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Jul 6 • 3 tweets • 2 min read
The test for "NeverTrump" intellecuals is where they stand on DeSantis. He should be their guy: elite education, military background, leadership experience, impeccable character. If they can't get behind him, the takeaway is clear: it's not about principles; they serve the Left.
The axiomatic case: Joe Walsh might as well be copying-and-pasting Jason Stanley tweets. Pure MSNBC brain fever. Not gonna make it.
The QTs are in: the opinions of Max Boot, Joe Walsh, and Lincoln Project co-founder Reed Galen are virtually indistinguishable from those of New York Magazine's resident lunatic Jonathan Chait. It might have been about principles in the beginning, but now it's pure grift.

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Jul 8
@EsotericCD It's based on a simple truth: the weaker party in a given knowledge-regime loses nothing by exposing the metalinguistic game. By shifting the debate to mechanics, we simultaneously undermine the authority of that knowledge-regime and create a more open and dynamic playing field.
@EsotericCD Conservatives are operating with some severe disadvantages: we do not have the power to set the general linguistic frame, our media outlets have limited prestige, and our opponents control the institutions that have authority over culture.
@EsotericCD So we have to fight at two levels: we need to win on the issue directly, but we also need to start shifting the deeper structures. This means subverting the existing language, creating our own frames, building our own aesthetic, and contesting institutional power.
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Jul 7
Translation: the false accusations of "racist" and "white supremacist" have lost their rhetorical power, so we are switching to "authoritarian" and "threat to democracy."
Voters will see right through it. They watched blue states shut down society, mandate medical procedures, and force kids out of school for two years, while DeSantis followed the science and the Constitution to keep his state open—and had a lower COVID death rate than New York.
Meanwhile, there is a political faction that wants to eliminate the filibuster, pack the court, abolish the Electoral College, and nationalize election laws in order to secure its own political power. Much more "authoritarian" than anything happening in Florida.
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Jul 5
Heading out to Maine to spend some time with Tucker Carlson. 🛫
What should I discuss with Tucker?
Tucker is the man. Great conversation. Should be coming out soon.
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Jul 3
Let's be honest about it: this is a trans stripper performing for children.
This isn't a British pantomime. This isn't Mrs. Doubtfire. This isn't about reading. It's an adult male transvestite doing a grotesque sexual performance for young children.
Their "Drag Brunch" has a special menu for children under 12.
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Jun 25
Gov. @DougDucey is poised to sign the first universal school choice legislation in the nation, which will give every family in Arizona $7,000 per child to attend any school of their choice.

Every red state in the country should follow his lead.
The legislation gives every family a right to exit any public school that fails to educate their children or reflect their values. Parents can apply the $7,000 "empowerment scholarships" to any private, religious, or homeschool program of their choice. We need this everywhere.
The homeschooling provision is very pro-family: parents can apply the money to teaching materials and private tutors, which will ease the financial burden for families with a stay-at-home parent and allow them to tailor their homeschool program to their specific needs.
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Jun 17
Conservatives should start using the phrase "trans stripper" in lieu of "drag queen." It has a more lurid set of connotations and shifts the debate to sexualization.
"Drag queens in schools" invites a debate; "trans strippers in schools" anchors an unstoppable argument.

Let the Left try to nitpick the phrase: we can say that "trans" is a stand-in for "transvestite" and we can show videos that are undeniably strip shows.
The "blackface for women" argument is the wrong approach because: (1) it adopts the frame of the Left, which traps conservatives in their identity games; (2) totally misses the main problem, which is the grotesque sexualization of children (not co-optation of the feminine).
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