversation Gentlemen ✌️ Much Gratitude For Integrity

[@MIKEMIKE-te2dt]

Mind blowing interview! Thanks!

[@charlotteburns7143]

Any explosives expert, any structural engineer with any guts will tell you that buildings do not fall in their own footprints at free fall or near free fall speed except in a planned demolition. The wars following 9/11 were not retaliation against the Islamic terrorists or the country that supposedly harbored Osama bin Laden, it was planned beforehand to seize the oil in countries resistant to our loot and plunder. Afghanistan was long lusted after for a pipeline to the oil rich "-stan" countries north of it, not to mention the lithium and other minerals under their soil. Could it be, could it be, that Israel deliberately let Oct 7 happen or even infiltrated Hamas to make sure it happened so they could have their excuse to finally rid Gaza of the Palestinians? After all, recently billions of dollars of oil were discovered off their coast. All I can say is all these leaders like Biden, Netanyahu, Modi et al are nothing but ruthless businessmen who don't give a damn about how many people they kill to make sure their business ventures succeed. And selling weapons of war is one of them.

[@bobo28denmark]

Israeli Bank stocks got shorted (= profit from stock going down) in the millions just before the October 7 attack. The info is verifiable. It means even stock traders maybe even retail traders knew of the attack beforehand. The Israeli Bank stock came down after the attack. So somebody got rich

[@user-bg9ws7ys4k]

Yep....spot on!

[@robertrinehart9036]

Follow the money

[@glendakirby5579]

Spot on, and also the reason why JFK was assassinated, and why GWBush had a crumpled flag on his coffin, and all the VIP's at his funeral had a card in their programme of service from him stating' They know everything, I'm sorry'. The rot goes much further back than Biden, and is far further spread.The good news is that 'they' do know it all, and are acting upon it.

[@arniesmith6033]

i predicted the construction of the twin towers because of how they fell. I initially thought they were reinforced concrete structures until they came down so I guess any Structural Engineer could tell you that the way they fell was in line of their construction.

[@Eeeeeeeeeels]

I’m currently reading Anthony’s book it’s amazing. Very grateful a few real journalists still exist!

[@glendakirby5579]

For any who would like their eyes opened further may I recommend Whitney Webbs 'One Nation under Blackmail'. If Israel is the hub of an evil regime, this book will show how and who are involved in its international spread.

[@ttystikkrocks1042]

That's just skimming the surface of what's going on. This show is a treasure. Keep up the good work, Chris!

[@ihavethedocuments2580]

This should be old news to thinking people, technology has always been used to surveil, always. Everyone, all the time You'd be a fool not to realize this. "...he who leads into captivity, into captivity he shall go."

[@TreDeuce-qw3kv]

Now that we have had our faces slapped Aware... Only one thing to do, besides donating to RNN & Chris, spread the knowledge bravely shared here. You have no choice to do otherwise. Go forth and spread the Light. Mucho Respect to Antony Loewenstein. I already hold the highest regard for Chris. I can now add Antony to too short a list.

[@cargotrailerkenny]

Another impeccable guest. Keep up the good fight Chris and all that collaborate to make this available to us.

[@zeniktorres4320]

He is indeed. I read his book on the Israeli lobby in Australia 20 years ago. He speaks very good too.

[@Danielle-zq7kb]

$4 Billion of the $14 Billion in emergency US Aid will go to developing projects iron beam (a laser defense system). This will be a joint US-Israeli corporate effort. Lots of money in this sick, sick business.

[@user-kz5cw2gj3w]

That's the whole point of the Military-Industrial complex and American wars, defense industry profits, right?

[@ArronPigford-xv5fq]

I hate them. Politicians blame military industry for all ills in the world & they're the ones created it

[@lobotomizedamericans]

Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Raytheon, UTC, even Boeing are basically commercial terrrorist manufacturing plants.

[@albertplumer]

The MSM is obligated to not rock the boat, or not? The sky is blue , unless a person is color blind.😮

[@user-xz5qi7wq1u]

And of course all replies to this were shadow banned ... I despise these people 🙄

[@user-zb4vc6pn7p]

Great interview. Thank you

[@benbashore8561]

Damn good discussion.

[@luminanza3093]

This is a treasure of a KZbin channel, thank you for working to spread such essential information to the people when mainstream media fights to hide it 🙏❤️

[@MrHammerkop]

Yeah, the mainstream media are bad enough. Then along come ten thousand DIY media sites (each the love child of three deluded geeks equipped with tunnel vision and a laptop), and suddenly the world knows what's really going on. 🤣

[@richarddebono7092]

Thank you, Chris. Outstanding intro. Proud to have this great Aussie researcher & author on the right side of history. This needs sharing.

[@JillT123]

Thank you both. Such important work. We all have to help get the truth out there.

[@bainmarie]

Thank you Chris for this very informative interview with Antony Lowenstein.

[@foxdenham]

Well done chaps. Keep up the amazing work. Respect.

[@matthewrichard6564]

Amazing reporting. Thanks for all the hard work Chris!

[@Cezeji1]

This needs to go viral. It has a massive global impact and would minimise the number of people blindly supporting Israel

[@JP-tq7ni]

Very impressive. Love this guy. Will get his book. Thanks

[@geoffreysmith49]

While it is terrifying what the powersmof darkness are conspiring to accomplish, or destroy, our knowledge and sharing our their nefarious plans are our best weapon against them. Thank you so much for your important and inspiring work.

[@AlexDrastico380]

Excellent point. Let's share these info with as many people as possible so they can realize the nefarious plans our governments have for all of us.

[@cheezee555]

While they still allow it

[@MrHammerkop]

Plans not only nefarious, but bordering on dastardly.

[@davidkyle2073]

With all this state of the art weaponry and surveillance, surely, Oct. 7th was a deliberate snooker.

[@cjmann3033]

Israel was forewarned, by USA. Then, Allowed it to happen.

[@junehartley2770]

His book is enlightening. I stand with 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@matldn2697]

This is not new, it has a very long history going back to what took place in Africa and very soon the ME. Genocide is part of "cultural" identity of the zios.

[@lawrencemorris2261]

Never heard about zionist colonialist presence in africa. Wow.

[@jennoor3105]

Congo, Sudan might jog memory.

[@mrmaessack6585]

Apparently with unlimited funding and cutting edge tech, IDF helicopter gunships and army tanks machine gunned Hamas fighters, concert goers and people fleeing the 7th October raid as well. Friendly fire deaths are not uncommon in a war-like situation. It looks like the IDF and security forces are very panicky and nervous this time around... they lack purpose, confidence and have lost the moral high ground.

[@galbadvoice]

Thief like😂

[@YouTubeSnoozer]

Killing of selected targets was likely intentional. The real jews who were onto those who God labels the synagogue of Satan

[@djinghiskhan9199]

As an Aussie, I had no idea about Declassified Australia - shame on me. Good interview.

[@muhammadsalah2063]

Well done guys. An amazing discussion that we all need to be informed.

[@bernie4268]

Good luck and stay safe. Appreciate your truth-telling mate.

[@mattchew6426]

The surveillance advances are a regrettable product of current events. Humanity will look back and condemn this entire era as planting the seeds of it's undoing...smh

[@MagdiNonDuality]

Wow!! What a great interview. A world of information. Thanks

[@Guitarpima]

Since US taxpayers fund Israel, can we add Israel’s 10% to our 45%?

[@zbhutto]

“Today we are able to identify next Nelson Mandela before even he knows he is Nelson Mandela. What you describe in the book is the formation of a really frightening dystopian, Orwellian world that extends far beyond Israeli borders but that of course Israel is integral to creating it. “

[@happygucci5094]

Ender’s Game… the real life edition

[@SharonWilliam-kl2he]

I missed much of the discussion; I'll watch it again from the beginning! 55:45

[@fightback397]

Same as me

[@francoli-hv3ds]

Chris What a courageous title Really meaningful

[@obinwataje]

The whole world is a weapons lab. Let's be real.

[@arimagoo4687]

Please focus 🧘🏻‍♂️

[@alanhat5252]

No it isn't. Every single one of Israel's weapons are tested in Gaza before they go into production THIS IS NOT NORMAL!

[@obinwataje]

@@arimagoo4687 The weather has been weaponized. All so-called natural disasters are engineered. They tell you what they're doing. It's no secret. Please focus.

[@zachhoward9099]

That is coincidental, what happens in Israel more specifically the Occupied Territories is purely by design

[@majesticpresence]

So why are we giving them all this money

[@glendakirby5579]

Corruption, everywhere.

[@aminech6342]

Look up ' AIPAC '

[@willshogren1987]

We most certainly shouldn't. See also: Ukraine.

[@zachhoward9099]

AIPAC bribes and Mossad blackmail when that doesn’t work

[@wandayonder9772]

I think it was Al Shifa hospital where the hospital director said that after an IDF tank blew out the front doors an israeli drone entered the hospital and started shooting medical staff and patients before the armed soldiers came in.

[@colleenlally-ross7105]

Another eye opening, excellent show and yet terrifying!

[@sstarklite2181]

Thank you Chris for saying we are enslaved! This was surprising information to me. I had no idea about their weapons manufacturers. I’d love to read that book. I thought they were semi socialist.

[@willshogren1987]

They sort of were in a national chauvinistic, non-Marxian sense. Now the whole thing is run by Likudniks and settler lunatics but the Palestinians always got the short end of the stick regardless of who was running the Knesset.

[@fatimazahraahmed521]

Huge respect Sir 🙏 👏 #freepalestine #freegaza ❤️

[@vothila]

Antony is a legend!! 👏

[@37thchamber36]

Wow , wonderful interview. Might have to cop this book

[@rhonda6791]

Every time I feel maybe hope then something like this comes up. How can we ever be ok?

[@glendakirby5579]

Just a short while, days, weeks at most and the curtain will be drawn back to reveal the true activities of the last 6 or more years, and what has been achieved and by whom. Its not over yet by any means but a good start has been made, and more has been happening in Israel than it appears, same with Ukraine. People at last are waking up, and want information, whatever occurs huge changes will ensue, and it will be essential that informed people steer us, towards a better way of living, preserving those things from our past which were always our strengths and forging new ones. Certainly many wonderful technologies particularly for preserving good health were hidden, to preserve the profits of the big tech corporations, these alone will be something to celebrate as well as those which create cheaper, cleaner fuels.These things will be made available to all, and much of it will be free.

[@deborahmorris1144]

Why are we giving them all of the money??😢😢🎉😂❤

[@donnalawson6236]

It’s a great book. The base Antony is talking about is terrifying. In Aotearoa/NZ, we have just elected a vile right wing coalition as a govt. I think our country will now join this horror show!

[@AlexDrastico380]

Why did you elect them in the first place?

[@paulstefanovich5217]

So Jacinda was a better choice???

[@soulabear9146]

Just like "because of Obama, We got Trump" Same goes "because of Ardern, We got Luxon"

[@stormygayle9388]

Geez.. nothing cld be worse than that Adhern woman.. she was a lunatic.. she absolutely made NZ look like they all had Stockholm Syndrome.. ! NZealandsrs did nothing to oppose her rule.. she nearly irreversibly destroyed NZ.

[@glendakirby5579]

Its not a coincidence, its a revelation for people to witness what comes next, its swamp clearance, its 5d chess, its a wake up call.@@soulabear9146

[@krejados1]

Excellent interview, thank you. I wonder if Huawei's Harmony OS would withstand such spyware intrusions?

[@hassanal-mosawi4235]

Bless you Chris, well said and explained!

[@timmoore3188]

Chris Hedges, herald of the demise of modern civilization. But I'm not fearful about a failure to rescue it from the self ignited flames but just to survive another day. From the ashes we can build a better world

[@glendakirby5579]

Yes but, mindful that when a vacuum is created there is no shortage of those ready to jump in and exploit the situation. Which is why we must find people with the expertise and integrity and sheer guts to build a fairer world. The NESERA/GESERA that JFK promoted and his fight to annihilate the 'FED', was what got him assassinated. Banking and the Khazarian mafia is what really ruled the world. Read Whitney Webb's 'One Nation under blackmail' for a clear description of how it was done and by whom.

[@samara6041]

Huge thank you to Chris and Anthony for your remarkable journalism. Much love and respect!

[@johncastermans6647]

Keep on rocking 🎉

[@Ellfman]

$3.8 billion in, $12.5 billion profit.

[@lobotomizedamericans]

Anyone have any meaningful suggestions on how us mere mortals can do our microscopic part to help resist the blue star t3rror state?

[@alanhat5252]

BDS - it worked in South Africa & Israel is terrified of it. The number of companies dealing with Israel is staggering.

[@franklinwilkerson2061]

Speak out about it unapologetically!

[@nigelsmith3719]

It should be a long term project. Arab Americans must proliferate, so that one day they can elect enough members to Congress, to mitigate the power of the Jewish lobby.

[@tracyleighbasham]

RCV. Ranked choice voting. Let's get rid of the stranglehold the duopoly has over our elections. 🧡

[@arimagoo4687]

Keep sharing and posting! 🙏🇵🇸❤️‍🩹

[@wendysalter]

Superb research done by this author/journalist. Let The Truth set us free.

[@doreengordon1475]

What a great conversation. Very informative and enlightening. Just can't help feeling overwhelmed as an ordinary human. These wicked wicked people that lie awake at night scheming...where do we go from here.

[@saskiademoor8400]

excellent research! thanks Anthony, Chris and whole crew!

[@GladysAlicea]

As always, Chris, powerful, insightful, and educational. A frightening world if the majority are powerless, since protesting against these horrors has proven democracy cannot stand. When Anthony talks about "Israel's repressive tech," I wonder if the Holocaust "never-again" philosophy drove Jews to these extremes, or if it's inherently in the control and power mentality of those in all governments. Perhaps it's too late to turn back, and this is our destiny. My heart skipped a beat when I heard Erdan's arguments today.The Iraq, Afghanistan and Ukraine wars are monstrously inequitable to Israel's actions against Palestinians. The resolution's failure showed the world Israel's power, even when it compares apples to oranges. Only wish I had as mch hope as Mr. Lowenstein. I'm off to the book store! God bless you both.

[@marytownsend9765]

Antony Lowenstein, the author of The Palestine Laboratory, has given me an idea for Christmas presents. I will order it now, at the least, for myself. Mr. Lowenstein is a beautiful person who deserves the highest award in journalism for exposing how sick Israel and my country, America is. And you, Mr. Hedges, deserve the same. Anyone who has a moral compass will be like you two. We, as a humanitarian body of people, need to rise to the level of who all of us will become when, through snow, rain and freezing temperatures, will find a way to give blankets to the homeless with a message to Biden and Netanyahu that says "This is how peace is made". Thank you Mr. Hedges for staying on top of books opening our minds to the evil injustices being committed since George Bush became President. I'm voting for Trump, our only hope, to stop Biden and Netanyahu from taking one more step forward except to place their foot inside the back of an FBI caged back seat of a big black SUV, booked with no bail, no special privileges, await trial in the downtown D C. jail for a year, tried and sentenced to death for war crimes of the Palestinian people. Please, Mr. Trump, do the rught thing for all of mankind. You can do it. You have been through hell and back since you won the Presudebcy Dob't ket your syffering go to wasre. Show us how suffering can make you a better human beibg snd not one like Buden who is a ciward killing Palestinian children by supplying money and weapons coming iff our warships. Please Mr. Trump; it usn't attractive to see men killing children in Gaza. Arrest Biden for war crimes. Get an attorney general in there who, like Gartland and Wray, are moving forward with attempting to bring war criminals to justice who tortured an American citizen in the Ukraine war. Go higher than that and get Biden and his co-conspirator, Netanyahu charged and brought to justice and WIN!

[@loninappleton]

I'm glad that Chris is not limited to a 30 min segment on these reports. It's about a lot more than 'weapons' and so should get a more wide viewership for those concerned about surveillance. I just re-watched the old RT segment with Helen Buyniski on the use of Wikipedia. I tried to tell someone about that revelation on Wkipedia to a friend and it was the equivalent of telling a full grown left thinking adult that there is no Santa Clause. Please bring that subject back.

[@khaderlander2429]

The assertion that the West never truly civilized itself and replaced religious structures with secular ones is a complex perspective. Let's break down the points step by step: 1. **Ladder of Religion to Secularism:** - **Example:** The shift from religious authority to secular governance can be seen in historical events like the Enlightenment period, where reason and science gained prominence over purely religious dogma. 2. **Supernatural Monitoring to Surveillance:** - **Example:** From the concept of divine judgment in religious beliefs, societies transitioned to extensive surveillance systems like CCTV, courts, and police for social order. 3. **Modern Technology and Penitentiary:** - **Example:** The development of penitentiaries as a means of punishment reflects a shift from religious notions of sin and redemption to a more secular approach focused on rehabilitation and social control. 4. **Relative Prosperity and Lack of Existential Threat:** - **Example:** The post-World War II era brought relative stability and economic prosperity to the West, reducing immediate existential threats and fostering a sense of security. 5. **Secularism as "Diet Christianity":** - **Example:** Secular values such as human rights and equality can be seen as deriving from Christian moral principles, albeit with a secular interpretation. 6. **Secular Utopia and Disillusionment:** - **Example:** The anticipation of a utopian society without religious constraints led to the expectation of a perfect, harmonious world under secular governance. 7. **Current Challenges and Wars:** - **Example:** Ongoing geopolitical tensions and conflicts challenge the idea of a peaceful, utopian secular world, reflecting a more pragmatic and complex reality. 8. **Economic Challenges and Consumerism:** - **Example:** Economic pressures and the inability to sustain high levels of consumerism contribute to disillusionment, as material wealth alone does not fulfill the promise of utopia. 9. **Scapegoating and Mass Dissatisfaction:** - **Example:** In times of social unrest or economic hardship, societies may seek scapegoats to blame for unfulfilled promises, potentially leading to tensions and conflicts. 10. **Reflection on the Illusion of Utopia:** - **Example:** As people come to the realization that a perfect society may never materialize, there can be a collective sense of betrayal and the need to hold someone accountable for unmet expectations.

[@lexymanco1239]

Wow this was very enlightening thank you

[@alimay1011]

Great interview. Makes you wonder if drones were used in Australia's campaign to criminalise refugees/boat people. The Siev X tragedy: reported that planes were overhead monitoring the trip; boats arrived but left without saving the drowning passengers. I would like to see an MP ask what surveillance tech Australia imports from Israel

[@stormygayle9388]

Australia did not criminalise refugees/boat people.. they were treated as illegal immigrants and were not brought into mainland Australia until they proved their refugee status or were granted a visa. Also our boats did not turn away and did not “not rescue “ refugee boats .. our navy often risked their own lives towing boats.. or off- loading them onto navy vessels.. these boats were not fit to go into a calm bay for an afternoon’s fishing let alone travel the journey to Australia from Indonesia.. they paid enormous amounts of money to get on these boats and Australia, as a by-product of “you won’t get into Australia if you come here illegally was an attempt to break the smuggling rings. Which is did. Only once when a boat got into the wild waters off Christmas Island and were smashed against rocks .. people on the island did their best to save as be many as they could. Whilst our immigration policies are v v strict., at least we control our borders and know who is in the country unlike so many countries. eg UK and France and others + the millions pouring across USA’s borders… so that’s a v big ✅ for secure borders.. Australia has a v large immigration policy, we are talk g in 500,000 this year but message is: if you come through the proper channels you will get in. If you don’t , you won’t. Why should a family of 8 fleeing an African country having waited 5 yrs to come here be pushed down the list so we can take boatloads of people who don’t want to do that.. no! That’s not fair.. so that’s how it works! 🐨👍🏻🇦🇺🦋

[@Vbluevital]

Disheartenly Eye Opening

[@bodymindsoul60]

Fascinating interview!

[@AlArajiArab-cn9jt]

honesty and forthrightness requires courage....i applaud your honesty

[@YLLPal]

I didn't realise we are so complicit in Australia. Making parts and supplying information.

[@WestSideGorilla1980]

Chris Hedges can sum up the situation, a war correspondent for years. When he speaks I listen.

[@shamim621]

Documentaries: Killing gaza The killing zone 2003 The great book robbery Born in gaza 2014

[@nellerose1191]

1948

[@cowsandpigsmaketheearthwar1471]

DEAR CHRIS, THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO. YOU ARE ONE OF MY GREATEST TEACHERS.

[@lilmamachka]

Gaza is also 15 minutes city controlled by Israeli AI Beast

[@DaveBumiller-oj5kd]

I thought the twin towers was the weapons lab

[@alanhat5252]

no, that was a single event, this has been going on since half-way through last century.

[@janisjackson7322]

Private interests as in BlackRock?

[@tracyleighbasham]

Anyone remmember israel's part in the Iran-Contra affair? I was just reminded of that today....

[@DDd-gm8uz]

... or that they developed nuclear weapons with Apartheid South Africa ...

[@JasonCunliffe]

45:00 tracking hacking migrant phones 46:00 EU-Israeli deals 46:45 Germany supports IsNotReal's absolution

[@AlArajiArab-cn9jt]

anthony... the light you emanate and purity of heart reaches the heart and speaks much louder than any fact or logic

[@jbon123]

Thank you Chris Hedges. ❤

[@SavingAmerica]

All About The Money in Arms & Ammunitions for BIG BUSINESS & MEGA CORPORATIONS & CONTRACTS IN MANUFACTURING & CONSTRUCTION WORLDWIDE

[@sydneyhardin-vw2ym]

Global revolution

[@glendakirby5579]

Add to that trafficking Weapons, Plutonium, Drugs, People, especially children which turns out to be more lucrative than all the rest put together because their is no wastage, every part is used, especially a drug obtained from their vitalised blood. Adrenochrome. Money laundering too. Putin was cleaning these operations out of Ukraine, together with American installed bio weapon labs. Just as in Israel, and all over the world. Evil beyond words.

[@mazenoudeh6419]

Thank you brother Chris Hedges you give me hope, inshallah

[@JayeEllis]

1984 grows closer every day.

[@ezze9590]

Well done fellas..thank you for your time and service Chris. Amazing journalism!! I hope you guys become international .

[@Jimi_Lee]

Excellent show.😎👍

[@ernestomontoya1447]

Thank you for providing such intel and information that makes me more aware of facts about the current situation.

[@vilmathomas5158]

as ukraine has been...beyond disgrACEFul really.

[@remihein4452]

Thank you for sharring this information. From Denmark I salute You❣️

[@mohammedmir777]

Bravo Colombia 🇨🇴 ❤for standing up to the Apartheid country of the world.

[@dianerichards7932]

The synagogue of Satan comes to mind , pure evil.

[@TheArtist808]

Data driven descrimination! that's a new one to me