A glamorous journalist appeared on a popular podcast earlier this week and revealed many reasons why she has turned against what was once the Democratic Party, sharing that she now feels “politically orphaned.”
Ana Kasparian, 38, host and producer of the online news show The Young Turks, appeared as a guest on Jillian Michaels’ podcast and shared that she left the Democratic Party after sympathizing with a homeless pervert who abused her in 2022.
The California native opened up about her traumatic experience years ago and shared that while walking her dog in Los Angeles, two men, both allegedly homeless and under the influence of drugs, had erections and grabbed her around the waist and proceeded to thrust into her. his body.
Kasparian, who is married to a high school physical education teacher, said the turning point in her political stance came after the alleged sexual abuse when she was scolded by liberals following her confession of being afraid to leave her house.
Ana Kasparian, 38, appeared on a popular podcast earlier this week and revealed many reasons why she has turned against what was once the Democratic Party, sharing that she now feels “politically orphaned.”
Kasparian, host and producer of the online news show The Young Turks, appeared as a guest on Jillian Michaels’ podcast (R) and shared that she left the Democratic Party after sympathizing with a homeless pervert who abused her in 2022.
Some of the messages claimed she was “painting a wrong picture of the homeless community,” some even calling her racist, although she “never revealed the race” of the men. “That woke me up,” Kasparian said.
Some of the messages claimed she was “painting a wrong picture of the homeless community,” some even calling her racist, although she “never revealed the race” of the men.
“That woke me up,” Kasparian said.
“Some of the people I’ve associated with because I thought they were good people…they definitely have stereotypes in their heads and they’re totally blind to the fact that they have those stereotypes and they go around accusing others of being bad actors.” when they need to do the work themselves,” he added.
The nearly two-hour podcast went on to detail the two women’s thoughts on the recent political climate, with both stating that the left is “forcing people to defect.”
Kasparian, who was once aligned with the Democratic Party, said, “I’m at a point where I don’t want to be pigeonholed into any tribe or political identity.”
‘Everything has become dogmatic and if you do not accept the totality of the dogma, you expose yourself to violent reactions. “It’s not a fun experience,” he added.
The nearly two-hour podcast went on to detail the two women’s thoughts on the recent political climate, with both stating that the left is “forcing people to defect.”
Kasparian, who is married to a high school physical education teacher (left), said the turning point in her political stance came after the alleged sexual abuse when she was scolded by liberals following her confession of being afraid to leave her home. home.
The journalist, now politically independent, lashed out at recent efforts to “demonize and even dehumanize the other side,” although she admitted that she used to be a person who “bought” the stigma of “if you disagree with someone politically, that means you can’t be friendly with each other anymore,” something he attributed to the “Trump era” of politics.
Both women then said they identified with disaffected Democrats who now feel unwelcome in their former party.
‘I want to begin this journey of rejecting political tribalism. “I want to feel free to think for myself,” Kasparian said.
‘Once I finally felt comfortable raising concerns about how the left talks about crime, for example, (I felt like) they couldn’t wait to purge me. “I’m not pure enough, I’m not good enough, you’re not good enough,” she remembers feeling before admitting her disassociation with the left-wing party.
Kasparian said he also disagreed with the “defeatist mentality” shown toward minorities, adding that “we should celebrate people who want to better themselves and their lives,” in a time he sees as particularly politically polarizing.
