Young Republicans: 'Vile Texts' or Just the Quiet Part Out Loud?
The Independent article details a Young Republican Telegram chat filled with racism and casual genocidal rhetoric. This is presented as a shocking 'exposure,' as if the GOP hasn't actively courted and mainstreamed such sentiments for years. It's less an 'exposure' and more a candid camera revealing what the party's elderly leadership winks at from the main stage. The only surprise here is that the
future faces of the party aren't bothering to hide their true feelings in public, let alone a private chat. While the media feigns surprise at young conservatives embracing 'Hitler praise' behind closed doors, they simultaneously amplify politicians like Marjorie Taylor Greene, who in 2021, attended Nick Fuentes' white nationalist America First Political Action Conference (AFPAC) and praised his
speech. (Source: The Hill, Feb 2022). One might ask if the 'vile texts' are simply a digital echo of the dog whistles conservatives have been blowing for decades, now amplified to a full-throated Nazi salute by the next generation. Apparently, the only rule of polite society left is that you should at least pretend to disagree with ethnic cleansing until you're safely behind a keyboard.