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Sebastian Gorka: “Jihadism is just another form of totalitarianism.”

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Sebastian Gorka at Hudson Institute's "Antisemitism as a National Security Threat" Conference

Published December 15, 2025 | Video Starts at 06:42

As such, I bring the baggage of a family that has lived through totalitarianism of both stripes and then realized after 9 11, once I'd started a career in national security, that Jihadism is just another form of totalitarianism. the symbols may change, the narrative may be slightly different. But at the end of the day, whether it's the Third Reich, whether it's the Stalinist communist regime or whether … (06:42–06:47)

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