Tucker Carlson’s Dark Turn

National Review ^ | 7/24/2025 | JAMES KIRCHICK

[ek_hornbeck]

I think that Tucker Carlson's rhetoric is a backlash against the fact that the Trump administration actively goes after antisemitism on college campuses while ignoring the fact that the same college campuses have long been saturated with anti-white and anti-American rhetoric.

If universities are being denied funding and foreign students are deported for being anti-Jewish and anti-Israel, why aren't we doing the same when those universities sponsor courses teaching that the white race, Christendom, and the United States are the source of all evil?

[af_vet_1981]

Oh, so now you're trying to dishonestly twist my words. Those military actions were fought for other countries...Israel being a big one. Nobody is avoiding US history, I'm citing US history.

False; you have cited nothing but your opinions.

Your first opinion is Syria. I assume you are referring to:

Shortly after the start of the civil war in 2011, the Obama administration placed sanctions against Syria and supported the Free Syrian Army rebel faction by covertly authorizing Timber Sycamore under which the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) armed and trained rebels. Following the Islamic State's occupation of Eastern Syria in August 2014, the United States conducted surveillance flights in Syria to gather intelligence regarding the Islamic State. In September 2014, the United States-led coalition—which involves the United Kingdom, France, Jordan, Turkey, Canada, Australia, and others—launched an air campaign against the Islamic State and al-Nusra Front inside Syria.

.. No, Israel not involved; US fighting with other nations. You are against all those nations, correct, especially the Moslem countries, right ?

[Vaduz]

That boy went down the wrong road and never came back.

Obsession keeps the blindfold on and the eats closed.

[af_vet_1981]

Your second opinion was Libya; sigh; do you know the history of the United States and Libya ? If you just want to concentrate on the modern history and avoid the Barbary Wars, take this into account:

The Years of Wheelus

[cgbg]

Buckley was “ex” CIA.

His job was to be part of controlling the narrative (gatekeeping) on the right side of the political spectrum.

“Full spectrum dominance”

The CIA understood that they could be destroyed at some point if they did not control both political parties.

[Pelham]

Charles Krauthammer was Walter Mondale’s speechwriter when he ran against Ronald Reagan in 1984.

His rebranding as a conservative always struck me as more opportunism than conviction. Something shared by most of the neoconservative movement.

[Reily]

People can change their views on things like Reagan did.

[cowboyusa]

Strawman. We are fighting no wars
We only smashed Iran, and then got out.

[cowboyusa]

Really, you actualy care about the United Stayrs now?

[FLT-bird]

Really, you think I don’t?

[FLT-bird]

Strawman. We are fighting no wars We only smashed Iran, and then got out.

No its not a strawman. I just don't think we should get militarily involved in the middle east....that its not in our national interest to be the world's policeman.

[FLT-bird]

Your second opinion was Libya; sigh; do you know the history of the United States and Libya ? If you just want to concentrate on the modern history and avoid the Barbary Wars, take this into account: The Years of Wheelus

What does any of this have to do with the Obama administration deciding to intervene in Libya? Khaddafi had already given up whatever chemical weapons he had. He was a SOB and a dictator and all that but did getting rid of him make Libya better? No. Its a complete shithole today with an open slave market. Its a failed state now. We shouldn't have bothered.

[cowboyusa]

No, Mr lost cause, I think you don’t
No one who wishes the Confece5acy won, lives the US.

[FLT-bird]

False; you have cited nothing but your opinions. Your first opinion is Syria. I assume you are referring to: Shortly after the start of the civil war in 2011, the Obama administration placed sanctions against Syria and supported the Free Syrian Army rebel faction by covertly authorizing Timber Sycamore under which the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) armed and trained rebels. Following the Islamic State's occupation of Eastern Syria in August 2014, the United States conducted surveillance flights in Syria to gather intelligence regarding the Islamic State. In September 2014, the United States-led coalition—which involves the United Kingdom, France, Jordan, Turkey, Canada, Australia, and others—launched an air campaign against the Islamic State and al-Nusra Front inside Syria. .. No, Israel not involved; US fighting with other nations. You are against all those nations, correct, especially the Moslem countries, right ?

Correct I've stated my opinions. Duh. That's all this is....our opinions.

Why should we have gotten involved in Libya? Its a sandy shithole. Its not vital to American national interests. Khaddafi was a SOB but there's a world full of SOBs like that. So what? Not our circus and not our monkeys.

[cowboyusa]

We did a Jacksonian( remember him, Trump’s and mine Political hero), that the panicans bitched about. We were in and out in minutes. No, war, just total alliteration

[FLT-bird]

No, Mr lost cause, I think you don’t No one who wishes the Confece5acy won, lives the US.

You can love the culture, the constitution, and at least some of the people without loving the government and many of the things it does.

[cowboyusa]

I’m mostly old right, the John Birch Spciety was right about most things.

[FLT-bird]

We did a Jacksonian( remember him, Trump’s and mine Political hero), that the panicans bitched about. We were in and out in minutes. No, war, just total alliteration

Just stay out. Iran is not our problem.

[cowboyusa]

To love the UNITED STATES has nothing to do with loving the Government
It means loving the NATION. America is a Nation, not a Confeceracy.The problem is that certain cities have gone neo- Confederate, amd they oppose everything the USA stands for.

[cowboyusa]

We ARE out. That’s the point.We did it in minutes. THAT is Jacksonian foriegn policy