Cannot get over people rt'ing revanchist maniac Kevin Williamson trashing Trump and the GOP base as if KW were old school Atticus Finch.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
@HeerJeet Yeah, good point.@michaelbd pretty much made a variation on that insight, too.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @yeselson
@yeselson@michaelbd I was thinking of writing a revisionist essay arguing that the kooks WFB & NR kicked out often had valid points.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
@HeerJeet@michaelbd Well, there were the Birchers. Who else were you thinking of?3 replies 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @yeselson
@yeselson@michaelbd Aside from Birchers, WFB/NR marginalized American Mercury magazine, Rothbard, Ayn Rand, Bozell's Triumph Catholics3 replies 1 retweet 1 like -
Replying to @HeerJeet
@HeerJeet@yeselson@michaelbd I think his ability to genuinely marginalize the people he purged from NR is exaggerated.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @notjessewalker
@HeerJeet@yeselson@michaelbd Rand's fan base grew. A Bircher third-party presidential campaign got more than a million votes in '72.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @notjessewalker
@notjessewalker@yeselson@michaelbd Sure, but NR acted as gatekeeper of what counts as legitimate right in New York Times, Time mag, etc.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
@HeerJeet@yeselson@michaelbd To an extent. But that often just meant significant right-wing activity was invisible to the mainstream.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@notjessewalker @yeselson @michaelbd Fair enough. And actual history of American right gets distorted by overemphasis on WFB & NR.
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