Great Article. Did not make the connection that integration had already scarred America so much as to make us accepting of such levels of immigration. Well put as always Scott
On the subject of the tweet you posted from James Bacon about the RW echo chamber - I just hung up from a robocall from the RNC with a one-question poll about the 2024 nominee. After I answered the question there was a brief ramble about how much they appreciated my support, because without it they couldn't combat, and I quote, "Joe Biden's Marxist agenda." The echo chamber is real, it's a problem, and while it probably works for getting small dollar donations out of the likes of me, do they really think going into 2024 with "Joe Biden is a Marxist!" is going to work? Unfortunately, I think they do.
Scott what do you think about this so called “anti-CRT thing” Ron desantis and Christopher Rufo are engaging in down in The New College of Florida? Good or bad development?
I wonder if it’s also the fact that Americans are more susceptible to the “nation of immigrants” narrative than Europeans. Americans seem more willing than Europeans to accept legal and illegal immigration. Mass amnesty is not even in the policy Overton Window in Europe while in America it is frequently discussed. And even many conservatives are willing to accept mass immigration “as long as it’s LEGAL”. Maybe I am just too blackpilled
Well obviously some people care about the border issues but it was less of a factor than some hawks had hoped in the 2022 midterms.
One difference between Europe and USA you kind of glossed over though is that, imo, Latin Americans are "Western" in ways most of the Muslim and African migrants to Europe arent, and there is a high intermarriage rate already between Latinos and Anglos in the USA, which calls into question how meaningful those terms will be in 50 years no matter how much the Left (and to a lesser extent elements of the Right) incentives the distinction. If the demographics of the the millions coming across the southern border were more similar to the situation in Europe I think there would be a greater outcry here.
I think that 2024 will be vastly different than 2016. I feel like the mood of the country is completely different from then.
In 2016 there was tons of anti-establishment energy and nationalist energy. Not to black-pill but since COVID everyone seems to want boring and generic politicians, like the midterms showed us, even among Republicans. Otherwise how do you explain bores like Brian Kemp and Joe Lombardo winning and ”based” candidates like Kari Lake and Blake Masters getting crushed?
Even if polls show Trump leading the primary and general now my gutfeel (for the better or worse) is that a lot of it is a 2008 Giuliani or 2022 red wave style mirage. Even if DeSantis falls apart and Trump still ends up winning the primary, I don’t see him winning the general but we’ll see if I am wrong.
I am slowly coming around to this view. If the US is now just BLM, LGBT, antifa and anti-white racism, why am I worried that immigrants may come in and threaten this?
Great Article. Did not make the connection that integration had already scarred America so much as to make us accepting of such levels of immigration. Well put as always Scott
Loving the regular articles Scott, also 'flavor of the month issues' is a great way to put it.
Scott, great article.
On the subject of the tweet you posted from James Bacon about the RW echo chamber - I just hung up from a robocall from the RNC with a one-question poll about the 2024 nominee. After I answered the question there was a brief ramble about how much they appreciated my support, because without it they couldn't combat, and I quote, "Joe Biden's Marxist agenda." The echo chamber is real, it's a problem, and while it probably works for getting small dollar donations out of the likes of me, do they really think going into 2024 with "Joe Biden is a Marxist!" is going to work? Unfortunately, I think they do.
Scott what do you think about this so called “anti-CRT thing” Ron desantis and Christopher Rufo are engaging in down in The New College of Florida? Good or bad development?
I wonder if it’s also the fact that Americans are more susceptible to the “nation of immigrants” narrative than Europeans. Americans seem more willing than Europeans to accept legal and illegal immigration. Mass amnesty is not even in the policy Overton Window in Europe while in America it is frequently discussed. And even many conservatives are willing to accept mass immigration “as long as it’s LEGAL”. Maybe I am just too blackpilled
Well obviously some people care about the border issues but it was less of a factor than some hawks had hoped in the 2022 midterms.
One difference between Europe and USA you kind of glossed over though is that, imo, Latin Americans are "Western" in ways most of the Muslim and African migrants to Europe arent, and there is a high intermarriage rate already between Latinos and Anglos in the USA, which calls into question how meaningful those terms will be in 50 years no matter how much the Left (and to a lesser extent elements of the Right) incentives the distinction. If the demographics of the the millions coming across the southern border were more similar to the situation in Europe I think there would be a greater outcry here.
I think that 2024 will be vastly different than 2016. I feel like the mood of the country is completely different from then.
In 2016 there was tons of anti-establishment energy and nationalist energy. Not to black-pill but since COVID everyone seems to want boring and generic politicians, like the midterms showed us, even among Republicans. Otherwise how do you explain bores like Brian Kemp and Joe Lombardo winning and ”based” candidates like Kari Lake and Blake Masters getting crushed?
Even if polls show Trump leading the primary and general now my gutfeel (for the better or worse) is that a lot of it is a 2008 Giuliani or 2022 red wave style mirage. Even if DeSantis falls apart and Trump still ends up winning the primary, I don’t see him winning the general but we’ll see if I am wrong.
What is your opinion on this take?
I don't have to read the article to completely disagree.
The issue is spiked by the MSM and ignored by the lame, impotent, pathetic Republican Party.
I'm surprised that you could get so interested in the thesis.
I've noticed the bias and blindsidedness of your youthful immaturity in some of your commentary, but I am a big fan.
I don't know where you were in 1970, but I was in Hq, 4th PSYOP GROUP, US ARMY, VIETNAM.
I am slowly coming around to this view. If the US is now just BLM, LGBT, antifa and anti-white racism, why am I worried that immigrants may come in and threaten this?