Thread by @RichardBSpencer

I don't remember if I spoke about this at length on a podcast ... but, after thinking through things, I'm generally of the opinion that the Odal rune that appeared at CPAC was *intentional*. But that only raises more questions.

I don't think that whoever was behind this meant for the CPAC audience to recognize it and endorse it. Obviously, if CPAC flew a Swastika banner, its audience—the majority of whom are Christian-Zionist and obsessive about the Holocaust—would shriek back in horror.

But if a symbol is meant to resonate on the unconscious, then why this symbol? It wouldn't be known by many, if not most, attendees, and Nazi Paganism isn't the image conservative seek to project. In their minds, they were the ones who *defeated* the Nazis.

If CPAC engaged in subliminal messaging, it would have clearly chosen a Crucifix, or even the Star of David. Some in the audience might have noticed and approved; all would have unconsciously resonated positively.

I'm tempted to suggest that the whole affair was a matter of sabotage. That is, a liberal design firm thought this would be fitting or funny—and might even cause a scandal, which it, of course, did.

But the design firm claimed, curiously, that it "provided CPAC with several designs to choose from, in a process that involved ongoing feedback from the committee."

businessinsider.com/cpac-nordic-ru…

While sabotage is a possibility, the above statement suggests that something else was afoot. The Trump movement and aligned media is filled with people, not too unlike Jack Posobiec or the guy from Dartmouth who was Tucker Carlson's chief writer—that is, "edgy shitlords."

These edgy shitlords are, to a man, so shallow, afraid of their own shadows, and ideologically stunted that they think that MAGA, CPAC, and the Trump admin were "based," "lib owning," and "far Right." Basically, they accept the narrative of the liberal media.

Thus, I can imagine these edgy shitlords snickering to themselves for including a Nazi symbol in CPAC scenic design. They might even think that they're really smart, subtly "programming" conservatives to be Nazis. But, again, the unconscious doesn't work that way.

A Crucifix would have unconsciously resonated with the audience—and it would have reenforced the the GOP's explicit message: "We are God's Party—the Dems are in league with the Devil!"

If my hunch is correct, what these morons accomplished was yet another liberal freakout—and increased scrutiny of the many edgy shitlords littered throughout the conservative apparatus. Moreover, the CPAC-goers are more aware of Odal runes as "evil" and will reject them. Bravo!