A desire for radical measures to defend the “virtuous minority” – and with it the laws of God and/or nature as they supposedly manifest in traditional hierarchies of race, gender, religion, and wealth – against the “Un-American” forces of “woke” leftism is shared across the Right. 2/
Sunday reading: Rightwing Dreams of American Reconquista
A counter-revolutionary zeal, desire for vengeance, and lust for radicalism characterizes today’s Right.
Thoughts on what unites Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Christopher Rufo, and Nate Hochman:
https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/rightwing-dreams-of-american-reconquista
Discussion
The general sentiment that “Conservatism is no longer enough,” that “We need to stop calling ourselves conservatives,” is being echoed over and over again within the reactionary intellectual and pundit sphere. 3/
