Unfortunately, I noticed this on Twitter. It is from right-wing commentator Matt Walsh, whose Twitter bio describes him as a “Theocratic fascist.” I suspect he thinks he is being ironic because people call him that. Although to me it is just truth in advertising.
Regardless, over time, I have noted that fascism requires the “othering” of our fellow humans. It is a way of justifying their abuse, if not their murder, and a way to make fascists feel superior to those they demean.
Here’s Walsh on Renee Good.
So, we have here the need to attack her sexuality and link her to immigrants, and so encapsulates homophobia, xenophobia, and racism in one tweet. And as a sweetener, there is the description of her as an “agitator,” which is what authoritarians often describe anyone who protests in an attempt to delegitimize push-back against the regime.
On one level, this is just some minor bloviation from a professional bloviator. On another, he is someone with a large audience, including four million Twitter followers. This bilge is flowing through a substantial subset of our society.
BTW, here is Jesse Watters doing something similar. He calls out her sexuality and calls her a “disruptor.”
