As grief and anger spread across Israel and Gaza, language can be used as a weapon to widen the divide, spread propaganda or advance an individual agenda. And it doesn’t stop there. From Donald Trump’s radical speeches to Russia’s extreme rhetoric, language often plays a dangerous role in politics. Jason Stanley, professor of philosophy at Yale, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss his new book, “The Politics of Language.” Originally broadcast on November 16, 2023 ——————————————– ————– ———————————— ————– ———————————— ———— Major support for Amanpour and Company is provided by The Anderson Family Endowment, Candace King Weir, the Leila and Mickey Straus Family Charitable Trust, Jim Attwood and Leslie Williams, Mark J. Blechner , Seton J. Melvin, Charles Rosenblum, Koo and Patricia Yuen, Barbara Hope Zuckerberg, Jeffrey Katz and Beth Rogers, Bernard and Denise Schwartz, the JPB Foundation, the Sylvia A. and Simon B. Poyta Programming Endowment to Fight Antisemitism and Josh Weston . Subscribe to Amanpour and Company. channel here: https://bit.ly/2EMIkTJ Subscribe to our daily newsletter to find out who’s there each evening: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpour-and-company/newsletter/ To find out More about Amanpour and Company, including full episodes, click here: https://to.pbs.org/2NBFpjf Like Amanpour and Company on Facebook: https://bit.ly/2HNx3EF Follow Amanpour and Company on Twitter: https://bit.ly/2HNx3EF ://bit.ly /2HLpjTI Watch Amanpour and Company weekdays on PBS (check local listings). Amanpour and Company features wide-ranging, in-depth conversations with global thought leaders and cultural influencers on the issues and trends impacting the world every day, from politics, business and technology to the arts, sciences and sports. Christiane Amanpour leads the conversation on global and national news from London with contributions from distinguished journalists Walter Isaacson, Michel Martin, Alicia Menendez and Hari Sreenivasan from the Tisch WNET studios at Lincoln Center in New York. #amanpourpbs
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