78 / A Gettysburg Moment / Spencer Sunshine

Spencer Sunshine is a researcher, journalist, activist, and political consultant regarding far-right movements. We discuss the recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia, where a collection of various loosely affiliated white nationalist groups, along with elements of the so-called "Alt-Right," attempted to produce a cohesive platform to unite under. Spencer was on the ground in Charlottesville, and he elaborates on what took place during the Unite the Right rally, as well as its counter-protest, which he was a part of. Spencer puts the events in Charlottesville and its fallout in context, elaborating on the points brought up in his recent piece, Has the "Alt-Right" Met Its Gettysburg?, published in Truthout. Spencer also goes over the much maligned and misunderstood antifa, or antifascist movement, and provides much-needed context on what the movement really is and does as a movement. // Episode notes: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/spencer-sunshine // Sustain + support: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness // Donate: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast