What's Left? With Jovan + Freddie We're Addicted to Ragebait - Jameela Jamil
14 snips
Sep 9, 2025 
Jameela Jamil, a prominent actor and activist, shares her insights on navigating the turbulent waters of modern activism. She delves into the concept of ragebait, highlighting how social media fuels division and shapes identity. Jameela criticizes the pitfalls of performative liberalism and stresses the need for coalition-building among the Left. The conversation also touches on online misogyny, the impact of AI on jobs, and the importance of promoting healthier masculine role models. Her call for radical empathy and understanding is both timely and imperative.
AI Snips
Chapters
Books
Transcript
Episode notes
Advocacy Vs. Activism
- Jameela Jamil calls herself an advocate, not an activist, because her platform gives her safety and reach rather than frontline risk.
- She uses visibility to amplify grassroots work rather than claim activist martyrdom.
Left's Infighting Handicaps Progress
- Jameela argues the right has organised strategically for decades while the left self-sabotages through infighting and moral posturing.
- She warns that focusing on internal purity costs broad coalition-building and electoral support.
Prioritise Common Ground
- Stop treating small disagreements as existential betrayals and prioritise common ground to rebuild support.
- Separate identity from opinion so people can change views without being ostracised.
