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Social Nick Fuentes is getting way too popular

From my experience as a parent of teenagers, he was THE draw getting people under 25 into the theater. Middle aged scifi fans aren't enough to carry the box office.
Yes they can carry a box office. Goof word to mouth about the story and the action also helps. Just because he was the draw within a group of 40 or 70 does not make him an universal draw as an actor.
 
What origonal new ideas do young rightists have whatever right means today? I would say zero, the same as 2004.
The main differences would be a willingness to discard enlightenment principles such as John Locke's tabula rasa, taking up the legitimate criticisms of classical liberalism developed by critical theory, the inversion of the typical elitism vs populism position relative to traditional right wing, anti-corporatism, anti-colonialism, anti-imperialism, an openness to environmentalism, and open nationalism grounded in Fuentes style righteous indignation, rather than pseudo-nationalism based on post hoc utilitarian justifications.
 
Same. I don't think I've ever been compelled to watch anything this kid is featured in.

Not sure what your age is but his audience are Gen Alpha mostly, and Gen Z. If the average age of poster here is 30+ they're going to be about as familiar with him as they are of the music a High Schooler is listening to.
 
The pendulum always swings, it's the grass is greener on the other side mentality. I think more ignorance than good ideas from the younger on both sides. When politics stops being such a team sport and more boring, is when it will get better.
The forces that make it so tribal are not going away, and the stakes are higher than ever. Good luck convincing the next generation the solution is traditional small c American conservatism.

 
As much as I'm loving the infighting Fuentes' rise in popularity has provoked on the right, the blame for him doesn't lie solely with them. Everyone who's parrotted the "anti-zionism is anti-semitism" line owns a share of the blame, whether they have a D or R next to their name. By calling anyone critical of Isreal an antisemite, they've provided space for actual antisemites like Fuentes to operate. When you're calling groups like "Jews for Peace", or Orthodox Jewish rabbis who criticize Isreal antisemitic, it fundamentally makes people take allegations of antisemitism less seriously. This is exactly what Fuentes and his ilk are taking advantage of.
 
Outlets censoring him for being a racist scumbag is A-OK with me. Get a real fucking job.
Literally admitting you’re too scared to be confronted with race realist ideas because you deem it as ‘heckin racist’. Pussy. ‘
Aww no don’t let the racist person speak, he might change people’s mind’s shut it down!!’
 
As much as I'm loving the infighting Fuentes' rise in popularity has provoked on the right, the blame for him doesn't lie solely with them. Everyone who's parrotted the "anti-zionism is anti-semitism" line owns a share of the blame, whether they have a D or R next to their name. By calling anyone critical of Isreal an antisemite, they've provided space for actual antisemites like Fuentes to operate. When you're calling groups like "Jews for Peace", or Orthodox Jewish rabbis who criticize Isreal antisemitic, it fundamentally makes people take allegations of antisemitism less seriously. This is exactly what Fuentes and his ilk are taking advantage of.

The fact that every day there seems to be more evidence Trump is a Minor Attracted Person and the conventional right defends him doesn't exactly make it harder for an alternative to flourish.
 
How about: people who have their own Youtube channel, or podcast, literally have no idea what they fuck they're talking about and no one should ever take them seriously.

Before social media, if someone wanted to be on a show, they had to actually AUDITION, AND PRACTICE, AND REHEARSE, and put in the work to show they want to do it and they know what they're talking about. Now, any dumb fuck can make a channel and get popular spouting whatever insane bullshit they want, and everyone acts like it's all legit and vetted information and take it at face value.

Fuck all of these people. I don't give one fuck what any of these privileged rich kids have to say, because it's all bullshit.
 
Holy shit, Glenn Beck thinks he's still relevant too. Another disgraced fossil of right wing immense stupidity has entered the arena.



Damn, imagine 20 years from now if the Minor Attracted Groomers Alliance think they will be relevant after defending the MAP President who sexualized his own child. They'll be as washed up as the neo-cons of today.
 
The forces that make it so tribal are not going away, and the stakes are higher than ever. Good luck convincing the next generation the solution is traditional small c American conservatism.


There is no way the government could overreach... It never happens...

The main differences would be a willingness to discard enlightenment principles such as John Locke's tabula rasa, taking up the legitimate criticisms of classical liberalism developed by critical theory, the inversion of the typical elitism vs populism position relative to traditional right wing, anti-corporatism, anti-colonialism, anti-imperialism, an openness to environmentalism, and open nationalism grounded in Fuentes style righteous indignation, rather than pseudo-nationalism based on post hoc utilitarian justifications.

Yeah, sure, Fuentes must have authentic righteous opinions...



What do you mean by open nationalism?
 
How about: people who have their own Youtube channel, or podcast, literally have no idea what they fuck they're talking about and no one should ever take them seriously.

Before social media, if someone wanted to be on a show, they had to actually AUDITION, AND PRACTICE, AND REHEARSE, and put in the work to show they want to do it and they know what they're talking about. Now, any dumb fuck can make a channel and get popular spouting whatever insane bullshit they want, and everyone acts like it's all legit and vetted information and take it at face value.

Fuck all of these people. I don't give one fuck what any of these privileged rich kids have to say, because it's all bullshit.
So you prefer a time when only the rich well-connected had a voice and platform to speak to the people?
 
I don’t understand why anyone listens to people like him on the internet. I guess it’s a generational thing but he seems like a total clown to me
Probably a natural progression for people who incessantly mainline rage porn. They always need something stronger to get their fix.
 
Never heard of him until Tucker and didn't watch it. Don't know a single person who would know who he is tbh
 
Holy shit, Glenn Beck thinks he's still relevant too. Another disgraced fossil of right wing immense stupidity has entered the arena.



Damn, imagine 20 years from now if the Minor Attracted Groomers Alliance think they will be relevant after defending the MAP President who sexualized his own child. They'll be as washed up as the neo-cons of today.

Now now. Its only speculated that Joe Biden molested his daughter. Give the weirdo a break, he just wanted to shower.
 
"I never heard of him"

Some lying mofos up in here. I don't blame the right from trying to distance themselves but it's too late.
 
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