Barbara Kay: We Should Honour Leaders Who Defend Their Nation’s Cultural Terrain, Not Cancel Them

Barbara Kay: We Should Honour Leaders Who Defend Their Nation’s Cultural Terrain, Not Cancel Them
British Home Secretary Suella Braverman arrives for a cabinet meeting at Downing Street in London, England, on March 28, 2023. Leon Neal/Getty Images
Barbara Kay
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Events around the world, arising out of the Oct. 7 pogrom in southern Israel, have exposed multiculturalism’s core weakness, namely that ancient hatreds prevalent in certain cultures do not dissipate in the journey from there to here. Normally dormant, a trigger thousands of kilometres away can activate them. Jews are the primary target of angry Islamists’ hatred, but we are also witnessing a disruptive ripple effect that spreads in every direction, turning public spaces into contested cultural terrain.

Barbara Kay
Barbara Kay
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Barbara Kay is a columnist and author. Her latest writing project is co-authorship with Linda Blade of the book “Unsporting: How Trans Activism and Science Denial are Destroying Sport.”
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