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Velshi Banned Book Club: The Sanctity of Culture - Velshi - MS NOW
This week, Trump escalated his rhetoric beyond any previously conceivable level. He said in part, “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” Not a government. Not a military. A civilization.
When we talk about destroying a culture, wiping away a civilization – in this case, one of the world’s oldest and most continuous civilizations – we are talking about destroying our shared humanity. - Aired on 04/11/2026.