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After 14 years ‘at war with Jews,’ an ex-antisemitic activist heads to Lakewood to explain himself

JL;DR SUMMARY Lucas Gage, a former prominent antisemitic activist known for spreading hate online, has renounced his views after over a decade. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityConspiracy TheoriesConversionExtremismJake TurxYaakov LangerLucas GageLucas Gage's ShiftInspiration For The Nation

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Lakewood, New Jersey, United States
"This month, Gage was in Lakewood, New Jersey, explaining to two Jewish interviewers why he no longer considers himself an antisemite."
New Jersey, United States
"Gage, a longtime white nationalist activist from New Jersey formerly known as Angelo John Gage, spent more than a decade promoting conspiracy theories and hate towards Jews online before publicly renouncing antisemitism earlier this year."
United States
"Gage began posting on the racist Web forum Stormfront that he had recently found out about the real Jewish question and that EVERYTHING connects and leads back to the jews the evil jews, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center."
Kuwait
"Gage, who is Roman Catholic, said his descent into antisemitic conspiracy theories began after serving in Kuwait and Iraq, when he became obsessed with identifying who was responsible for sending him to a war he described as a lie."
Australia
"Looking ahead, Gage stressed the importance of engaging with figures who hold antisemitic views, citing the deadly terror attack at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia in December."
Iraq
"Gage, who is Roman Catholic, said his descent into antisemitic conspiracy theories began after serving in Kuwait and Iraq, when he became obsessed with identifying who was responsible for sending him to a war he described as a lie."

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