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So, I'll answer for those that don't have a PHD in the study of fascism/rascism and the far right. You're normal and shouldn't have to know this.
You probably heard about MTG (Margary Taylor Green) leaving her place in the House. If you follow politics at all. Well, this and Tucker Carlson leaving Fox News would be the early adopter's of the shift in the right we are seeing right now.
It's the same thing that Trump actually ran on that was so appealing to the normies that started paying attention to politics when he ran. The anti war/conflicts in the middle East (not yet anti Israel in 2015), the "make America great again" shit and anti NAFTA trade policies. The "I'll protect social security" stuff.
People forget that Trump got popular on a lot of economic talking points he never had any intentions of actually following through on. But he captured a large portion of the population that (1) didn't understand why their kids weren't obtaining the same success they had; and (2) had inherent rascism built into their politics because of... well, read a fucking history book.
So, MTG is an example of timing. But Tucker Carlson is the real ideologue that we can track. A real white supremacist that is constantly looking to push his agenda on any hook of populist interest. And, to his credit, he read the room better than Trump did. He's been hooking onto the left and saying a lot of true things about Israel. But, it's not with good intentions. He read the room and decided to get in early with a position that he saw would need to be inevitably addressed. Trump did not. That's why he's stuck in Iran and failing. This is a fundamental difference.
This created a small shift in the right. That was largely working to connect to the people that didn't get what they wanted from Trump. Their lives didn't get better. But it was a small part of the right initially. That we will see explode before the next election. They are in a transitional phase. But are still captured by these two factions of the right that are at an impasse right now.
It's a nationalist movement that is still holding onto the xenophobic and economic populist policies that Trump lied about (focusing only on the xenophobia). And it is attempting to capture the real economic changes that the leftist movement (DSA/Mamdani) have made popular.
It is yet to be seen, but, the upcoming presidential elections will likely be fought on the right trying to convince the population that the xenophobia and anti Israel position is "more pure" on the right than the left. The leftist politicians will be filtered by attempting to appeal to a center that does not exist. And their lack of ability to engage in class based politics will give the right wingers (following Tucker Carlson's lead) the advantage in their lies. And, if we allow the liberal zionist to maintain control within electoral politics within the Democratic party; we on the left will lose that fight.
The "Tucker Carlson" wing of true white supremacist fascism will outweigh the good intentions of the liberals that cannot call out the class structures as the core problem.
The larger population will fall for the truths that the fascisg speak with no intention of addressing. And this time; it won't be an incompetent old TV show host in power. It will be a competent and capable white supremacist like Tucker Carlson (or whatever puppet they put in to run) that will be more interested using their position of power to do more than just enrich themselves. They will be an actual ideologue (see Stephen Miller) that will know exactly how to direct the anger of the masses, and their worsening material conditions, towards the perfect scapegoat of whatever minority group is the best target.
That is IF there is not already a mutiny brewing within the Trump admin. That the fascist ideologues are not already looking to maintain power before the next elections. This will depend on their confidence; and, the interest of the capitalist class that looks to maintain their hold over the economy.
We will see. But that's my explanation of what is happening on 'the right' right now. I'd appreciate any criticism of the analysis.
Tons is left out. Nick Fuentes, Epstein, etc. But, that's more of a 202 class in your second year in these studies. I'll leave it alone for now.