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Rufo is a Gramscian. War of position, hegemony. All the same tactics that his enemies on the woke left subscribe to.

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Great food for thought, thank you. I’ve been noticing this tendency in the right. JBP in particular- would love to see you do a similar analysis.

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The belief that **THE STATE is the only way** is a poison that runs through humanity's veins.

It needs to end.

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Well done. I look forward to Part II.

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I find your piece unpersuasive. Too much trying to read between the lines to interpret his words in the worst possible light. He has the right principles, he fights the fight, and he wants people to get their heads out of their butts about the amount of lies their worldview is based on.

He's not perfect, and anyone under that much pressure could slip in the future, but he's using facts and evidence to expose reality. Sign

me up for what he has accomplished so far.

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So you dont like how hes doing it? What your alternative tactics to rid the institutions of the poisonous left and their destablilizimlng America hating dogma? And do your tactics work? His results work. And people hate him for it. Too bad.

And as for we shouldnt use the lefts tactics: BULLSHIT. They will fight this fight forever. Hamstringing ourselves for some morality play when the other side is ready to tear everything down and cut heads off is suicidal.

If you think im overstating things, try some current events. Settler colonialism and its approval of death to any colonist- THATS YOU and all of us- is ok because of the colonizing of our ancestors. Look at the history of the communism they would have us live under. You think this time around if they happen to get power that all the killings and torturing and disappearances and prison camps wont come with it? Those are features, not bugs of communism. Thats how the dissidents are handled. Listen to the words of protesters in rhe streets right now. Around the globe Hamas and most of radical islam bought into marxism along time ago. And of couse who can forget China and North Korea.. Look at their words and actions. All of the left. Its all one thing once they get enough power.

Get out of the clouds, people. The left took their gloves off and grabbed the knife along time ago. Act accordingly.

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Rufo seems like the proverbial blind squirrel who is correct twice a day.

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There's a useful shorthand term for all these alt-right or neo-right thinkers who hate the left/professives, whatever, but are also against the conservative establishment and libertarianism and free markets and the Constitution, and are driven by miscellaneous resentments to agitate for, or at least dream of, some sort of right-wing revolution leading to the acquisition of power.

"Fascist."

Right? No doubt one could quibble, but I need the word in order to manage the clutter. Thanks for reading Rufo so we don't have to.

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