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Dec 2023

35m 43s

Rhetoric, Hate Speech, Free Speech, Sect...

Attorney J. Craig Williams and Legal Talk Network

About this episode

Did former President Trump’s rhetoric lead to an insurrection on January 6th, 2021? A court in Colorado has said it did. So, what constitutes rhetoric? And how powerful are words?

In this episode, host Craig Williams is joined by guest Dr. Pete Simi, Professor of Sociology at Chapman University, to discuss the impact of rhetoric. Craig & Pete take a look at former President Trump's history of violent rhetoric, free speech and hate speech, and how extreme rhetoric can lead to political violence.

Mentioned in this Episode:

Out of Hiding (Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy) 1st Edition

Former President Trump 14th Amendment Hearing in Colorado

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