We Are the Propagandists Now

There is an ongoing debate over what is the "online right," and is it even a real thing? I would argue it is, and it's playing an important role in the shifting power dynamics of today.

91. We Are the Propagandists Now

Again and again you will hear that there is no such thing as the “dissident right,” or that the “online right” is not really a thing. It is something made up by people as a way to convince themselves that they can meaningfully engage online and that this has a real effect on politics. We are told that populism is not a thing. All this online stuff is just a way to allow you to blow off steam. It’s a form of containment. By expending yourself online, you are not engaged in violent revolution. From the regime perspective, this would be a good thing. Now, while I do accept the general premise of the circulation of elites as a driver of political change, there are examples of populist uprisings, such as that of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution discussed by

Charles Haywood

recently. In today’s situation, though, we are confronted with the reality that we don’t have an elite class in the true sense of the word. In many ways, our system is designed specifically to prevent the rise of a true elite, an…