Conservative Marc Theissen column: Trump built a winning coalition. White nationalists will destroy it.
- By ThatRobGuy
Here's my honest take...
The racists they're referring to were always part of the coalition. (even back in 2016)
They're just much more vocal and visible now.
The reason why this wasn't as visible from 2016-2023? Internet/Social Media censorship.
I tried making this argument back a few years ago... the argument of "sunlight is the best disinfectant". And that "you're actually helping Trump by hiding his most radical supporters from public view"
And that's really the ironic part, it was the "We need to ban any and all offensive speech and microaggressions" crowd (that hates Trump the most) that delayed people coming to realization, on the basis of "needing to protect peoples' feelings online"
I think we can mostly agree that the catalyst behind this "awakening" moment some in the conservative movement are having, is largely due to Nick Fuentes content not being censored anymore and a lot of people on the conservative half are learning about him (and his views) for for the first time.
Had some of the BlueSky-type crybabies not demanded content censorship on the major platforms back in 2016-2020, this "realization" that's leading to a "MAGA fracturing" could've happened 3-4 years ago when it actually mattered -- BEFORE he got elected again instead of afterwards.
People having that realization now changes nothing. With or without a "unified MAGA", Trump is your president until Jan. 2029.
The racists they're referring to were always part of the coalition. (even back in 2016)
They're just much more vocal and visible now.
The reason why this wasn't as visible from 2016-2023? Internet/Social Media censorship.
I tried making this argument back a few years ago... the argument of "sunlight is the best disinfectant". And that "you're actually helping Trump by hiding his most radical supporters from public view"
And that's really the ironic part, it was the "We need to ban any and all offensive speech and microaggressions" crowd (that hates Trump the most) that delayed people coming to realization, on the basis of "needing to protect peoples' feelings online"
I think we can mostly agree that the catalyst behind this "awakening" moment some in the conservative movement are having, is largely due to Nick Fuentes content not being censored anymore and a lot of people on the conservative half are learning about him (and his views) for for the first time.
Had some of the BlueSky-type crybabies not demanded content censorship on the major platforms back in 2016-2020, this "realization" that's leading to a "MAGA fracturing" could've happened 3-4 years ago when it actually mattered -- BEFORE he got elected again instead of afterwards.
People having that realization now changes nothing. With or without a "unified MAGA", Trump is your president until Jan. 2029.
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