I agree with Carlson that Michael Tracey is worth reading (on Twitter and in articles). Oddly, Michael, from his perch as a putative former Sanders supporter, often makes arguments for Trump that are more effective & sharp than those of ostensible rightwingers.https://twitter.com/justinbaragona/status/1100930020019720195 …
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like I said, it just might be worth making that a little clearer in future! I don't know that reading folks like Tracey is the best way to understand what's going on, at least not in isolation. fascist and fascist curious folks tend to lie a lot, not least to themselves.
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@areidross's book and TL are useful, imo. He writes about the history of left/right crossover (and current instances.)
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fwiw, "worth reading" totally comes across as complimentary, at least to me.
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Do you think there’s a possibility for a merging of right and left populism in the coming future?
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fwiw, if you'r interested in an answer from someone who isn't Jeet, fascists quite consciously try to recruit across the political spectrum.https://psmag.com/social-justice/an-end-to-horseshoe-theory …
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Tracey and Greenwald have wildly misinformed takes and bad politics imo. Sometimes they make a good point about systems but they're neither sharp nor effective. I don't think anyone finds their arguments compelling (even trumpists) . Its just rhetorical cover for Trump.
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Maybe you should look at Michael's audience. Look at the people agreeing with him on a handful of random tweets, it's all trump supporters. There is a reason he was invited on, and it's because he is one of the most devoted defenders of trump on attacks from the left.
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And I dont mean on his most recent ones. Go back to january 2017... his fan base IS Tucker's fan base.
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As a commentator I think what you said is fine and the only people who think it isn't consistently have trouble telling depiction and consumption apart from lionizing and supporting
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