During the last few days, those of us who have questioned Conservatism Inc.’s willingness to stand up to the cultural left seem to have received new allies. David Marcus at The Federalist, Thomas D. Klingenstein at the Claremont Institute, and the commentator Mark Steyn on Tucker Carlson’s program have all been taking shots at the cowardice of the conservative movement, Republican Party, or both.
According to their charges, if conservative publicists and Republican politicians had taken a stronger position against cultural radicals and not treated the left so indulgently, the crazies would not be taking over our society with such ease. Klingenstein notes that 62 percent of Americans now polled support Black Lives Matter (BLM), which is an organization spreading hate and mayhem. He might have added that according to Rasmussen over 20 percent of Americans now have positive views about Antifa, which makes no pretense of being anything but violent.
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