What is happening on conservative Twitter right now? That was a question posed on X today which seems to have figures on the American Right talking.
Kanye-style antisemitism, right-wing identitarianism, online grifting, extreme conspiratorialism, etc. None of these are right on the merits and they are a threat to a functional, popular conservative movement.
— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) March 26, 2024
“The economics of online discourse are increasingly at odds with forming and mobilizing a successful political movement,” replied conservative activist Christopher Rufo. “Kanye-style antisemitism, right-wing identitarianism, online grifting, extreme conspiratorialism, etc. None of these are right on the merits and they are a threat to a functional, popular conservative movement.”
Days earlier, the online Right had kicked off Holy Week with a massive argument over Candace Owens’s exit from the Daily Wire following her alleged endorsement of antisemitic conspiracy theories. The incident culminated in a low-stakes Spartacus moment, in which numerous influencers tweeted out “Christ is King” in a show of solidarity with Owens, who had first tweeted the phrase in November during a public spat with Ben Shapiro. The narcissism of small differences…
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