Escaping The Alt-Right Pipeline
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Jimmy The Giant is a popular YouTuber who did what many would consider to be beyond the pale - he changed his mind about politics. Jimmy went from heading down the right wing pipeline of self improvement gurus to U-turning and becoming, dare we say, ‘woke’. In today’s episode Aman Sethi talks to Jimmy about how and why he changed his mind about the political landscape and together they examine the changing online landscape that is making it all too easy for mainly young men to slip gradually into the world of alt-right politics. Jimmy the Giant: @JimmyTheGiant — Get our independent journalism delivered direct to your inbox, join the openDemocracy Newsletter today. In Solidarity is openDemocracy’s podcast about people, power, and politics. It’s hosted by openDemocracy editor-in-chief Aman Sethi, an award-winning journalist and author of A Free Man. Support the show by visiting openDemocracy.net/donate. Credits: Presented by Aman Sethi Edited and produced by Nandini Archer, James Battershill & Ayodeji Rotinwa Theme song ‘Odyssey’ performed by Edward Abela Featuring audio clips from CSPAN, Jimmy The Giant and Rebel News. 00:00 Introduction 03:32 Jimmy's history 08:30 The rightward turning point 13:22 The popularity of Elon Musk 15:17 The need for hope 17:23 Ad - The World Unspun Podcast 18:48 Disillusion in young men 24:11 How do we get people thinking about the world again? 27:47 Are algorithms actually the problem? 30:13 Understanding online culture
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- 0:00 Introduction
- 3:32 Jimmy's history
- 8:30 The rightward turning point
- 13:22 The popularity of Elon Musk
- 15:17 The need for hope
- 17:23 Ad - The World Unspun Podcast
- 18:48 Disillusion in young men
- 24:11 How do we get people thinking about the world again?
- 27:47 Are algorithms actually the problem?
- 30:13 Understanding online culture
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