"The internet has totally changed the way in which politics is conducted. As established in the first piece in our series, liberals have totally failed to grasp this fact. The right, however, are thriving in this new world. Future historians studying the role that fringe online ideas played in the US republic's demise will be spoiled for choice. One episode in particular comes to mind: Tucker Carlson, a former primetime speaker at a Republican convention,"
"inviting a white supremacist livestreamer, Nick Fuentes, on to his YouTube show in 2025 for a chat in which he talked about the influence of organised Jewry in the US. Carlson spent years echoing white nationalist talking points on his Fox News show, but Fuentes' style combining Nazi salutes with cheeky grins places him beyond the pale for broadcast television."
The internet has fundamentally changed how politics is conducted. Liberals have failed to adapt to these dynamics. Right-wing figures exploit platform logic to cross-pollinate audiences and amplify fringe ideas. Tucker Carlson invited white supremacist livestreamer Nick Fuentes onto his YouTube show in 2025, where Fuentes discussed the influence of organised Jewry and displayed extremist gestures. Platforms incentivize collaborations with figures like Adin Ross and Andrew Tate, extending reach. Backlash and advertiser withdrawals often fail to reduce amplification; Carlson's subscribers rose and Fuentes gained over 100,000 X followers. Online engagement can be cultivated into cohesive worldviews that normalize extreme policies like total remigration and deportation of people with migrant backgrounds.
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