The issue is that they always start with someone extreme, because no one will defend them. Then they go after the most extreme person left. Eventually they get to you, and there's no one willing to defend you. Straight outta Alinsky. (And witch hunts, McCarthyism)
123456789 (9 is Jones. Remove him from the conversation) 12345678 (8 is Molyneux) 1234567 (7 is, let's say Sam Harris) ... 1 is Alex(andria Ocasio-Cortez)