There's this weird thing going on with Gen Z/Millennial conservatives saying they don't "ID" as "conservative". They'll say "I'm not conservative I'm right-wing" or whatever word games.
Alex is conservative based on normal people's understanding of the word. He's certainly not a "centrist", although he is a pimp on a blimp eating shrimp.
It's because young people associate conservative with politicians who have done nothing for the right. Republicans really just feel like they've conserved nothing.
But besides that, as a right-winger myself, there are many changes I'd want made. So it's not exactly fair to label myself conservative if I'm not happy with the status-quo.
Labeling yourself as simply right, allows you to distance yourself from the mainstream tradcons.
He's definitely conservative and believes some silly conspiracy theories but he's not "far right"
There's this weird thing going on with Gen Z/Millennial conservatives saying they don't "ID" as "conservative". They'll say "I'm not conservative I'm right-wing" or whatever word games.
Alex is conservative based on normal people's understanding of the word. He's certainly not a "centrist", although he is a pimp on a blimp eating shrimp.
It's because young people associate conservative with politicians who have done nothing for the right. Republicans really just feel like they've conserved nothing.
But besides that, as a right-winger myself, there are many changes I'd want made. So it's not exactly fair to label myself conservative if I'm not happy with the status-quo.
Labeling yourself as simply right, allows you to distance yourself from the mainstream tradcons.
He was interviewed live in studio by Gavin McInnes on his show about a month ago or so.
Just by guilt by association, that's a place anyone on the center generally fears to tread.