It’s time to press pause on the panic about antisemitic and racist influencers taking over young conservatism. We should worry more about how a collapse in trust is fueling nihilistic conspiracy theories.
This week a video emerged of a group of far right celebrities dancing to Kanye West’s song “Heil Hitler” in a Miami nightclub. The group included the part-Mexican Nick Fuentes, biracial Muslims Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan, ethnically Haitian-Filipino YouTuber Sneako, and Sudanese Muslim manosphere influencer Myron Gaines. The transgressive, diverse, and superficial vibe nicely captures the essence of today’s far-right new media ecosystem.
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