Conservative activist Christopher Rufo, who is a close ally of Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, hosted a social media debate in which one participant argued that conservatives should cooperate with a hypothetical white nationalist dictator “in order to destroy the power of the left”.

Rufo, a Manhattan Institute fellow who has been a hugely influential figure in DeSantis’ culture war policies in Florida, did not disagree with the sentiments. Instead he commended speakers for their “thoughtful points” and presenting the discussion as a model fo

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    9 months ago

    Sounds scary, but Florida has proven to be completely unpopular anywhere outside of Florida.

    Not considering he may not be THAT popular in Florida anymore 🥴

    So if this is the guy that put Desantis in that position, I hope he continues to listen to him 🤡