Why Is the Alt-Right So Angry?

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🗓️ 8 September 2021

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Michael Kosta sits down with clinical psychologist Dr. David Ley, who traces the origins of the alt-right movement's anger to its anti-masturbation stance. Originally aired November 2019.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Comedy Central.
0:03.0	Ow!
0:05.0	Meet the alt-right.
0:06.0	Why life better? Why life better?
0:09.0	A loosely connected group of right-wing white nationalists,
0:13.0	known for chanting, confusing, conspiracy theories like
0:16.0	all wild-dressed-like kids whose divorce debts
0:22.0	made their Halloween costumes.
0:24.0	In these World War II reenactment rejects have one other thing in common.
0:29.0	They are angry.
0:32.0	But what do they have to be so angry about?
0:34.0	I'm a white guy, things are great.
0:36.0	Cops don't pull me over, I pull them over to ask for a bottle opener.
0:40.0	Thanks, officer.
0:41.0	No, you have a great day.
0:43.0	There's no logical reason why the alt-right should be so angry.
0:47.0	They're kind of winning.
0:49.0	But what if there was a deeper reason for their frustration?
0:52.0	Across the alt-right movement, leaders are telling young men not to masturbate.
0:57.0	It is.
0:59.0	What?
1:01.0	Critical psychologist Dr. David Lay.
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