If you’re a white person, you have to hate yourself

America’s self-hatred is a symptom of moral narcissism.

“One of the things that the Islamists and the Marxists have achieved with extraordinary success is they've taught a large segment of America to hate themselves.”

Thane Rosenbaum, a distinguished law professor, legal and Middle East analyst, novelist, essayist, and talk show host, warns of America’s growing self-destruction under the silence of the majority and the threat of civil fragmentation. In this powerful, candid last segment of my series with him, Rosenbaum declares that as a society, “Morally, spiritually, and humanistically we are moving backwards,” he claims, “despite our greatest advancements and progress, our civilization is regressing”. Thane points out that society has become barbaric in its rationalization of hate: “Our capacity for hate has completely outstripped our ability and willingness to love.” Our discussions touch on the urgent issues of moral clarity, patriotism, and survival in a world gone mad.

Despite our greatest advancements and progress, our civilization is regressing; it is barbaric in its rationalization of hate

In his latest book, Beyond Proportionality: Israel’s Just War in Gaza (Wicked Son 2025), Thane argues that Israel’s military campaign is legally just under international humanitarian law. He claims critics misuse principles like “proportionality,” distort facts, and ignore the threats posed by terrorism hiding among civilians.

In a recent conversation with my son, I declared that I have not lost my idealism of humanity, but rather my perspective has shifted. I posit that decency and indecency are something innate within ourselves; we should be able to identify and make independent choices of how to react and respond to the ideas and rhetoric of the crowd effect. It is easy today to become a cynic and to lose the ideals we perhaps once held dear. I still believe that true liberals are open to ideas; however, today’s popular liberals are progressive, driving moderates to the right. The progressives demand that you think like them, and if you don’t, you are morally debased and justifiably silenced.

The existence of Israel has proven its value to the survival of the Jews, why then do we suffer the open self-hating Jew is beyond me, Thane Rosenbaum argues that the self hating progressive democrat is a symptom of moral narcissism.

Watch this compelling episode with Thane Rosenbaum, and please share, comment, repost, and spread the message. The silent majority needs to be heard. I thank you for tuning in when it’s a lot easier to tune out.

Israel Ellis, author of The Wake Up Call