This is a historical moment, and every Jew should watch this. The Heritage Foundation is the intellectual cornerstone of the Republican Party, and here it embraces Fuentes as a legitimate part of right-wing discourse. The pretense of Nazism being unacceptable on the right (it never was) is gone. This comes after Vance did not dispute claims that Judaism was based on discrimination against Christians.
Yes, the American Vice President and the premier think tank of the right legitimized open antisemitism within 24 hours.
How did this happen? Many on the right gave a pass to antisemitism as long as the GOP supported Israel. Even as it became more open, that was the sentiment among right-wing Israel supporters. Now they are finding that the naked antisemitism is worse, and support for Israel has eroded too. The Faustian bargain has ended predictably.
The mainstream of conservatism has embraced open antisemitism. There will be no turning back.
There has been speculation that
@Heritage is distancing itself from
@TuckerCarlson over the past 24 hours.
I want to put that to rest right now—here are my thoughts: