Unless you have a heart of stone, you’ve got to take pity on normie Conservatives’ plight. Though still immersed in consumer culture, every brand they love to consume long ago sold out to people who hate them.
Included in that regime-aligned rogues’ gallery are the manufacturers of Conservative politics and news. They have gained the unflattering nickname Con Inc for a reason. The managerial elite whose purpose for existing is to make sure the people they rule over never get what they want also know that unmet needs create markets. So they figured out a long time ago that shilling hucksters who pretend to champion forgotten Middle Americans while pushing policies that harm them is a win-win.
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Desperation breeds gullibility, so we shouldn’t be surprised that normieCons flocked to give controlled opposition orgs like NRO and Daily Wire their Social Security checks.
Checks which those same grifters now begrudge their marks, by the way.
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To be honest, it’s tempting to sympathize with the Con Inc face men. A lot of them were farmed from Hollywood, so they knew the dominant Death Cult would never give them mainstream careers. In that regard, taking the ticket to feign waging the culture war on behalf of red state rubes might seem a reasonable compromise.
It sure was a profitable one, to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars.
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For decades it was smooth going on the gravy train. But then trouble appeared in paradise.
The first signs of the coming crackup of Con Inc appeared last year, when ex-child actor Steven Crowder launched a public contract dispute with fellow Hollywood alum Jeremy Boreing‘s Daily Wire outfit. If you’re keeping score at home, Boreing is the connector who made Ben Shapiro. A while back, he was seen riding the coattails of the Gillette controversy by hawking a line of razors.
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Like a company increasing its share of a shrinking market, Con Inc’s crackup started slow, but now it appears to be happening all at once.
In the past two weeks alone, Shapiro henchman Matt Walsh got egg on his face for his clumsy attempt to co-opt GamerGate 2.
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One week later, another major domino fell when popular Conservative commentator Candace Owens was fired by Daily Wire for publicly disagreeing with Shapiro on foreign policy. Their online spat soon unearthed deep religious differences.
The outspoken pundit’s messy exit led droves of DW audience members to question the outlet’s commitment to Conservative Christian values.
As he did with the Crowder debacle, Jeremy Boreing tried to get out in front of the Candace situation.
His attempt to argue that confessing Christ’s kingship could sometimes constitute antisemitism led to him being raked over the coals in the replies.
Now, to bring the crackup of Con Inc full circle, former Louder with Crowder co-host Jared Monroe has taken to X and GoFundMe, accusing the company of creating a toxic work environment and pursuing malicious lawfare.
Mind you, these allegations come one year after Crowder himself accused Daily Wire of similar contractual shenanigans.
Does this cascading series of crackups spell the end for Con Inc? Will tens of millions of disenfranchised Americans at least get relief from the fifth columnists that prey on them?
If past performance is any indication, no. The marketers and PR teams behind these grifts will find the right way to yell “Squirrel!” and distract normies from their own fleecing. Like most of our cultural crises, solving the Con Inc problem will mean waiting for the Boomers to exit the stage.
Until then, for your own spiritual health, stop giving money to people who hate you.
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