Why is Tucker Carlson suddenly MAGA enemy #1? It’s because Ben Shapiro and Mark Levin say so.
According to these two, Carlson is an antisemitic because of three unforgiveable reasons: 1) He dared to question foreign aid to Israel and our involvement in their wars, 2) at the Charlie Kirk funeral, he compared Kirk’s assassination to that of the Pharisees’ call for killing Jesus, and 3) Tucker committed the unforgiveable sin of giving an honest interview to Nick Fuentes. They want Tucker canceled, humiliated, and ruined.
So, let’s get this straight: questioning US foreign aid, quoting Scripture, and practicing free speech means you are evil incarnate? That’s what Levin, Shapiro, and much of the conservative elite are decreeing.
My question is, who made them the arbiters of Make America Great Again? Oh, that’s right, themselves. Funny, how these MAGA purists hated Donald Trump when he first ran for President in 2016. They angrily declared Trump was a threat to conservatism in the same panicked tones currently calling for Tucker’s career demise.
During his radio program in 2016, Levin ranted about Trump being an existential threat to the conservative movement. It reached the point where Levin’s show ratings plummeted. I used to listen to Levin when I was a neophyte conservative. His unhinged rantings about Bad Orange Man removed the scales from my eyes. I also used to listen to Shapiro. However, I stopped when he suggested that Trump losing to Hillary Clinton in 2016 would strengthen conservatism.
So now these former Trump haters are dictating what we can question. They are deciding who we shouldn’t listen to. They are also telling us what we should believe. Historically, those advocating for cancel culture have sought to limit people’s exposure to specific information. They fear such revelations may threaten their narrative and/or agenda. That’s true on both the so-called right and the left.
This united cadre of cancel culture is creeped out by the possibility that the words of hated individuals may resonate. They worry that these opinions might click with the masses. Remember this the next time you hear someone labeled as a bigot, racist, Uncle Tom, sexist, homophobe, or anti-Semite. Consider who is doing the shouting. The media, politicians, and academia do this en masse.
Why is Tucker Carlson MAGA enemy #1? He’s doing his part to help people make up their own minds, rather than allowing gatekeepers to hold sway over them. With the assassination of Charlie Kirk, there is a leadership void. A national figure is missing, one who appeals to the hearts and minds of young men. The conservative elite fears Fuentes taking up that mantle.
Do I agree with everything Nick Fuentes, Alex Jones, or even Tucker Carlson say? No, of course not. Let me also say that at one time, I thought Tucker was controlled opposition and did not trust him. My opinion has since changed, and I regard Mr. Carlson as a true patriot.
However, I reserve the right as an American to choose whether or not to listen to what these men say. Shutting them down and throwing the Nazi word around, with reckless abandon, is undoubtedly not MAGA.
Are Fuentes and Carlson as evil as Shapiro and Levin claim? If they are, why not simply debate them? Such an exchange would challenge and expose their supposedly dangerous ideas for all to see. Perhaps Shapiro and Levin have not announced such an event because they fear losing the argument. They might believe the public will not side with them.
That’s the beauty of freedom of speech– exposure to ideas you can either accept or reject. This truth is something the conservative elite has chosen to ignore and wants Americans to forget.
