Konstantin Kisin | Identity Politics, Cancel Culture, and Liberalism's Demise. Are We Under Siege?

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The free and open societies of the West are under threat - not from a foreign invader, but from illiberalism within. The retreat to offence-free safe spaces, the censorship from cancel culture, the ignorance of echo chambers, and the toxicity of identity politics are all symptoms of a siege on liberalism. Young people, in particular, hold increasingly illiberal views.
Konstantin Kisin is a British-Russian political commentator and comedian who co-hosts the TRIGGERnometry @triggerpod podcast. He is author of An Immigrant’s Love Letter to the West. Last year, he addressed the Oxford Union with a speech on Woke Culture, and recently spoke at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in London. Konstantin represents a new genre of public intellectual: he is virtually ignored by the mainstream media, yet he is overwhelmingly popular on various social media platforms. His podcast, TRIGGERnometry, has almost 850,000 subscribers and he is a considerable presence on X.
Glenn Fahey is director of education at the Centre for Independent Studies, where his research covers all areas of education policy and practice. Glenn is a regular writer on education for the Australian Financial Review and commentator across all major news media. Prior to joining CIS, Glenn has held research and policy positions at the Centre for Education Research and Innovation (OECD), Institute for Public Policy and Governance (UTS), and Australian Treasury.
Q1 - What does it mean to be politically non-binary?
Q2 - Why is it that left and right labels don't mean what they used to mean?
Q3 - Does the right have as much to blame as the progressives?
Q4 - Are we all doing democracy wrong?
Q5 - New media is thriving, but will old mainstream media die out?
Q6 - What about that SOAS 'behavioural agreement'?
Q7 - Why is it that in Western Civilisation we have so much trouble with Nationhood?
Q8 - Have we in The West had it too good for too long?
Q9 - Can we grow from the challenges that Western Civilisation is facing?
Q10 - How do we successfully maintain multiculturalism and high levels of migration?
Q11 - What do we take from the election of George Galloway?
Q12 - How do we combat anti-semetic hate that's being seen in Western Civilisations?
Q13 - We often reference 'Woke' and 'Wokeness', what does it mean?
Q14 - Why choose language as a weapon and change the meaning of words?
Q15 - Should Douglas Murray be cancelled in Australia?
Q16 - Cancel culture is not new, is a degree of cancelling acceptable?
Q17 - Alexei Navalny, what does his death mean for the future of discourse and democracy in Russia?
Q18 - How do we make institutions trustworthy again?
Q19 - Why is there such irrationality and paradox in the way in which young people approach their lives?
Q20 - Energy transition, climate emergency, innovation, what's the solution?
Q21 - What lessons can Australia take for combating all these issues?
Q22 - What advice can you give to people to stand up against these absurdities and excesses of ideologies?
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[@heatherg7682]

Konstantin speaks with clarity and is a great activist against wokeism.

[@justasimpleguy7211]

While waiting for my gum to numb my dentist - she grew up behind the Iron Curtain in Romania - engaged me in some small talk and it eventually led to her saying Woke is operationally no different than Marxism. She said it's just been refocused from class to identity and it scares the heck out of her.

[@draiguk]

1 hour of one man asking questions and another giving obvious and common sense answers with a touch of humour. This wouldn't have been so mind blowing a concept 20 years ago and yet...today....

[@MM-yi9zn]

Konstantin is always a shining light in these crazy absurd woke times.

[@rosswatson9144]

Deeply disturbing that this could have taken place in Canada with exactly the same questions and concerns.. how in the hell did they get all western countries into the same sinking ship… how fragile our civilization has proven to be!

[@ibtisamhtewek3407]

I agree with you Konstantin also I am an immigrant from Syria and I have exact fear that you have and common sense, I admire your bravery

[@Aussie-Nan]

Luv KK why is it that plain common sense seems so hard to comprehend, wake up Australia while we still have time

[@deeannakim9306]

Thank you lord for public speakers like Konstantin.

[@alexzannoni1501]

Incredible Common Sense👏👏

[@Shtapens]

One of the things I truly respect about Mr Kisin is that he has read enough serious books in his life to know the difference between the words 'home' and 'hone'.

[@stevew1669]

There is a lot of sense here. Well articulated, confident, and insightful. This is what we need.

[@ibtisamhtewek3407]

My friend Canadian used to call me Rasicte if I told them I couldn't marry a Muslim, they never consider to ask me why or ask for explanation,

[@onlylexus]

As I have said before, Constantine is way ahead of his years and has arrived at where I got to 10 years ago, in his thinking, but he at his young age has arrived where I was then, but much younger. I find this a fascinating thing that he is that mature in his logic and maturity. Can we listen to him and apply his advice? Most of what he says is very wise indeed. By the way I am 72 years of age.

[@christinalayzelle832]

Excellent, as always, Konstantin. Thank you both so much.

[@philipmulville8218]

Great questions. Konstantin is brilliant, and the humour is so refreshing. Thank you for posting this discussion.👏

[@nigelgroves9851]

Huge fan of Konstantin Kisin. He speaks truth and common sense because he has the perspective of someone who has escaped a dreadful dictatorship, and everything that comes with that, and is a person who really values what we have fought for over the centuries. He shows up the gutless politicians and hand wringing woke lefties that are sailing our once great country down the river.

[@bearowen5480]

The interviewer is wrong in stating that immigration has created in Australia the most successful "multicultural society" in the world. Konstantin straightens him out by speaking of "multiethnic" (as oppised to "multicultural") society as the past success of countries like Australia, the UK, and the United States. If mass illegal multicultural immigration is allowed to persist without insistence on the immigrants' adoption of the cultural values of the existing society's ideals of cultural assimilation, those countries will be subjected to societal chaos and destruction. That is happening in the US and UK before our very eyes.

[@markg3683]

This is ever better than Konstantin's usual brilliant take!

[@Chiefmismaker]

KK is on fire here. More than in other interviews.

[@lufe8773]

He (the interviewer missed the point) Often big Corporations themselves have been taken over by radical theories. Its not about left and right anymore but rather about right and wrong, top versus bottom (as always) the elite v the rest.