# Why the West Struggles to Recognize Evil – with Natan Sharansky

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Podcast: [Boundless Insights - with Aviva Klompas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/boundless-insights-with-aviva-klompas-7040175)
Published: 2026-03-20T09:00:00+00:00
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Host Aviva Klompas speaks with Natan Sharansky about one of the defining challenges facing democratic societies today: why the West often struggles to recognize and confront evil. Drawing on his experience as a Soviet dissident who spent nine years in prison, Sharansky reflects on how authoritarian regimes operate and why democratic societies frequently misunderstand them. The conversation explores why many in the West hesitate to clearly identify evil even when faced with terrorism, hostage-...

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