The right and art of setting a unified front

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Less than three months ago, Donald Trump said he “will take a look” on the deportation of Elon Musk after his former friend in his lap claimed that Trump had lost the 2024 elections without him and that the real reason because the president did not launch Epstein’s files was that he was in it. But in the memorial of the right -wing activist Charlie Kerk at the end of last week, it was as if their general statue never happened: the two men sat next to each other for a period of time in chatting, smiling and shaking hands with the American president, so that the American president gives the richest man in the world. Parents On the knee and thigh.

“Eleon came and said hello,” Trump told reporters. “I thought it was nice … We had a small conversation.” MUSK – who followed Kirk on X during the dispute with Trump – posted a picture of the president and puts it on himself for “Charlie”. (Certainly, Elon.)

This was not the only offer for the unit offered at the State Pharm Stadium in Arizona, where a crowd gathered from about 90,000 It is estimated that 20 million people Or so I saw the cable or online. This was not this type of unit that we could put in mourning for the death of a young man in his prime. Because this was not a memorial service as much as it was a full political gathering-which lasted for more than five hours and was full of participation in chimneys, Grand Showbiz entrances, and huge chants of monuments that were often similar to the campaign’s letters.

“They cannot imagine what they wake up, they cannot imagine the army who grew up in all of us,” Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff of Trump, entered the microphone. “And for those who are trying to incite violence against us, those who are trying to raise hatred against us, what do you have? You have nothing. You are nothing. You are evil, you are jealous, you are envy, you are hatred.” Wild applause.

It was a gathering of people who disagree deeply in all kinds of things – Ukraine, Israel, Trump’s introductory wars, freedom of expression and Epstein files – however this was never clear. There were speakers such as the figure of the media Taker Carlson, who was constantly criticizing Trump’s foreign interventions as well as a campaign of freedom of expression and who recently hit Senator Ted Cruz – also present in service – during a clash on American military strikes on Iran. The regions of the dignitaries such as commentator bin Shapiro, who mocked Trump’s tariff and his acceptance of foreign gifts, and Trump’s ally Laura Lumer, who was described in July the man whose life was “Charlatan”.

But nothing of this matter: the right saw the opportunity to present a unified front, and seize it. This ability to federation constantly when providing the same political opportunity that helped Trump won a second term in his post, which will witness his successor-his vice president JD Vance-win again in 2028 if the left is not able to find a way Reaching a kind of unit itself.

The polling numbers bear this idea: While 47 percent of Americans see that the Republicans are “more unified than divided”, only 25 percent say the same thing than Democrats to survey I was conducted in the wake of Kirk’s killing. Even among Democrats, only 44 percent sees that the party is united, compared to 67 percent of Republicans when it comes next to them. The party, who used to divide a bitterness between those who support Trump and those who see it as an antichrist to meet: a survey earlier this year I identified the majority of Republicans They as Maga supporters.

Do not go to X and see the correct tear in Fox News or Tucker Carlson on a daily basis. But I write “The New York Times” or “Matthew Yiglisias” – a contradictory and repeated critic of the left, but with that, however, someone has always described himself as democratic – in Blues, where The areas of liberals declinedAnd you will find bile and criticism directed to both.

The cancellation of culture was not absolutely after taking into account the people who were already beyond pale; It was a matter of removing those from your side who are considered guilty in the wrong state. The problem is if you press a lot of your tribe, you end up running out of the members.

Trump, musk and right to understand this widely. They may not all know the hymns – Trump’s family in particular – But when they know that they are in their interest, they are still able to sing from the same hymn sheet. At the risk of marrying borrowing, the left may want to take a page of their hymns.

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