Salman Rushdie - “Knife” & Freedom of Expression

Salman Rushdie - “Knife” & Freedom of Expression | The Daily Show

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“There is a fight about free expression in America too, at the moment and I feel like I’m in that fight, I have a dog in that fight.” Esteemed author, Salman Rushdie speaks with Jon Stewart about his memoir, “Knife,” recounting his brush with death along with the subsequent journey of healing and the fight for free expression currently happening in the United States from the ongoing protests on college campuses to critiques of Taylor Swift’s music. #DailyShow #JonStewart #SalmanRushdie
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@BlueHooloovoo Ай бұрын

What happened to Salman Rushdie is a wake-up call to fight against religious and political extremism in all its forms.

@fabamatic Ай бұрын

No, no correction needed

@marshalldamons2663 Ай бұрын

@@fabamatic Oh you woke are you coz I don't see Christianity or any other religion doing such things

@dthomas9230 Ай бұрын

@@marshalldamons2663Christians killed masses in Buffalo, El Paso, Vegas, Parkland, Synagfogues, and Black Baptist church, etal.

@donaldmcbride3673 Ай бұрын

@@marshalldamons2663Jesus would actually disagree with you. If you read your book. Practice your faith in private.

@AvaNightingale Ай бұрын

@@marshalldamons2663 what exact difference is there that makes Islam any worse than the others? It's simply newer than Christianity. That's it. It's all dangerous bunkum, that's obvious to anyone with functional brain cells, but religion inherently imposes itself on others lives by virtue of poisoning the person infected with it with cruel, sadistic ideas about the world and themselves and others. What actually is so much worse about Islam? Cause child marriage is still legal in many states purely because of religion.

@MathEnthusiastss Ай бұрын

A real life example of a pen being mightier than the sword. Mad respect.

@MartinAlvito1 Ай бұрын

What separates Jon as an interviewer is the empathy he lets shine through behind the mask.

@gordonchapman5654 Ай бұрын

And he lets the person answer the question without interruption.

@domb8448 Ай бұрын

In this case, they have a long friendship too..

@mr.o8539 Ай бұрын

@@gordonchapman5654he actively requests guests to continue even if he accidentally interrupts them

@Traderbear Ай бұрын

Yeah it was one of my favorite interviews of his.

@reamiger1 Ай бұрын

I wish he would go on Timcast for a discussion!

@JanHellqvist Ай бұрын

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what doing your homework on a guest looks like. Best talk show interview of Salman by far

@cykkatt1 Ай бұрын

🎉Absolutely

@naylas3908 Ай бұрын

The interview with Stephen Colbert was great, too.

@Kitty8791 Ай бұрын

@@naylas3908 Much of it was re-hashed from his 60-Minutes interview w/ Anderson Cooper. Both those interviews were shorter than this so perhaps time constraints led to focusing on particular points.

@cofloinn 29 күн бұрын

Couldn't agree more, Jan. Very well said

@AntiSkill42 25 күн бұрын

P000

@bononista3999 Ай бұрын

I love his attitude and the approach that the person who did this will not be named; do NOT make 'celebrity' of such people. Thank you Mr. Rushdie (and thank you Jon).

@oldreprobate2748 Ай бұрын

Jerod Kushner

@joelananna1116 Ай бұрын

@@oldreprobate2748no but you made me laugh Ty

@helios7212 Ай бұрын

👏👏👏💯💯🙏

@keksi6844 Ай бұрын

Islamic prophecy says Antichrist will have one eye.Bible prophecy says he will survive fatal wound then whole world will adore him.

@artemisqueen2 Ай бұрын

Rushdie is a vile bigot. He wrote a hateful garbage book. If he wrote that about Judaism he would’ve been wiped out without a single peep

@hackrabiyah Ай бұрын

It’s scary that people can live online only. I’m so glad Mr. Rushdie is still with us!

@MichaelRussell3000 Ай бұрын

We have few heroes left, and to see two of them communicating so openly for our entertainment, makes me feel hope.

@stephanieclark6154 Ай бұрын

FACTZ.

@michaeloftaoism Ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@tyronevaldez-kruger5313 Ай бұрын

Heroes are not few. We rather see them in entertainment & politics than in parents, siblings, friends, neighbours and teachers.

@Baxxter101 Ай бұрын

It's not just for entertainment... It's just the vehicle.

@jesipohl6717 Ай бұрын

the whole incident can be described as follows; two bigots, one got violent, who cares.

@damamae950 29 күн бұрын

Jon is a better informed and more sophisticated interviewer than most 'real' news anchors

@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists 23 күн бұрын

oh really ?

@juvedoo99 21 күн бұрын

@@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylistsreally

@sfkid30 20 күн бұрын

Jon is the best

@llongone2 Ай бұрын

Salman Rushdie is a true hero. He has fought against theocracy and superstition for decades. We need more like people like him.

@KrisVesel Ай бұрын

He supported bombing of Yugoslavia even though the threat of genocide was far far less than in Gaza, but he NEVER supported bombing of Israel. A brave man in the West stands up to ZioNazis.

@edezagon Ай бұрын

And he has a great sense of humor! ❤

@juniper150 Ай бұрын

With respect, he’s not a hero. He has expressed some terribly bigoted views over the years, as have his inner circle (not least Amis)

@gitadasgupta7488 Ай бұрын

He is one of a kind, though. Gifted and courageous, and resilient

@touringthecitywalking9209 Ай бұрын

He is NOT a hero, but 100% a zero, lol!!

@brianvernon7754 Ай бұрын

This is what Courage looks like, what a hero

@jesipohl6717 Ай бұрын

this is what BPD looks like for a wealthy white guy.

@robertgeish5641 Ай бұрын

Tell him to speak about Israeli. Freedom of the speech is the speech whites like.

@ems4884 Ай бұрын

Indeed. Imagine hating this man. The state of religious fervor that you must have to do that. Mind-blowing.

@MrLee-cy1pw Ай бұрын

No, his wife is.

@KrisVesel Ай бұрын

He supported bombing of Yugoslavia even though the threat of genocide was far far less than in Gaza, but he NEVER supported bombing of Israel. A brave man in the West stands up to ZioNazis.

@markgigiel2722 Ай бұрын

Salman is so quick witted they played off each other so well and still had a deep interview.

@sportkaru 7 күн бұрын

Salman Rushdie is such an intelligent, kind man. I am so sorry that he has had to suffer so much for his freedom of speech. I am terribly glad that he is still with us.

@eugenefullstack7613 Ай бұрын

The scene on Curb where Larry and Salman eat at the restaurant and all the ladies are swooning over them lives in my head rent free.

@GenRN Ай бұрын

Same. 😂 I absolutely love that entire episode.

@brokenglassshimmerlikestar3407 Ай бұрын

smart grunpy old men, wooooooo (I do love them, no irony

@alliedatheistalliance6776 26 күн бұрын

Check his marriage history, he kills it

@osheaeimear83 Ай бұрын

"Its a very much American attack" nail on the head

@foto21 Ай бұрын

HA HA HA. It's a VERY RELIGIOUS attack, by the most violent ignorant religion on earth.

@sacha9593 Ай бұрын

I am not sure. In France American style school shootings are almost unheard of but we have those kind of "small scale" Islamist attacks quite regularly.

@Alpha23TV Ай бұрын

Gahhh!! John is the most genuine interviewer. So unpretentious and honest. Such honest and simultaneously truly humorous banter between two auteurs! Thank you!

@tiberseptim8434 Ай бұрын

You can tell that John not only actually read that book, but tried his best to connect with and understand what it wants to say. And then he just has a genuine conversation with the person about it (in which he is naturally charming), based around a couple actually thought-through points. There aren’t many interviewers like that. It‘s always fantastic to watch.

@patrickmcdermott7754 Ай бұрын

In the late 90's I had an amazing English teacher in high school, she was also a best friend's mom. She put Haroun & the Sea of Stories on our reading list. That book is near perfect for a teenager going on their own personal journey. This man, and his works are gifts.

@marylinnmaione9556 Ай бұрын

That was one of my all-time favorite books that I read to my kids. Just an absolute joy to read out loud for all of us.

@nancya7289 Ай бұрын

Love Haroun!

@TheHotEgg Ай бұрын

My step dad read that to me when I was growing up. We finished on my birthday. Such a great book!

@RobertLouisMoore 28 күн бұрын

Thanks for the mention

@missd2657 Ай бұрын

I'm so pleased to have the fantastic Salman Rushdie back doing what he does best and he hasn't lost his humor. A real beacon of freedom of expression.

@arenc5619 Ай бұрын

Salman Rushdie is an international treasure. What an incredible interview by Jon. We need more quality convos like this.

@florete2310 Ай бұрын

💯👍

@DrTorbjorn Ай бұрын

Wish he’d do a talk show where he just interviews people for an hour. Could still be in front of audience

@naylas3908 Ай бұрын

Also watch the interview with Stephen Colbert.

@KrisVesel Ай бұрын

He supported bombing of Yugoslavia even though the threat of genocide was far far less than in Gaza, but he NEVER supported bombing of Israel. A brave man in the West stands up to ZioNazis.

@3mobcom Ай бұрын

His attack is symptomatic of how a huge section of the US public gets angry about things they have little to no information on

@gingergeezer3685 6 күн бұрын

And their fear of the truth. Some People cannot deal with reality.

@akarmoussaittizi3012 Ай бұрын

I once had a conversation with a imam about Salman Rushdie's satanic verses and his conclusion was why the big fuss about this book ?It wasn't even a book against islam .It's just a novel but people without reading it decided that it was blasphemy.

@TheNudeBrewer Ай бұрын

That moment around @16:34 reminds me of a funny quote Mr. Rushdie's friend, the great Christopher Hitchens, used to say. He said "people remark on things I say with 'that's offensive!' to which I say 'that's not an argument. And since I'm not running for anything, I don't care that you're offended." RIP Hitchens. btw... a solid 20min interview with no commercials, all completely intelligent back-and-forth discussion ... just took my breath away.

@inigo9000 Ай бұрын

Hé also said a similar thing once “ a gentleman is never rude unless it’s on purpose”

@sethzwicker3631 Ай бұрын

I wish we had Hitch today. He'd have a field day with the current state of affairs.

@isabt4 Ай бұрын

Indeed! Aren’t we lucky we had Christopher Hitchens in this world! He is dearly missed! And I also feel this back and forth intelligent conversation is soothing to the soul. I love your comment ❤

@TruthrConsequences Ай бұрын

HItchens was a waste of human resources.

@sethzwicker3631 Ай бұрын

@@TruthrConsequences Hardly! He stood up to religous bullies everywhere.

@isabt4 Ай бұрын

The attack on Salman Rushdie felt eerily profound, almost personal, so that my heart went out to him as though he formed part of my loved ones. It is such a joy to see him strong and recovering, and with a new book out! Way to go Mr. Rushdie! You are fighting for all of us who believe in free speech etc. etc. I just keep screaming out : YES! (“Knife” is my next read) Most of us do not have the brilliant minds that Rushdie and Stewart have, but many of us have enough to recognize it, and appreciate the value such minds represent for all of us. Both these men are so brilliant in such different ways, it is soothing to the soul to hear them interact , even if for a brief interview. The level of anger Salman Rushdie refers to is terrifying, because it cannot lead to wise decisions or voting; we live in very perilous times. That is also why I am so thankful that Jon Stewart decided to come back now! May voices such as theirs help us all! ❤️🙏🙏🙏

@piconano Ай бұрын

As an Iranian, I always loved Rushdie. Specially when Ayatollah Assaholla put a death warrant on him. "Religion is the last refuge of human savagery." ~Alfred North Whitehead

@pjg3953 Ай бұрын

I think this could be updated to "Ideology is the last refuge of human savagery" as the worlds greatest mass murderers were non-religious.

@master_spike Ай бұрын

@@pjg3953 I'd go further and say that human savagery is a product of material conditions, relations and exploitation in society and that ideology and religion play a role in mobilizing the masses in support of those material interests. Whether it be capitalism, imperialism, feudalism, or even movements in the exact opposite direction, religion and ideology play a role in mobilization of the masses to support/oppose it.

@touringthecitywalking9209 Ай бұрын

As a Muslim, I hate this old disoriented punk!

@alliedatheistalliance6776 26 күн бұрын

Salman has long been a living symbol of the repression in Iran. So many people murdered by the regime, and now an amazing musician due to be murdered for spekaing against the regime and in defense of the people. I hope Iran can be free soon.

@alliedatheistalliance6776 26 күн бұрын

@@master_spike Interesting. And when it comes to Fascism, that's just the same as Islamism, right? Material conditions, blah de blah, same excuses?

@JamesKovacic Ай бұрын

U2 introduced me to him through a hidden gem of theirs based on his book The Ground Beneath Her Feet, I’m so grateful for that

@interdimensionalsteve8172 Ай бұрын

Unregulated corporate algorithms created to confirm biases for profit are a MAJOR problem.

@tempestive1 Ай бұрын

Specially when so many people see faith as a reliable pathway to truth. Using faith, anyone can justify ANYTHING. even contradictory positions. If you have evidence for something and are trying to convince another of it, will you present that evidence... or faith?

@TruthrConsequences Ай бұрын

Mass consumption of their bile is the leading source of division in our world.

@jeffb1880 Ай бұрын

@@tempestive1 Ideology can be just as bad as faith in that regard.

@TC-ht9gl Ай бұрын

Picked the book up Saturday afternoon, wound up reading it entirely through by that night. An amazing piece of work. I'm so glad we still have this man with us.

@savannahm.laurentian1286 Ай бұрын

I couldn't watch ANOTHER interview about Knife. Then, was reminded of the gift that Jon Stewart has for extraordinary interviews. Rushdie is as we know him to be--an incomparable voice in writing, speaking & in this world. Stewart is an incomparable interviewer--his intelligence, compassion & humor, readily available in the very same instance. I needn't have worried, as the combination of these two people is so much more than the sum of their parts.

@aviramvijh Ай бұрын

What a hero. A national treasure.

@izabelamsztuka7297 Ай бұрын

14:53 "Everybody is so angry right now, that nobody can listen or talk to anybody else so people just shout at each other". This is the most accurate measure of the mood I've heard, and that to some extent it is a function of the algorithm.

@Heliosphan15 29 күн бұрын

Human beings have become the next evolutionary step for computer viruses.

@anthill1510 14 күн бұрын

It`s a crazy thing to say, especially right after talking about the war in Gaza. There was a deadly attack on Israeli civilians and now there is a war and thousands of people have already been killed. No matter which side you are on you should understand why people are angry. These two are talking with an air like their quiet brunch has been interrupted by somebody at the next table talking too loudly and being "so angry", which is really a nuisance. Let`s all have a reasonable, sophisticated, philosophic debate about what we think about civilians getting attacked by terrorists and a region being bombed because of those terrorists. Of course, and than let`s agree to disagree and after that go and have a nice game of golf. Makes me sick listening to this and I would not have expected this from Jon Stewart.

@ud0ntevenkn0wme 8 күн бұрын

@@anthill1510 Hatred by hatred is never healed. Sorry, you're wrong, and you are the problem.

@seanpatrick1243 Ай бұрын

What everyone misses about this conversation about the difficulty engaging in dispassionate discourse is that a high percentage of accounts on the internet are not real and are solely designed to seed division and stoke anger.

@AvaNightingale Ай бұрын

What proof do you have for that statement?

@seanpatrick1243 Ай бұрын

@@AvaNightingale There are numerous studies that have been performed on the subject. Lone Skum even tried to use the elevated number of false accounts on Twitter to get out of his ill-advised purchase of the platform. I'm not sure why you are taking exception to such an obvious point, but in no way did I suggest that this was the only cause for the rising tension in debate.

@isabt4 Ай бұрын

I agree, this is part of the problem with the general rising anger.

@TrueMAGA Ай бұрын

@@AvaNightingaleYOU😵😵😵❌❌💲💲

@tempestive1 Ай бұрын

I don't feel the fake ones are significative. There's plenty of actual ignorant, bigoted theocratic fascists out there with a platform.

@lindaoheff9169 Ай бұрын

I’ve never seen Jon so humbled…

@BambooCoffin Ай бұрын

You haven't seen him with First Responders.

@michaeltudyk8660 Ай бұрын

Seems like normal Jon.

@erinmac4750 Ай бұрын

Love the candor and heart in this interview! Jon and Salman could be having coffee at a local diner, and we're just flies on the wall. Salman Rushdie is such a unique writer and has had such an interesting impact on our culture. I had forgotten that 1989 was the year of the Fatwa, the fall of The Wall, Tienamen Square..... Can't wait for that 100th dance party! 💜

@Xeonerable Ай бұрын

There is no better interviewer in the modern times than Jon Stewart.

@nellwhiteside3042 Ай бұрын

Brilliant. TWO (!) intelligent people in the same room - WOW. Most significant - Salman Rushdie does not resort to being a victim.

@KrisVesel Ай бұрын

He supported bombing of Yugoslavia even though the threat of genocide was far far less than in Gaza, but he NEVER supported bombing of Israel. A brave man in the West stands up to ZioNazis.

@rezakargar2143 Ай бұрын

As an Iranian -for those who know about the Rushdie-Khomeini history - I really look up to Mr. Rushdie. He's a real hero for standing up for free speech. But I just don't get why he didn't take those threats more seriously and ended up getting attacked. I feel for him and his family.

@dyhidrogenmonoxide Ай бұрын

He went into hiding for years after the major threats, but the satanic verses was published in 1988. His attacker wasn’t even born then. You heard him say he’s been living a free life again for 25 years and nothing has happened, so he thought he was safe.

@halaassi4431 Ай бұрын

Your a Zionist unit 8200

@alliedatheistalliance6776 26 күн бұрын

He (wrongly) assumed that there was a limit to the violent nature of Islam.

@jtg2323 Ай бұрын

The “temperature has risen”. Literally. The hotter the planet gets, the angrier humans will get.

@tempestive1 Ай бұрын

@Clarisse451also yes. Higher temperatures mean higher hear rates, different metabolic function and hormone production.

@dahliafully Ай бұрын

@Clarisse451 It's not to blame but it already is pushing people into corners where they are forced into mass migrations with little sympathy at the other end, it's already brought the threat of famine in several key locations, and the extreme stresses on people being able to live are definitely producing a righteous anger as they are not getting enough respect for their very survival.

@jtg2323 Ай бұрын

@Clarisse451 Facts are inconvenient. When the temperature goes up, crime goes up. Deal with it. Fox Propaganda has already been feeding the gullible people a steady diet of crime based fear. Wait till you climate deniers finally figure out that it’s gonna get worse the hotter the earth gets. We told you so.

@curseyoujordanshow Ай бұрын

I was thinking only just yesterday that I haven't seen or heard anything about him since the attack, and was hoping he was doing okay. Aside from the obvious physical aftermath of what happened, he seems almost like nothing happened. What a guy.

@jonmendelson1104 Ай бұрын

I love the irony of someone with the last name Rushdie talking about planning his 100th birthday.

@Omni0404 Ай бұрын

I get it! It took me a minute... but I get it!

@scipioafricanus5871 Ай бұрын

@@Omni0404 Not in a rush to die?

@TJfromEarth Ай бұрын

oof

@moonbeanification Ай бұрын

What a lovely man, Salman Rushdie. Very Intelligent, funny and gracious. So grateful for Jon Stewart's deeply human interviews.

@donwilliams2858 Ай бұрын

These 2 men, Salman Rushdie and Jon Stewart, are amazing to watch and follow. They show us their well-matched intelligence, empathy, and humor as they go on talking and thinking together. Such a treasure !

@laboo62 Ай бұрын

He is the true meaning of courage, being able to laugh and live after all that happened to him.

@ramdularsingh1435 Ай бұрын

Here is a true hero speaking to Media !!!... Love you Salman Rushdie Sir !!!...

@meganann3876 Ай бұрын

Salman brings something we need to start teaching and practicing. Fighting against the algorithms. The amount of people I personally know that will not entertain something that doesn’t share their view. Fight the algorithms! Learn everything you can, on every stance imaginable, to gain a better understanding.

@KrisVesel Ай бұрын

He supported bombing of Yugoslavia even though the threat of genocide was far far less than in Gaza, but he NEVER supported bombing of Israel. A brave man in the West stands up to ZioNazis not someone as powerless like Serbs.

@bun197 Ай бұрын

cool, so you accept religious people practicing their beliefs and speaking about them?

@TylerWardhaha Ай бұрын

@@bun197That's a fundamental 1st amendment right, as well as a protected class in the bill of rights. Not only does it protect religious beliefs, it also protects the absence of those beliefs. It also guarantees citizens that the law won't be religious, and that religion won't be exempt from the law if it infringes on their rights under the law.

@meganann3876 Ай бұрын

@@bun197 YES!

@jeffpatterson4061 Ай бұрын

🇨🇦 Now there's a man completely in touch with his mind and perfectly equipped to show us how to touch our own.

@kab2599 Ай бұрын

Well said fellow 🇨🇦

@DelightLovesMovies Ай бұрын

That's so cool. You don't see Mr. Rushdie go on many shows.

@lamoinette23 Ай бұрын

Also Colbert

@naylas3908 Ай бұрын

He was on Stephen Colbert’s show. That was also a great interview.

@KanLuxiang Ай бұрын

He just went on 60 Minutes as well.

@Doomchild2XL Ай бұрын

Oh, how I missed these conversations. I'm so effin' glad Jon is back. (As well as Salman for that matter.)

@annacapa Ай бұрын

I wish the internet could be this reflective and thoughtful. Such a great conversation to listen to.

@Kokuswolf Ай бұрын

I like the incredible silence when he talks. You realize everyone is listening with full concentration, even though he didn't say something special everytime. (Please read that positively.)

@Waverlyduli Ай бұрын

Big fan of Salman Rushdi: the writer and the man. Wonderful to see you so well, strong, even lighthearted, Salman.

@helios7212 Ай бұрын

Agreed 💯 Glad to see him doing well, even with all he's been through 🙏 Great man with a kind soul, almost taken from us and the world to soon, all because of some nutzo radicalized by propaganda and the internet 😔

@thebagelsproductions Ай бұрын

When did this happen?

@lifesbutastumble Ай бұрын

@@thebagelsproductions When did what happen?

@thebagelsproductions Ай бұрын

@@lifesbutastumble the attack on Rushdie

@thebagelsproductions Ай бұрын

@@lifesbutastumble it's fine I looked it up

@BehaviorCoachNeysa Ай бұрын

Jon is genuinely curious and interested in Salman's thoughts, feelings, and experiences. They interact with warmth, humor, and compassion. Emotional intelligence at its finest.

@beebeeguy69 Ай бұрын

The best interview I have seen on "TV" in what feels like a millenium. Love these men.

@norcodaev Ай бұрын

Love from Canada, Salman. I’m glad you’re fully recovered.

@breakshot7451 Ай бұрын

tell that to his right eye. soooo not really fully, but hey i know what you ment

@norcodaev Ай бұрын

@@breakshot7451 If you knew what I meant, why write a comment stating that I’m wrong? You think I didn’t notice his eye, or remember that he lost it during the attack? During the interview, didn’t Salman himself say he’s fully recovered?

@user-tu1yv8ib3d Ай бұрын

@@norcodaevWhy do you hate the Cross?

@breakshot7451 Ай бұрын

@@norcodaev hahaha we seem to have a millenial in total offended mode here

@norcodaev Ай бұрын

@@breakshot7451 Dude, I’m almost 50. I just don’t get the point of your comment.

@richardhedd3080 Ай бұрын

To think the attacker believes he was doing god's will. This is what religious fundamentalism of any kind can do.

@fuckgoogle8661 Ай бұрын

Religion is the evil in the world.

@nerag7459 Ай бұрын

"I need to unalive this guy, my deity is too lazy to get off his cloud to do it."

@fuckgoogle8661 Ай бұрын

Religion is the evilest thing in the world.

@erinmac4750 Ай бұрын

That and too many years in the basement without IRL or touching grass, so to speak. Isolation generally does a body bad.

@duroxkilo Ай бұрын

@@erinmac4750 also if i recall correctly his mother said that after a visit to his father in Lebanon she could tell something has changed as he began to isolate himself...

@kimtravis308 Ай бұрын

A discussion between intellectuals. Wonderful.

@LSA223b Ай бұрын

Jon is an amazing interviewer. His questions, intelligence and presence are untouchable.

@batgurrl Ай бұрын

What a fantastic show tonight. He’s a humble living international treasure . Salman Rushdie is a hero, as is his wife. What a inspirational couple. ☮️😇

@anitasubramans Ай бұрын

#TeamPadma🤷🏽‍♀️🥭

@therealdachshunddjangosmom Ай бұрын

What a combination! I always had huge respect for Mister Rushdie, but now I admire him even more! Best wishes, Sir❤

@bbrowngrooms Ай бұрын

What an incredible joy to hear and see Salmon Rushdie and Jon Stewart have a genuine conversation! I have goosebumps. 💖🙏🏾

@globalpeace5870 Ай бұрын

Salman Rushdie's mindset has basically been built on his personal hate and angerful childhhod when his father lost his job as a lawyer and they lost their luxury life in India. For knowing the validity of someone's idealogy accurately, psychology requires us to check the background and the seed of mind of them not the masked face they represent.

@bbrowngrooms Ай бұрын

@@globalpeace5870, human beings grow and change. I’m not who I was 20 years ago. I hope you aren’t either. Blessings,

@jaccochrysler Ай бұрын

I am amazed by what this program pulls off. A thoughtful, empathic, intellectual conversation about life and literature in an entertainment context. It's delightful to see Rushdie doing so well. He is such a humble, playful joy to watch. Jon makes this into a real conversation. It gives me hope. Thank you.

@judithgaar217 Ай бұрын

I felt fortunate to sit in the airport waiting for the same plane as Salmon Rushdie. That was until I returned home to learn that he had been speaking at my church and I had missed it. I usually watch any program where he is being interviewed or on a panel. Now I will finally read his book. I think this one will be a page turner. I assume all of his books are excellent, but this one is part of his story. I am a slow reader and that looks like the size book I can handle at my age (almost 79). ❤

@laurie113 Ай бұрын

What an amazing man ❤️🇨🇦

@xoazaja653 Ай бұрын

Thanks.

@susan-meaaz4879 Ай бұрын

Hearing him talk about this incident versus like the years he spent in isolation due to the fatwa, it's like all pretension has shed from him. I've always been a big fan of his work, but hearing him talk about the stuff is just amazing, and its like day n night

@seansmith3058 Ай бұрын

Did you read Joseph Anton?

@shaunmiller7370 2 күн бұрын

What a down-to-earth guy much respect Salman Rushdie

@Jenny_Oblivion Ай бұрын

We’re lucky to have this man. His writing is brilliant as well as his speaking. ❤ his ❤ & bravery

@Martinbeef Ай бұрын

Salman is a hero for all of us: free speech, for a big proportion of us in the world is worth fighting for, and sometimes dying for. I wish him peace in his life, and I hope he continues to speak his mind.

@ilsevandervelden1186 27 күн бұрын

incredible that he dares this, in front of a live audience! How courageous, what a great spirit!

@moletrap2640 Ай бұрын

A true profile in courage and decency. He's right on the mark of people being too easily offended and using that to justify anger and attack.

@agilemind6241 Ай бұрын

I disagree, it's not the problem of people being "offended" it is how quick we are to jump to anger & attack. People have always gotten "offended" all the time for all time, but for a long time they would just be silent about it (usually out of fear), now they aren't silent about it, but rather than showing compassion and seeking understanding, they instantly jump into anger & attack. But in addition to that, the other big problem with modern society is the people who are now making a living by being professionally outraged about stuff. Many of them aren't even honestly offended by the thing, they are just acting outraged because that's what their audience wants and is paying them to do. The internet has democratized media, and what people are voting for with their click & eyeballs is overhyped fabricated outrage content.

@dahliafully Ай бұрын

@@agilemind6241 Thank you for pointing to the Professional Outrage Machine. The tech industry likes to claim that the internet democratized media, which at first it seemed to, but as the Friedman economics took over the corporate monoliths that actually run it, the main search engine took down their "Don't Be Evil" slogan in the lobby. It's no longer neutral therefore no longer a shred of being democratized. It's a surveillance economy where these very sentences are quietly being judged for their value or danger just as in a totalitarian society. For now, we're sometimes allowed to say them. Three cheers for Rushdie when he pushes back on algorithms. But it's a weak point for him if he thinks it's because he's too old. Stewart is more savvy here, slyly inserting that the algorithms aren't as ageist as Rushdie suggests.

@jamesdelcol3701 Ай бұрын

I really like Salman. I am really happy he bounced back. I used to talk to Chris Hitchens about history in emails. I was hooked in to the whole scene back then. I was very surprised when this happened to Salman

@BenjaminGatti Ай бұрын

Salmon Rushdie is a living reminder of why we cannot ignore the fatwa.

@mous7181 Ай бұрын

What is the fatwa ?

@naylas3908 Ай бұрын

@@mous7181, In 1989, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa condemning Salman Rushdie to death for alleged blasphemy in his novel “The Satanic Verses.”

@BenjaminGatti Ай бұрын

@@mous7181 google is your friend

@cheechwizard6541 Ай бұрын

And you separate “the fatwa” from Islam how, exactly? Islam is the problem.

@globalpeace5870 Ай бұрын

@canarynew Ай бұрын

John is just the smart and logical voice that we all need

@xoazaja653 Ай бұрын

That YOU need. You need guidance and someone to think for you.

@dayegilharno4988 Ай бұрын

@@xoazaja653 Since you brought this up as a response to someone simply acknowledging the beauty of another person's mind: Are you sure you're not projecting, because that's exactly how YOUR mind works?

@xoazaja653 Ай бұрын

@@dayegilharno4988 Sure, my mind is a beauty, no doubt. Thank you. I know you don't understand what projecting means in psychology and are just parroting the term, but you're still very nice to me. I hope one day, once you finish the third grade, that I can repay your kindness with a little wisdom you can understand.

@naylas3908 Ай бұрын

@@xoazaja653, your mind is a horrible cesspool of hatred.

@isabt4 Ай бұрын

@@xoazaja653oh dear! I suggest you do a little introspection. I do it all the time, it helps a little. And I am not being facetious ❤

@joofmagoof2841 Ай бұрын

I've missed Jon's interviews. Glad he's back

@grandpoobahofthewest Ай бұрын

Thank you for this amazing interview with inspiring and brilliant Mr. Rushdie! I loved what he said about revisiting the place he was harmed and also going to see the prison that his stabber is held! That takes courage! He is a very brave exceptional man! I hope he lives the rest of his life with complete sense of security and keeps on writing! ❤️

@happywarrior1219 Ай бұрын

I love how they been searching for a host for years and didn't realize Jon Stewart was inside them all along

@rontavakoli-JD-MBA 13 күн бұрын

"its weird how I think" from a brilliant thinker/writer. This man is a literary legent to be revered for ages. his lessons in humility in light of his life events is nothing short of remarkable and transformational..and instructive for all of us/US (as trump recently found out!)

@Abydos1star Ай бұрын

I missed Jon's deep dives into books. So many great authors I was introduced to by Jon. Thank you, sir!

@phantomallen1 Ай бұрын

I have missed Jon Stewarts' outlook on life, people and the world. 💌

@petergiaschi35 Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot, Jon. Rushdie is a hero and perhaps the finest writer in the English language.

@uchicago7851 Ай бұрын

And one of the finest pirates around.

@KrisVesel Ай бұрын

@Doppelgangering 14 күн бұрын

@@KrisVeselyou are feeble minded.

@dm-heart 27 күн бұрын

Thank you for this interview. The respect and honour was obvious. ❤

@Eric_Kabucha_ Ай бұрын

Watching This Show especially with John back, makes me feel A billion times smarter. Thank you both Salman and Stewart

@doctorbeanis Ай бұрын

What a great interview, Jon! Such an amazing individual

@jeanneratterman Ай бұрын

I enjoyed this interview more than any other in a long while. I wish it had gone even longer. Thank you, Jon and Salman. You are among my heros ❤️❤️

@asma.nooruddin Ай бұрын

Right! Thank you for writing 'Knife!' And thank you for hosting the show as well.

@GenRN Ай бұрын

Rushdie is one of my favorite atheists. So glad he survived. So glad he is thriving.

@globalpeace5870 Ай бұрын

@timoe.7509 29 күн бұрын

What a funny list you have... 😅 Who else makes it on there

@GenRN 29 күн бұрын

@@timoe.7509 Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Julia Sweeney, Neil Degrass Tyson, Sam Harris, Ricky Gervais. Those are a few, there are definitely more. ❤️

@BubblewrapHighway Ай бұрын

Rushdie has always been a hero of mine. He and Hitchens shaped my young mind away from the absurd contradictions of religion.

@ericthompson3982 Ай бұрын

Fun fact: watching this qualifies you for a Ph.D. Legitimately, however, I put this man in a fellow category with Solzhenitsyn. And Stewart is probably the most astute and important interviewer of the 21st century. So this is a legitimate masterclass. And it's an excellent reminder to maintain the mind of an amateur, even and especially as an expert.

@kenmogibrainworld4844 Ай бұрын

Algorithm is something that shines and falls upon us like all kinds of weather combined nowadays. Great dialogue.

@muylae Ай бұрын

what a beautiful person. happy he is still around.

@NotSteve1992 Ай бұрын

Thank you both for this. Sanity, humor and reason are rare things to find these days. This interview gave us plentiful amounts of all three.

@namj8145 Ай бұрын

Rushdie moves from a figure of high esteem into an iconic realm now. The discussion of how we automatically grow stupidly offended to so much and respond with hostility should be shown to every student in America. And then to every adult. Then translated and played to those in every nation.

@user-pj6rs1gp2l Ай бұрын

I think along with freedom of speech is the freedom to listen and hear. That’s where algorithms have come in. Coupled with basically any negativity, preconceived notions and just bias itself, can create chaos. What I enjoy and dislike about myself is that even if I have an aversion to someone, topic or place, I’ll visit and decide for myself. We want the right ideas to spread but we do need to have time on our side, actually listen to the development of someone’s though process over the years and leave plenty of room for individuals to have friendships that can survive tough times. Right now, there’s none of that. So for now, it’s just the necessities of life.

@joshuambean Ай бұрын

The interviews and the guests on the new version of the daily show have risen to a whole other level. Back in the Colbert/DailyShow days, the interviews were amazing. Trevor Noah was an incredible interviewer, but these new interviews have been such a pleasure to watch and I've learned a lot watching them.

@El-wv1tf Ай бұрын

Oh, that’s so great to see the man behind very strong and wonderful books. How strong he is.

@majesticpbjcat7707 Ай бұрын

What a stud for coming out on the other side of this event the way he did! If it were me, I'd have to sleep with one eye opened...

@laura-gp3gv 22 күн бұрын

Watching this for a second time Rushdie's sympathy for his attackers state of mind is just incredible. Rushdie is a remarkable man.

@kesart8378 Ай бұрын

I still quite fondly recall reading Salman Rushdie's Haroun and the Sea of Stories some three decades ago. It's a wonderfully touching, quite funny, lovingly told bit of fable/ fantasy

@NewMessage Ай бұрын

There was something once said about a pen vs a sword, I believe.....

@candacemildred9906 Ай бұрын

now the sword has found a way to hide behind the pen. Or rather the ones and zeroes

@susanhenry6834 Ай бұрын

The pen is mightier than the sword.

@repealthepatriotact Ай бұрын

Yeah, and whoever came up with that never used a pen to stop a sword attack.

@Coolestmovies Ай бұрын

@@repealthepatriotact Which is why it’s a metaphor. Wow.

@duroxkilo Ай бұрын

@@repealthepatriotact :)) what, like really, what???

@jmbutler5 Ай бұрын

what a lovely thoughtful man and I’m so sorry he’s had to go through such a terrible time💖

@tracistewart2450 Ай бұрын

My feet began dancing‼️ Salman has an amazing view & beautiful ❤️

@AzadAseer Ай бұрын

I appreciate his stance and the fact that the attacker will not be named; such people should not be become 'celebrities'. Thank you Jon, and thank you, Mr. Rushdie.