Former antisemitic activist Lucas Gage explains to Jewish podcast why he left the movement

Lucas Gage, a former antisemitic influencer, appeared on the Jewish podcast "Inspiration for the Nation" to explain his renunciation of the movement. Gage, who was suspended from X (formerly Twitter) for calls to violence, described his past antisemitism as a "disease" and a "compulsion."

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It’s like a disease. I’m serious. It was like this compulsion and look, it comes from a justified place in some, but then it’s like what have I become honestly and it’s like I was sick of myself.

"Looking back at the videos that got me knocked off of Twitter... I was out of my mind," Gage told hosts Yaakov Langer and Jake Turx. He explained that a pivotal moment was seeing antisemitic theories spread about the murder of activist Charlie Kirk. Gage stated that his conversations changed as he began to interact more with Jewish people, realizing "how maligned they are."

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Looking back at the videos that got me knocked off of Twitter … I was out of my mind.

Gage, who previously promoted white nationalist ideology and hate speech towards Jews for over a decade, announced his "abandonment" of antisemitism in March. He clarified that while it was not an apology, his "focus on Jewish supremacy alone has become a self-destructive and futile endeavor." He also criticized the "mob" he identified with, stating they were "just as problematic as the Jewish mob."

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The more I sit down and talk to Jewish people, the more I realize how maligned they are.

Despite renouncing antisemitism, Gage maintained that he did not denounce all his previous beliefs, including those about "Jewish supremacy and criminality in certain areas of society nor Jewish overrepresentation, which are all well substantiated." He felt an obligation to engage with the Jewish community after years of animosity, telling the hosts it would be wrong to "walk away and not speak to a community I’ve been at war with for 14 years."

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The lies the JQ crowd now tell about me are similar to those they tell about Jews. I was part of that crowd, but now I’m glad to say I’m no longer an antisemite.