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Caolan Robertson - Part 2 of 3. A Journey Into and Out of the ‘Far Right’

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In this episode Coalan discusses his journey into the ‘far right’, as well as his decision to leave. Coalan worked with a number of the leading figures in the alt-right media space, including Lauren Southern, Alex Jones, Mike Cernovich, Milo Yiannopoulos, Roger Stone, Tommy Robinson and Stefan Molyneux. The content that he created resulted in hundreds of millions of views, and over time he became disillusioned with those in the far-right media space. In this interview Caolan discusses his reasons for entering the right, as well as his reasons for leaving.
8 Dec 2020 English South Africa Politics

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