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“Is Islamism The New Communism?” - Rita Panahi Debates Which Ideology Is More Dangerous

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🗓️ 11 March 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Patrick Bet-David and Rita Panahi debate whether Islamism or communism poses the bigger threat to Western civilization. They discuss ideological alliances, cultural influence in institutions, and how political systems like Australia’s compulsory voting shape modern democracies.

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0:13.1

It's a new workday. What do you think is a bigger thing that they fought against? Because back in the

0:18.0

days, my mother, my mother's mother side many of the members they were part

0:21.8

of the two-day party i don't know if you remember the two-day party or not in iran it was a communist

0:26.1

party in iran that's where a lot of if you ask your mother she'll tell you about it today party was

0:31.4

these are guys that were the communists you know they loved what Stalin leninin, you know, Karl Marx, this was their Bible,

0:39.8

two-day party of Iran. And there was a fear of communism getting bigger to spread around the world

0:49.5

and possibly making it to the countries, you know, to the states, to U.S., to other places, and in schools,

0:55.1

they got into universities. They did such a great job going and brainwash an American

0:59.6

kids in schools. No, it is the most noble thing. Professors all started giving the kids.

1:05.4

You should read Communist Manifesto. You should read Communist Manifesto.

1:09.3

And then fast forward today, Rob, how big is the, how many members of the Communist Party are there in America right now?

1:16.6

If you do Communist Party membership in U.S., 70,000 members, no, that's 1930s, they were peaking. If you go to charts, 20,000, right there.

1:31.3

20,000 membership 2024. Can you ask when was the peak?

1:36.7

1941, go back to that right there, Rob, where you were at?

1:40.1

1941, fervently supporting the war effort, the popular front era of CPUSA, lasted until 1945,

1:46.9

where Earl Browder was ousted from the party and replaced by a new guy.

1:51.6

Yeah, at one point, these guys were getting a lot of momentum.

1:54.0

The question I got for you is, what do you think is, you think what's happening with Islamist

2:01.6

and it's spreading around the world,

2:03.6

you think that's more dangerous than Communist Party

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