boognish_bear said:
Not a surprise. Tucker plays into the grievance culture and identity politics that have taken ahold of young "conservatives," if you can even call them that. Does things the Groypers like, such as minimize Hitler's culpability, and regularly attacks the Jews - their bogeyman, responsible for their lot in life (i.e. inability to find a good wife, afford a house, find a good job, etc.). Sure, Israel is not saint, and there are many things we can justifiably criticize, but young white men have what I believe is a demonically-influenced obsession and hatred for the Jews.
But the real problem here isn't the racism and identity politics that Tucker plays into. It's the lack of faith among this new generation. When I was in school, most of my friends and acquaintances identified as Christian. Certainly, most were not, but they at least had a modicum of respect for Christ's teachings, and purported to adhere to such beliefs.
Few of today's youngsters even claim to be Christians. We attended a large church for a bit in North Austin, and I helped lead some of the high school small groups, and even among those who attended church, few of the teens were Christians. It's even worse in public school of course. There is no reverence or belief in God. So, when you have a group of young men that lack a foundation, and see the chips stacked against them, they find a convenient (albeit, misguided) bogeyman. And I think that hated is guided by spiritual forces, as a believer.
That said, the young man in this post is wrong about how much support people like Tucker have, and how much support people like Shapiro have. Shapiro's main demographic is 40-50 somethings, while Tucker's demographic - at least at the time he left Fox - were indeed boomers, with the largest over 60. No doubt Tucker is now saying some things to capture a younger audience, but his audience is mostly boomers.
As with all things, we always overestimate how many hold our beliefs. I used to be guilty of same. This young man, full of piss and vinegar, is guilty of that.