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2026-04-29 13:20 UTC
When the Rightwing Revolution Devours Its Intellectual Enablers
For Die Zeit, I wrote about Chris Rufo – and the long tradition of conservative intellectuals who fancy themselves the vanguard of the Right while actually serving as facilitators of extremism.
Gift link - and some thoughts in English:
https://www.zeit.de/feuilleton/2026-04/usa-konservative-extremismus-maga-christopher-rufo?freebie=ba3a4dac
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@tzimmer_history@mastodon.social 2026-04-29 13:24
A few weeks ago, Christopher Rufo, of all people, publicly vented his frustration with the increasingly deranged state of today’s Right, bemoaning that its “collective brain is getting melted in a vat of slop, conspiracy, and algorithm-chasing.” He’s right! But also: He bears responsibility.