Many people may not have much appreciation for this because the right is always presented in such a monolithic manner. These grotesque caricatures that The Resistance loves to swing at! But this ‘new right’ that has formed is a strange and fascinating quilt…
I like the allegory of a quilt but I prefer to think of it as a coalition against illiberalism. Many on the right are turned off by wokeness but they don't recognize that liberalism is the common thread that holds the patchwork together.
This coalition includes those on the left and right who intuitively recognize the threat. This isn't a right wing counterrevolution. It is distinctly American. Optimism is warranted under such extraordinary circumstances.
Amazing piece! I whole-heartedly agree. The politically marooned have tied their life boats to the Gop, for now...but a few wrong moves by the Mitch McConnell's will cause these new "shipmates" to cast off. Since being kicked off twtr I missed your voice...I am glad to have "heard you" on this. Peace my friend. (Blues lover/Choctaw girl)
Yes an appeal is possible however I signed up yesterday with a new account. I really felt my life improved without Twitter but with Elon I feel it's important to jump back in the cess pool. Although I will miss the 1000 followers unfortunately I was so shadowbanned no one could see anything. Blues_lover13
In my youth I believed that both parties wanted the same results, in at least a related way. Whether it was the budget, or social issues, it had the appearance of the parties having different strategies to the same goals. Naive? I can only blame blame it being a teenager. (Been into politics, history and sociology since I was 12. I was a weird kid.)
In the last 10-15 years, the levels of polarization and rancor have climbed to heights I could not have imagined. Obviously the rise of social media has had a hand in it, with the attention-grabbing techniques and methods that the engineers of FB, IG, Twitter, et all have admitted at times was the goal. These amplifying echo chambers of partisanship are not going away anytime soon, so the path forward will include them as tools to what comes next.
I like the allegory of a quilt but I prefer to think of it as a coalition against illiberalism. Many on the right are turned off by wokeness but they don't recognize that liberalism is the common thread that holds the patchwork together.
This coalition includes those on the left and right who intuitively recognize the threat. This isn't a right wing counterrevolution. It is distinctly American. Optimism is warranted under such extraordinary circumstances.
Very well said. Powerful words. How do you define "liberalism"?
Amazing piece! I whole-heartedly agree. The politically marooned have tied their life boats to the Gop, for now...but a few wrong moves by the Mitch McConnell's will cause these new "shipmates" to cast off. Since being kicked off twtr I missed your voice...I am glad to have "heard you" on this. Peace my friend. (Blues lover/Choctaw girl)
TY! I miss you too, my friend. :( Any chance of an appeal/getting back now that Elon is at the helm?
Btw I searched for your name and couldn't find you...perhaps you can find me? Lol
Yes an appeal is possible however I signed up yesterday with a new account. I really felt my life improved without Twitter but with Elon I feel it's important to jump back in the cess pool. Although I will miss the 1000 followers unfortunately I was so shadowbanned no one could see anything. Blues_lover13
In my youth I believed that both parties wanted the same results, in at least a related way. Whether it was the budget, or social issues, it had the appearance of the parties having different strategies to the same goals. Naive? I can only blame blame it being a teenager. (Been into politics, history and sociology since I was 12. I was a weird kid.)
In the last 10-15 years, the levels of polarization and rancor have climbed to heights I could not have imagined. Obviously the rise of social media has had a hand in it, with the attention-grabbing techniques and methods that the engineers of FB, IG, Twitter, et all have admitted at times was the goal. These amplifying echo chambers of partisanship are not going away anytime soon, so the path forward will include them as tools to what comes next.
Oh man am I glad to see you have a Substack.