About this episode

Brodie Finegan Forbes discusses his experiences within the sovereign citizen movement and its manipulative tactics.

At 21, Brodie Finegan Forbes found himself in the centre of the sovereign citizen movement, which he calls a ‘decentralised, pseudo-legal cult’. The combination of a troubled childhood, loss of his burgeoning music career, and societal and psychological pressures led him to 24-hour Zoom ‘echo chambers’ where he learned how to challenge authority, take on judges, and terrorise people with paperwork. He was part of a ‘chosen few’ who had figured out a ‘secret’. At least that's what he thought... In this episode, Gary chats with Brodie about the lure of the sovereign citizen movement, how he ended up living in a remote Victorian compound, and the bizarre tactics used by the movement to manipulate the law and avoid accountability. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Gary Jubelin

Guest: Brodie Finegan Forbes

Topics covered

• sovereign citizen movement
• psychological manipulation
• authority challenge
• legal tactics
• personal story

Keywords

• sovereign citizen
• cult
• authority
• legal challenges
• psychological pressure

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: News.com.au

Places: Victoria

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