new york times that the increase in hate speech on twitter is unprecedented with slurs against black americans up to 200%, antisemitic posts up 61%. columnist michelle goldberg writing, quote, for most of my adult life, antisemites, with exceptions like pat buchanan and mel gibson, have lacked status in america. now, however, anti jewish bigotry or at least tacit approval of anti jewish bigotry is coming from people with serious power, the leader of a major political party, a famous popstar in the world s richest man. and i m now joined by the aforementioned michelle goldberg, opinion columnist for the times. and sheera frenkel, reporter for the new york times as well. thank you both for joining. michelle, i was struck by your column, and again, i m not jewish myself. so, i don t view this from the sort of the particular place of being inside judaism and being in the in group. but it does feel to me different right now. i never know whether to check myself against that, if that is what
check in on your current speed through the xfinity app today. we are seeing something so destructive, so dangerous. this is the scariest it s been i think in memory. and we have people like nick fuentes and kanye west, the most public antisemites in a generation, having an audience.
happened. in 2022? it doesn t shock me because we re also connected here to a very strong global right with its talking points and holocaust denial is on the uptick as well as all kinds of antisemitism. the gop sits at the feet of the greatest holocaust denier in europe and that s viktor orban, there s a lot of holocaust deniers around him to. viktor orban, the leader of hungary. jen reuben, your reaction to all of this as a former republican. i was sure rightly the party was not. it is of course horrifying when donald trump sits down with antisemites and holocaust deniers. but it s not surprising.
so let s go. we are seeing something so the digital age is waiting. destructive, so dangerous. this is the scariest it s been i think in memory. and we have people like nick fuentes and kanye west, the most public antisemites in a generation, having an audience.
its talking points and holocaust denial is on the uptick as well as all kinds of antisemitism. the gop sits at the feet of the greatest holocaust denier in europe and that s viktor orban, there s a lot of holocaust deniers around him to. viktor orban, the leader of hungary. jen reuben, your reaction to all of this as a former republican. i was sure rightly the party was not. it is of course horrifying when donald trump sits down with antisemites and holocaust deniers. but it s not surprising. because as ruth said, this is embedded in today s republican party which increasingly has taken on the appearance of a fascist party. it s right-wing nationalism,