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This raises questions about the responsibilities of political leaders and media personalities in denouncing or challenging extremist narratives. Hansen interprets Cruz’s stance as an acknowledgment that failing to speak out against such views amounts to moral failure and complicity in evil.
The Shift Toward Extremism and the Erosion of Mainstream Conservatism
Hansen posits that Tucker Carlson and figures like Kevin Roberts of the Heritage Foundation are moving beyond traditional conservative boundaries into more radical territory. This shift, he asserts, involves embracing or at least tolerating revisionist histories and conspiracy theories, which threaten to redefine what it means to be conservative.