Real Talk with Zuby #388 Seneca Scott - Progressive Ideas Are Destroying America
Nov 7, 2025
Seneca Scott, a former union organizer turned community advocate from Oakland, shares his journey from labor activism to urban farming and running for office. He discusses the impact of progressive policies on communities, the dangers of civic disengagement, and the necessity of responsible leadership. Seneca critiques the effects of policy shifts on crime and housing, advocates for grassroots participation, and reflects on the importance of civic debate in healing societal divisions. His insights spotlight the urgency of reclaiming community trust through active engagement.
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Dark Money Flows Through Fiscal Sponsors
- He links fiscal sponsorship networks to hard-to-trace funding that empowers thousands of nonprofits with aligned agendas.
- That funding enables cookie-cutter policies and centralized control over local politics.
Defend Debate And Educate First
- Follow the organizing flow: educate, agitate, organize; don't skip the education step or you create radicals by fiat.
- Defend debate as the educational mechanism that tests ideas publicly and builds durable consent.
COVID Accelerated Political Shifts
- Seneca claims institutions shifted during COVID, using public health fear to accelerate policy choices and change norms.
- He questions rapid reversals by civil liberties groups and warns about operating from fear.
