Staff Reports
Jamie Glazov’s new book, United in Hate, and his recent chat on Dangerous Laughter cut through the polite fog to ask a blunt question: what happens when hatred stops being just an argument and becomes an article of faith? Glazov warns that parts of the political left have developed a dangerous taste for revolutionary movements — even ones that crush the freedoms those leftists claim to protect. That warning matters now, because the choices we make about ideology, identity, and borders shape whether Western civilization survives or is reshaped in ways many Americans won’t like.
Glazov’s Warning: When Ideology Becomes Religion
Glazov’s basic point is simple and uncomfortable: ideology can stop being a debate and start acting like a religion. When that happens, facts, history, and human costs don’t matter as much as loyalty to the creed. That’s how well-meaning students can cheer for tyrants or excuse atrocities — not because they understand the consequences, but because those tyrants claim to smash the “right” enemies. Revolution looks glamorous over coffee; living under it is another story. The book and interview push us to remember the price paid by people who’ve actually lived under totalitarian rule.
The Red‑Green Romance and the Rise of Antisemitism
One of the sharper claims Glazov makes is about a strange alliance forming between some on the left and radical Islamist movements — the so-called Red‑Green axis. They disagree on ideology, yet they sometimes unite against the same institutions and enemies. The aftermath of the Hamas attack shattered any naive view that violence against civilians would produce unanimous moral outrage. Instead, parts of the Western left responded with slogans and protests that blurred into rationalizations. That shift fed a spike in antisemitism and made an old, ugly problem new and loud again.
The Right’s Mirror Problem: Purity and Dangerous Alliances
Glazov doesn’t give the right a free pass. He warns that the lure of purity tests and the “enemy of my enemy” logic can push conservatives into strange alliances, cheering anyone who opposes the liberal establishment — even when those allies are illiberal themselves. The fever for ideological perfection devours nuance. Leaders who once united broad coalitions — think Reagan or Lincoln in spirit — would fail today’s purity screens. That tendency toward utopian consistency, whether on left or right, invites authoritarian methods to enforce the ideal.
How to Respond: Laugh, Learn, and Defend Liberty
The remedy Glazov suggests is old-fashioned common sense mixed with a little humor. Totalitarianism hates mockery; laughter breaks the spell. We should resist romanticizing revolution, refuse easy excuses for violence, and demand that our leaders defend borders, identity, and the rule of law. That means hard questions about migration and integration, not panic or reflexive open-door policies that abandon the cultural foundations of the West. Above all, we should reject ideological fanaticism wherever it comes from and keep freedom — including the freedom to poke fun at sacred slogans — at the center of our politics.
