Andrew Prokop

They weren't in the halls of power in the Republican Party. But there was a real shift that happened after Trump lost the 2020 election and under the Biden administration. When more people who had... You know, some misgivings, some qualms about progressive cultural issues, about the Great Awokening, felt freed up to focus on that more and became more open about being resentful about this.

They weren't in the halls of power in the Republican Party. But there was a real shift that happened after Trump lost the 2020 election and under the Biden administration. When more people who had... You know, some misgivings, some qualms about progressive cultural issues, about the Great Awokening, felt freed up to focus on that more and became more open about being resentful about this.

They weren't in the halls of power in the Republican Party. But there was a real shift that happened after Trump lost the 2020 election and under the Biden administration. When more people who had... You know, some misgivings, some qualms about progressive cultural issues, about the Great Awokening, felt freed up to focus on that more and became more open about being resentful about this.

This includes Elon Musk. He stayed out of politics for the most part in Trump's first term. But under Biden, he became increasingly radicalized and vocal online about wanting to stop what he called the— The worldwide virus. And lots of other prominent figures in Silicon Valley were also part of this trend. Even J.D.

This includes Elon Musk. He stayed out of politics for the most part in Trump's first term. But under Biden, he became increasingly radicalized and vocal online about wanting to stop what he called the— The worldwide virus. And lots of other prominent figures in Silicon Valley were also part of this trend. Even J.D.

This includes Elon Musk. He stayed out of politics for the most part in Trump's first term. But under Biden, he became increasingly radicalized and vocal online about wanting to stop what he called the— The worldwide virus. And lots of other prominent figures in Silicon Valley were also part of this trend. Even J.D.

Vance, he was kind of politically neutral in 2020 and fell more and more into this online world in the 2020s.

Vance, he was kind of politically neutral in 2020 and fell more and more into this online world in the 2020s.

Vance, he was kind of politically neutral in 2020 and fell more and more into this online world in the 2020s.

Broadly, what are these beliefs of theirs that they're trying to protect or that they feel are under attack?

Broadly, what are these beliefs of theirs that they're trying to protect or that they feel are under attack?

Broadly, what are these beliefs of theirs that they're trying to protect or that they feel are under attack?

Well, you know, it's different for different people. But, you know, there's a segment of the online right that is kind of just open racists. They want to stand up for white predominance in America. This is sort of, you know, the alt-right. They're very willing to say racist, offensive, politically incorrect things. This kind of blurs over to other people who

Well, you know, it's different for different people. But, you know, there's a segment of the online right that is kind of just open racists. They want to stand up for white predominance in America. This is sort of, you know, the alt-right. They're very willing to say racist, offensive, politically incorrect things. This kind of blurs over to other people who

Well, you know, it's different for different people. But, you know, there's a segment of the online right that is kind of just open racists. They want to stand up for white predominance in America. This is sort of, you know, the alt-right. They're very willing to say racist, offensive, politically incorrect things. This kind of blurs over to other people who

say such things, but then they argue that they're just saying them ironically. This is kind of something that we saw in the new administration related to a young engineer on Elon Musk's team, Marco Elez. It turned out that just a few months before joining Doge, this guy had made various racist posts online under a pseudonym, including... I was racist before it was cool and normalize Indian hate.

say such things, but then they argue that they're just saying them ironically. This is kind of something that we saw in the new administration related to a young engineer on Elon Musk's team, Marco Elez. It turned out that just a few months before joining Doge, this guy had made various racist posts online under a pseudonym, including... I was racist before it was cool and normalize Indian hate.

say such things, but then they argue that they're just saying them ironically. This is kind of something that we saw in the new administration related to a young engineer on Elon Musk's team, Marco Elez. It turned out that just a few months before joining Doge, this guy had made various racist posts online under a pseudonym, including... I was racist before it was cool and normalize Indian hate.

You know, in the old Trump administration, that would probably have gotten him fired. And it did eventually at first in the new Trump administration. But then he became a kind of cause celebre among the online right. J.D.

You know, in the old Trump administration, that would probably have gotten him fired. And it did eventually at first in the new Trump administration. But then he became a kind of cause celebre among the online right. J.D.