I knew that the left had succumbed to the soft totalitarianism of wokeness. It was part of the reason that I moved to the former Eastern bloc country of Hungary—not to escape wokeness so much as the fact that, through the research for my book, I became fascinated by how these post-totalitarian countries are rebuilding.
But I am now witnessing the deep inroads, in such a short period, that right-wing totalitarianism, expressed most often as antisemitism, has made, especially among a growing segment of right-wing males. And unlike so many who point this out, this community is not exotic or foreign to me—this is my world.
A middle-aged professor at a Christian university in the South whose student body is mostly conservative told me he has been poleaxed by the number of normie white male Christians in his classes who are antisemites. “I stand in front of my class shocked by how many of my guy students are into this stuff,” he told me. “They’re all getting it online…. Read more»
Rod Dreher | “Rod Dreher: The Radical Right Is Coming for Your Sons” | June 1, 2025.
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This is a massive problem for Reformed Christianity in America. There are NAPARC churches (plural) that have fallen to this ideology, and it’s spreading like wildfire with young men. I’d go as far as to say this is the greatest threat our conservative Reformed churches face today (which is not something I would’ve said in the recent past).
it’s pretty funny that the Trump administration goes after all of these elite universities under the guise of trying to take them to task for antisemitism while so much rank antisemitism hides in plain sight in so many corners of MAGA.
It’s far worse on the left. The left projects their violence upon the right as they launch vicious and violent attacks over and again, aka, Boulder.
Chris,
The Anti-semitism of the left is a huge problem, which they seem unwilling to admit or face but those of us on the cultural/religious right also must face the reality of genuine Nazism.
This X/Twitter thread blew my mind and still haunts me. Further, one leading advocate of Christian Nationalism uses, in his book, the very same language as the Nazis. Remarkably, few reviewers (if any) have noted this. My review is forthcoming. It’s an issue.
when I want a positively cartoonish caricature of the unholy union between MAGA and American Christianity (like, the professional wrestling version) I read American Reformer and see how long I can keep a straight face.
And yes the right launches vicious and violent attacks, such as KKK, Proud boys, etc… They all naturally flow from the right. (Satire)
To say the boogeyman of “the left” commited the tragic attack by one illegal immigrant in Boulder is unfathomable to me. It shows once again how we cannot blame tragedies on a social movement or generalize these tragedies.
Ben,
The American left needs to grapple with its violent underbelly.
There has been a good deal of leftist political violence in my lifetime.
Some of the most violent political actions in modern American history have been from the left.
I don’t disagree that the American left needs to grapple with that issue.
I do however take issue with comments that seek to blame individual actions (such as the boulder terrible attack) on a whole social movement/group that has little to do with it. My reaction is coming I believe from my fatigue. I’m tired of (in my opinion) terrorist attacks, terrible events, or the exposure of horrific personal evil, being used to attack political groups, societal movements, or church/family connections. Sometimes connections can rightly be made, and there might be a causal force at play. But I personally believe we need to be more clear in holding the individual sinner liable for their own sin instead of overthinking “it must be from this movement” “they followed this person on twitter” “they went to this extremist church/group.” Blame games are awful things etc…
Agreed.
I don’t see how leftism has anything to do with Boulder. That dude is an Islamist.