Right-wing thinker curtis yarvin has flirted with white nationalism. They are sceptical of big tech, unfettered capitalism and want to make it easier to afford a family. Critics say this is 'fashism' - the same stuff we saw in 19th century europe. But they're likely not going to look like the fashism that we once knew. It might be scarier than fascioism. A union of tet billionaires and anti democrats creating an absolute serfdem ind distopia. And i find that very scaring.
The newest conservative dissidents want to radically reshape the Republican party and American democracy. Journalist James Pogue explains the confounding movement, which includes Senate candidates Blake Masters and J.D. Vance.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Noel King.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
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