I've ignored this as long as I could.
James started his "woke right" diatribe about six months ago. His claim was that he had to call it out because left unaddressed, it would divide and destroy the right. Since then, he has done nothing but attempt to divide and destroy the right.
I'm not sure if he's just afraid to call people antisemites or racists lest he be labeled woke himself but "woke right" has quickly become a catch-all for anyone on the right who dares dissent from his personal worldview. He has twisted himself in knots trying to not appear woke while implementing the classic woke-tactic of character assassination instead of substantive dissent and debate. "Right wing ends by woke leftist tactics" is exactly what this is. That's his own definition of woke right btw. This is insane.
Here's the truth. There is increasing jew hatred. Feel free to call it out. That's not what this is and it diminishes the power of the word when you use it incorrectly. Who did I learn that from? Oh, it was James himself!
Some of the online stuff is shit-posting and some of it is very real. Given what's happening in Gaza over the past 18 months that should not be surprising. But that phenomenon should not be used to ignore the genuine concerns of the non-interventionist right. The people who lived thru 20 years of disastrous foreign intervention. We want to end the empire and to stop funding proxy wars so that the homeland can thrive. When we oppose aid to Ukraine we don't get accused of hating Ukrainians. But the same can't be said for our opposition to funding Israel and their multi-front war.
America first, if it has a literal meaning, means exactly that. 36 trillion in debt. Racking 3 trillion more per year. Setting my moral opposition to war aside, there is a clear fiscal conservative case that this MUST end...now. It can't wait.
Both Dave Smith and Ian Carroll are former lefties who saw the light. Both are willing to debate all comers. I know both of them personally and believe they are good faith actors that want to make positive change in the world. James has ducked both and has now resorted to fed-jacketing Ian. It's atrocious. It's also woke garbage. It's also extremely bad faith.
Debate one of them or log off.
I'll likely get blocked for this but whatever. The rampage has gone on long enough.
Mike