Tel-Chai Nation

A conservative activist writing in the Denver Post explains why rightists in that state, as much as in any other, have to distance themselves from the now derailing news columnist who embraced a vile antisemitic movement that antagonized Ben Shapiro:

A main speaker at this rally was right-wing writer Michelle Malkin, who was physically accosted by far-left agitators. This violence is anathema to a free society. Antifa types and their allies stand against democratic values shared by conservatives and liberals alike. What they did was unequivocally vile.

The rally was, however, a painful reminder that Malkin remains a part of the conservative movement in Colorado. It is morally unconscionable that she has a platform within conservative circles, including speaking at this rally. [...]

Until recently, she called herself an immigration restrictionist; someone who believes in limiting legal immigration as well as ending its illegal form. She has since moved on to the fever swamps of the Alt Right. [...]

Among these Alt Right figures is Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist podcaster and head of the Groyper movement. Fuentes came of political age marching with Nazis, white supremacists and other racists at the 2017 Unite the Right march in Charlottesville. He dabbles in Holocaust denial, uses anti-Semitic language, and threatened Jewish conservative Ben Shapiro on air with a switchblade.

His “Groyper Army” is a collection of young men who adopt an America First ideology along with racism and anti-Semitism. They regularly sabotage the events of mainstream conservatives like Charlie Kirk, Ben Shapiro, Rep. Dan Crenshaw, and Donald Trump Jr., trolling the Q&A with questions about white identity and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. Many on the Right spoke out against them. But Malkin dug in, using her final speech at Young America’s Foundation to defend not just the Groypers and Nick Fuentes, but other white nationalists like Peter Brimelow, Patrick Casey, and John Derbyshire who have been rightfully booted from conservative circles.

After losing speaking engagements because of these associations, Malkin continued strong support of the Groypers; this March, she headlined their political conference. She proudly called herself their “Mommy.” She described the term anti-Semite as “ a useless, meaningless term and everybody knows it.”

She's also made statements that were hurtful to Latinos. In hindsight, it's just head-shaking to think of how we could've been bamboozled by such a wolf in sheep's clothing, and I do faintly recall there were some subjects she brought up in the past decade that were in questionable taste. All she's doing now is making conservatism look bad, exactly what the left wants, and it's clear she hasn't renounced any associations with Fuentes, nor has she apologized to Shapiro for lending herself to those who'd cause him harm. To think, that she'd throw her reputation away all over this one mere screwball who's since had his videos banned for the incitement he was causing. Certainly the violence employed by left wing anarchists in Colorado was reprehensible. But it's still no excuse for the damage she's causing by lending her support to a bunch of equally vile thugs. It'll take a long time before Malkin can salvage her reputation, if she ever wants to. For now, she's walked away from what could've been a promising career, all for the sake of a bad omen, and it's a most terrible shame.

Labels: anti-americanism, anti-semitism, Moonbattery, racism, terrorism, United States