And yet, it wasn’t just the “respectable” Right that coddled him - but a significant portion of the centrist and self-proclaimed “moderate” sphere did so as well, treating this guy as a thoughtful conservative who deserved to be taken seriously. What an utter disgrace.
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Anyway, Jonathan Katz dove deep into the Hanania, uhm, phenomenon in a series of great pieces for his Substack newsletter that everyone should read (link below). It’s difficult not to despair over the willful naivety of America’s “reasonable” center and media establishment. https://theracket.news/p/anatomy-of-a-troll