Right Wingers Sucking Up to Putin
Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon, and rightwing media are embracing Putin's strongman strategy of exploiting race, lies, and conspiracy theories to attack democracy.
Extremists are once again calling on their base and channelling anti-America and authoritarian sentiments during a tumultuous time for not only the country, but especially Ukrainian civilians. Notorious white nationalist Nick Fuentes has posted on Telegram, an instant messaging service, that the invasion was "the coolest thing to happen since 1/6"; at the same time, Tucker Carlson is minimizing the invasion and praising Putin on Fox News.
Ukrainian residents gathered at Plaza del Castillo in Pamplona, Spain, are draped with their national flag during a demonstration against Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 26. (Alvaro Barrientos/AP)
The war against democracy finds allies in America First, Washington Post | 2/27/2022
By Philip Bump
The worrying thing about right-wingers siding against America is articulated perfectly by historian Thomas Zimmer, he says, "I think the U.S. becomes the most advanced, most acute test case of whether or not it is even possible to erect a stable, multiracial, pluralistic democracy, or whether the country will remain a White Christian nation defined by White Christians. I think it’s become a sort of a test case of world historic importance.”
Video: Right-Wing Grifters Show Love To Vladimir Putin, The Young Turks | 2/28/2022
Right-wing clowns Charlie Kirk, Steve Bannon, Tucker Carlson, and others are, unsurprisingly, still sucking up to Vladimir Putin and justifying his invasion of Ukraine.