{"podcast":{"title":"Based Camp | Simone & Malcolm Collins","slug":"based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161","podcast_index_feed_id":6378161,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1643534/s/64409.rss","website_url":"https://basedcamppodcast.substack.com/s/based-camp-simone-and-malcolm","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1643534/s/64409/a478854e7b409f02072d443b587bdd1d.jpg","author":"Based Camp | Simone & Malcolm Collins","episode_count":825,"summary":"We will try to have in depth conversations about intellectually engaging topics in a way that does not fall into simple left right pandering (and thus is both based and camp). This is the podcast by the creators of the Pragmatist Guide series and the Pronatalist movement, Simone Collins and Malcolm Collins.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T22:17:45.149216+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161"},"episode":{"title":"Support For Islam Goes Up After Terror Attacks (More Among Rep then Dems!?)","slug":"support-for-islam-goes-up-after-terror-attacks-more-among-rep-then-dems","published_at":"2026-07-09T11:48:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161/support-for-islam-goes-up-after-terror-attacks-more-among-rep-then-dems","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161","url":"https://basedcamppodcast.substack.com/p/support-for-islam-goes-up-after-terror","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206270596/75e9ee0f620bc785e41de5c651c4b8d8.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Based Camp, Simone and Malcolm Collins dive into one of the strangest social phenomena of our time: why does public sympathy for aggressors often increase after horrific attacks? From 9/11 to Charlie Hebdo to October 7th, they examine the shocking data showing spikes in pro-Muslim and pro-Palestine sentiment right after major acts of violence. Simone lays out her theory: the concept of “victim blaming” was originally created to address real systemic injustices but was hijacked and weaponized in the 2010s by feminist movements (SlutWalks, MeToo, “Believe All Women”). What began as a tool against unfair bias became a reflexive shield that makes it taboo to assign any responsibility to victims — even when they are the aggressors. They also discuss the rise of external locus of control, cultural shifts on the right, demographic realities, and how women helped turn “victim blaming” into a societal mind virus. Show Notes WHY * Did muslim sentiment in the USA improve after 9/11 * Did muslim sentiment in France improve after Charlie Hebdo’s offices were subject to a terror attack? * Did pro-Palestine sentiment spike after the October 7th attacks on Israel? It may come down to a concept that was created to address unfair bias against people who were genuinely screwed over by societal forces but ultimately co-opted and ruined by… women. So let’s discuss how women appropriated and ruined the concept of victim blaming. The Mystery of Victim Blaming Since when did victims become beyond reproach? Our immediate hunch is that this happened because the urban monoculture elevates victims and holds victims to be blameless, but WHY WOULD SOMEONE DO THAT? We checked Google ngram viewer for “victim blaming” and were kind of shocked: * The term “victim blaming” only emerge…","meta_description":"In this episode of Based Camp, Simone and Malcolm Collins dive into one of the strangest social phenomena of our time: why does public sympathy for aggres…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3338,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161/episodes/support-for-islam-goes-up-after-terror-attacks-more-among-rep-then-dems/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161/support-for-islam-goes-up-after-terror-attacks-more-among-rep-then-dems.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}