Former New York Times reporter Bari Weiss sees a “political awakening” happening in the United States, contending that the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in Israel have spurred the change.
Weiss made the argument in a Monday piece that she co-wrote with Oliver Wiseman for The Free Press.
“Here’s an example of what we mean: a friend, appalled at the equivocation and apologia in the West after the brutal Hamas killings, told one of us that he used to consider himself a ‘conscientious objector’ in the culture wars. ‘Not anymore,’ he said. October 7 changed that,” the commentators wrote.
“Liberal friends were suddenly talking about buying guns. Progressive friends were texting about topics like border security and immigration. In a whisper, one even admitted to watching Fox News,” Weiss and Wiseman added.
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— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) October 24, 2023
They cited comments billionaire venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya made last week on the “All In” he co-hosts during which he asserted that seeing all the chaos in the country and the world convinced him former President Donald Trump was right about many things.
Palihapitiya noted he voted for Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020.
NEW: Billionaire and Democrat voter Chamath Palihapitiya admits that he was wrong about President Trump and says he now “appreciates” what Trump was able to do.
Chamath also said Trump Derangement Syndrome did more damage than Trump ever did.
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— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 17, 2023