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The Rise of Nick Fuentes Should Horrify Us All

Oct 26, 2025
The podcast delves into the alarming rise of Nick Fuentes, a figure likened to Hitler for his manipulative tactics. Fuentes’ online influence grows as he openly praises extremist ideologies and promotes Holocaust denial. His calls for violence and a theocratic state reveal dangerous ambitions. The discussion highlights how mainstream platforms fail to adequately challenge such extremism, and it warns of political vacuums that allow such ideologies to thrive. Ultimately, it urges the necessity for a strong, compassionate left alternative to combat far-right ideologies.
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INSIGHT

Danger Of Hidden Extremist Ambitions

  • Adolf Hitler rose by promising national redemption rather than explicit genocide, hiding violent ends behind mainstream rhetoric.
  • Nathan J. Robinson warns that modern neo-Nazis can adopt similar mainstream tactics to gain power slowly.
INSIGHT

Mainstream Platforms Amplify Extremists

  • Nick Fuentes has grown his audience via platforms like Rumble and X after being allowed back on social media.
  • Robinson highlights that mainstream outlets sometimes present Fuentes without fully disclosing his neo-Nazi ideology.
ANECDOTE

Fuentes Openly Praises Hitler

  • Fuentes openly praises Hitler, calling him "really fucking cool" and refuses to condemn him directly.
  • Robinson uses Fuentes' on-record comments to show Fuentes' admiration for Hitler is sincere and public.
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