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This is the 30 minute TV version of Jan Jekielekβs interview with John OβSullivan. The longer-form version was released on Epoch TV on February 13, 2025.
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In this episode, Jan Jekielek interviews John OβSullivan, a former policy and speech writer for British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and former editor-in-chief of National Review and executive editor of Radio Free Europe. Today, heβs the president of the Danube Institute, a Hungary-based think-tank.
A βunified national identity is an absolute essential for a successful democracy,β he says. βIf we continue on a multicultural path, itβs a path which is going to go in the directions of ever more aggressive and hostile identity politics, and people will feel that their neighbors are their enemies.β
OβSullivanβs latest book is titled: βSleepwalking into Wokeness: How We Got Here.β
βThe idea of post-nationalism is unachievable if youβre a state. You donβt remain just a post-national state, what you become is something else,β he says.
CHAPTER TITLES
0:00:01 β Unified National Identity and Democracy
0:00:55 β European Reactions to Trumpβs Victory
0:03:52 β Multiculturalism and National Identity
0:08:48 β John OβSullivanβs Background and Political Journey
0:13:27 β Thatcherβs Leadership Style and Public Perception
0:17:29 β Modern Political Skepticism and Identity Politics
0:20:32 β Violence and Political Representation
0:22:47 β Sean OβCallaghanβs Story and Anti-Terrorism Efforts
0:22:58 β Final Thoughts and Conclusion
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