# He Spent 14 Years in the Anti-Semitism Movement. Here's What Finally Broke Him. | Ep 36. w/ Lucas Gage

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Podcast: [The Jeremy Boreing Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jeremy-boreing-show-7771482)
Published: 2026-06-18T21:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Lucas Gage is a Marine veteran who spent 14 years as one of the most prominent voices in what he calls the "JQ movement" — the “Jewish Question” — the online community built around antisemitism. He appeared on David Duke's program. He built a following of hundreds of thousands. He helped create the conspiracy-minded, anti-Israel wing of what is now called the dissident right. Now he’s walking away publicly at what he says is a high personal cost. In this conversation, Lucas and Jeremy trace how it started — 9/11, the WMD lie, Alex Jones, David Icke, and the pipeline from conspiracy theory to organized antisemitism. They talk about the specific moments that broke the spell: a crypto scam by a fellow traveler, a defamation by another, and Charlie Kirk assassination theories so unhinged they produced radicalization fatigue even in Lucas. We discuss audience capture, the economics of outrage, and how the same algorithms that empowered the dissident right are now actively making it more extreme and less coherent. They don't agree on everything. They argue about Gaza. They argue about Iraq. They push back where they disagree. But this is one of the most unusual conversations Jeremy has had on this show — and one of the most important. There are thousands of young men exactly like Lucas, disillusioned and looking for meaning and truth in all the wrong places. Lucas hopes that by publicly correcting himself, he can help other men do the same. Lucas's message to his former audience: Fact-check the people you trust. It's okay to be wrong. Let it go. 0:00 Introduction 0:01 "Low IQ" vs. "High IQ" Anti-Semitism 2:51 The Three Things That Broke the Spell 6:19 What Is the JQ Movement? 7:18 The Charlie Kirk Assassination Theories 9:52 Origin Story: 9/11, WMDs, and the Conspiracy Pipel…

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