“That’s progress. M&M’s will not be satisfied until every last cartoon character is deeply unappealing and androgynous, until you wouldn’t want to have a drink with any one of them. That’s the goal.”
Trump Jr has called Carlson “an actual thought leader in conservatism.” The guy had his finger on the pulse fr. He spoke so directly to so many issues that Fox News conservatives cared about that he began to mold the very conversations that Republican policy now depends upon.
I don’t think we have seen the last of him. His charisma is perfectly tuned to the Republican dialogue. To those addicted to anger and fear, Carlson is a pack of menthol cigarettes.
Apparently, Carlson was not worth $700 million+ to Fox News. His ability to twist new realities of loathing out of lies ended up getting the company into a massive lawsuit. Was the settlement the desired outcome? I don’t know. A ruling on Fox News might have had negative implications for American Free Speech and journalism at large. But another Carlson will rise again, you can count on that!
“When you are totally turned off, we’ve achieved equity. They’ve won.”