Meeting an Antifa Apostate
On this episode of the Thinking Out Loud Podcast, James Lindsay joins host Vincent Freeman and two other guests, Bruce and Sara, to discuss the mindsets and ideologies of Critical Social Justice and the radical anarchy activist group Antifa (putatively: “anti-fascist”). Adding interest, authenticity, and depth to the discussion, Sara is a former member of Antifa. In this episode, the four participants discuss the degree to which both Critical Social Justice and Antifa operate from specific worldviews oppositional to the liberal order, one in which their words and actions can be understood to “make sense.” They also clarify the similarities and differences of these two mindsets and movements, which are in many respects fellow travelers though differ in important ways.