Ep 309 - Anthony Rispo | Power, Privilege & the Psychology of Politics

Anthony Rispo came up on the progressive left — a gay man who found a home in an ideology that rewarded his grievance, teal hair and half-mohawk included. Then the pandemic, BLM, and the campus orthodoxy around him stopped adding up, and he read his way out. Now a writer, independent researcher, and Columbia psychology graduate studying cognitive neuroscience, he maps the wiring beneath our politics: identity fusion, moral conviction, selective empathy, and the resentment Nietzsche named. We get into why the left cancels hardest in the name of compassion, why “power and privilege” became a substitute for a self, how the same rigidity shows up on the right, and what common sense on borders and belonging really means.(00:00) Palestinians Then Vs Now(00:35) Opening Conversation(04:20) Anthony's Origin Story(11:35) From Woke to Doubt(27:56) Losing Friends Finding Voice(37:15) Psychology of Ideology(54:54) Clarity Over Conformity(58:33) Nuance Through Exposure(01:02:44) Individualism Vs The Tribe(01:08:18) Intersectionality Critique(01:14:54) From 9/11 to Academia(01:24:42) The Problem with No BordersGuest LinksInstagram: @anthonyrispoSubstack: rispo.substack.comConnect with UsJoin RATH AcademyStart the Free 7-Day Self-Esteem ResetFollow us on InstagramJoin our membership Friends of the TruthWatch All Episodes