cornered and more dangerous than ever
At a moment when both sides should be reining in their own and cooling the temperature,
@Riley_Gaines_and I went on
@PiersUncensored
expecting a conversation—what we got instead was 45 minutes of ad hominem attacks from two unhinged men.
To Piers Morgan’s credit, he stood up for us. But after this—and the endless smear campaigns from outlets like
@CNN
I can’t help but wonder if any of this is even worth it.
When I look back at the leaders we once admired, their north star was unity. They took the high ground. They engaged with both sides, even when it was hard. I’ve tried to do the same. Yet time and again, I find the left making that impossible.
They either won’t show up for the conversation, or when they do, they shout you down, call you racist or fascist, and then lie about the exchange afterward. I’ve now been on the left trying to engage the right, and on the right trying to engage the left. The difference is stark—and it’s why I’ve gravitated in the direction I have.
While I refuse to partake in that kind of behavior, I now realize not every voice deserves an audience. Some people don’t want dialogue—they want chaos.
And I see the best way to defeat hate isn’t to engage it, but to starve it. Hate thrives on attention and dies in neglect.Many warned me. I refused to accept it. Lesson learned.