Chasing Ghosts: An Irregular Warfare Podcast Ep 075 "Modern Antifa: Communist Insurgency in the US Part Four"
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Nov 24, 2025 Explore how education acts as a breeding ground for extreme ideologies, particularly within Antifa and its ties to government supremacy. The discussion reveals historical influences of radicalism in American classrooms and critiques public schooling’s role in shaping predictable citizens. Delve into the consequences of technological distractions on learning and the leftward drift fostered by universities. The conversation warns against romanticizing communism, drawing parallels with past totalitarian regimes and emphasizing the need for caution in contemporary academia.
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Historical Roots Of Modern Radicalism
- Bill traces modern leftist radicalism to 20th-century institutions and international communist influence through the Cold War.
- He notes the fall of the Soviet Union changed funding but not the persistence of communist ideas via other actors and academia.
Antifa As A Communist Insurgency
- Bill Buppert argues Antifa functions as a communist insurgency rooted in a long history of government-supremacist ideology.
- He links modern radicalism to decades of educational and institutional conditioning that favor collectivist mindsets.
Public Schooling As Social Management
- Bill Buppert cites John Taylor Gatto and others to claim public schooling was designed for social management, not true learning.
- He says schools produce predictable, controllable behavior rather than independent critical thinkers.
