# Ep 309 - Anthony Rispo | Power, Privilege & the Psychology of Politics

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Published: 2026-08-09T10:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://hereforthetruth.com/episode309
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Anthony Rispo came up on the progressive left — a gay man who found a home in an ideology that rewarded his grievance, teal hair and half-mohawk included. Then the pandemic, BLM, and the campus orthodoxy around him stopped adding up, and he read his way out. Now a writer, independent researcher, and Columbia psychology graduate studying cognitive neuroscience, he maps the wiring beneath our politics: identity fusion, moral conviction, selective empathy, and the resentment Nietzsche named. We get into why the left cancels hardest in the name of compassion, why “power and privilege” became a substitute for a self, how the same rigidity shows up on the right, and what common sense on borders and belonging really means. (00:00) Palestinians Then Vs Now (00:35) Opening Conversation (04:20) Anthony's Origin Story (11:35) From Woke to Doubt (27:56) Losing Friends Finding Voice (37:15) Psychology of Ideology (54:54) Clarity Over Conformity (58:33) Nuance Through Exposure (01:02:44) Individualism Vs The Tribe (01:08:18) Intersectionality Critique (01:14:54) From 9/11 to Academia (01:24:42) The Problem with No Borders Guest Links Instagram: @anthonyrispo Substack: rispo.substack.com Connect with Us Join RATH Academy Start the Free 7-Day Self-Esteem Reset Follow us on Instagram Join our membership Friends of the Truth Watch All Episodes

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