I think what he's saying is that the leftist establishment is painting these figures as "far-right extremists" when in fact none of them are either of those things. It's being used as a technique whereby people who want to understand right-wing beliefs will be attracted to these people who in reality hold progressive viewpoints and will thereby believe that the overton window is in fact very far to the left of where it really is.
I understand that, but that's my point. You can't expect anyone on that list, except for basically Dave Rubin, to take a properly right wing position that is outside of where the Overton Window was 30 years ago. Only some people on that list are prepared to take Michael Malice, Tom Woods, Paul Joseph Watson, or Milo Yiannopoulos seriously. Fuck, Eric Weinstein basically tried to fight James O'Keefe to the dismay of his own audience. These people are not built to be 'containment' or anything, but you can't expect them to be anything you might call 'rightists'.
I don't think that's what he's saying.
I think what he's saying is that the leftist establishment is painting these figures as "far-right extremists" when in fact none of them are either of those things. It's being used as a technique whereby people who want to understand right-wing beliefs will be attracted to these people who in reality hold progressive viewpoints and will thereby believe that the overton window is in fact very far to the left of where it really is.
I understand that, but that's my point. You can't expect anyone on that list, except for basically Dave Rubin, to take a properly right wing position that is outside of where the Overton Window was 30 years ago. Only some people on that list are prepared to take Michael Malice, Tom Woods, Paul Joseph Watson, or Milo Yiannopoulos seriously. Fuck, Eric Weinstein basically tried to fight James O'Keefe to the dismay of his own audience. These people are not built to be 'containment' or anything, but you can't expect them to be anything you might call 'rightists'.