Tucker Carlson and Chris Hedges: Gateway Drugs to the Fringe

“The power elites,” writes Chris Hedges, “attempt to discredit those who resist.” They’ll invent your confession for you, then condemn you for coming clean. Just look at how they talk about Tucker Carlson.

The increasingly lucid Fox News host is being profiled as a gateway drug to white nationalism. All fans are now suspect. His clickbait accusers note that Carlson’s talking points—from promoting strong border controls to pointing out the downsides of diversity—echo those of prominent race hustlers. These self-deputized thought police, who apparently drench themselves in white nationalist media, report that various robed wizards are applauding Carlson’s black magic.

According to the prevailing mystical reasoning, if a public figure says anything resembling a villain’s idea, they’re priming the masses for a more villainous ideology. But what if Tucker Carlson is actually a gateway drug to the far left? What if he’s priming right-wing trolls to march arm-in-arm with left-wing proles?

Read the rest at ColdType (pg. 12)