Woke War 3

Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 73! This week: — As the world creeps ever closer to all-out war, Nick and Toby discuss whether they’d fight for their country— Laurence Fox loses his lawsuit, but why is it libellous to call someone a paedo but not a racist?— After distancing herself from the plot to replace Rishi Sunak, Kemi Badenoch turns out to be in a Tory WhatsApp group called ‘Evil Plotters’— What accounts for the ideological gender divide and is it possible to have a relationship with a political opponent?— The UN Secretary-General constantly warns us about the ‘global threat’ posed by online ‘hate speech’, but isn't the fact that the UN employs actual terrorists a bigger threat?— Is ‘Stand Off at Eagle Pass’ a genuine news story or a long-forgotten 1940s Western? — Should Trump really have to pay $83.3 million to EJ Carol?— Plus Peak Woke and, for premium subscribers only, Review the Reviews. Sign up for all the extra content on our new platform, BASED, here: https://basedmedia.org/  Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate/  Join the Free Speech Union here: https://www.freespeechunion.org/join  To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1.3 million downloads and counting!), drop Toby a line: [email protected]  Listen to Nick’s other podcast The Current Thing here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905  Subscribe to Nick’s Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com  Help Nick keep both podcasts going by buying a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon  Music by TinderellaProduced by http://podscapers.com