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David Mamet's Conservative Conversion, Part 2

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    Legendary writer-director on his political shift

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Right you it drives me crazy because.

You know what I really fear.

We could live through a modern day holocaust.

I believe people when they say they -- -- annihilated country and wipe it off the map.

I believe when when a charter says destroy Israel killed the Jews that the serious.

Winston Churchill seem to understand Hitler Neville Chamberlain believed in this concept of peace in this time somehow we can negotiate with.

With with evil people and I -- evil exists or not but -- -- -- I think evil exists in the Muslim Brotherhood Hamas Hezbollah.

And I believe if you look at this little little piece a land of Israel.

And it's surrounded on all sides including Syria.

And and it and it shifting Egypt towards the brotherhood.

I -- fear.

That small nation is in more danger than it's ever been I don't know why more people don't see it.

I don't know either.

But I do know one thing -- it says in the Bible it says that the Pope Pope.

Of Israel might peoples of the people who blessed you will be blessed by the -- -- and the people who question will be coerced.

I drove that's been true for 2000 years and -- Israel goes so goes the west.

As is you can see that this would Netanyahu told me for years I've known among them friends of -- two years.

-- and -- -- no we're not the big party think we are with a little satan.

But it's America it's western values and if they take us out that battle that war continues.

I don't think a lot of people who know that and then I wonder are gonna turn into politics I'm like -- why would people.

Not vote in the best interest.

And see that that evil exists you you kind of deal with the issue that you say your interest in politics began when you notice the acted differently spoke differently.

The about the government etc.

-- to those an interesting concept and quote explain that.

Well however liberal anyone is when it.

They get it an envelope in the mail because the return address book of any government and they weren't expecting.

There are filled with apprehension.

Halt terror arrests what whoever does dozen other workers to City Council with the State of New -- -- or the federal government if you get on our something's as a as a government turned -- you want expect to get your first.

-- -- prescription oh god not me.

Please let this cup pass the ball we understand the government is terrible -- -- paying taxes we know the Texas all waste -- go to the DMD.

Exactly so -- so that's what I said in my book I said that that the food that the federal government is just as zoning board writ large.

And Mark Twain said before god created the fool -- -- at the school board for practice and.

But but but but but but but but.

Very good perfectly lined up.

Why a our -- -- wire conservatives in Hollywood scared to death to identify themselves accounts as conservatives are they -- be punished in your profession.

Yes this thing that's you've seen well yes they have government depends on that depends on how far pecking order ones.

I mean if if you if you if you're if you're in position to do something for.

The corporate structure -- -- leave you alone if you want.

It's -- likely that you -- -- at that produce at least two good because you really get -- and do you may get fired it's it's just it's just true it's unbelievable what.

This is an excellent book -- I just got into reading it today I'm gonna finish it tonight that's a good reader and -- -- and I really appreciate you being with us and continue the great work and -- I really viral you've done thank you so much.

Thank you so much.

And coming up so.