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Heritage staff in open revolt over leader’s defense of Tucker Carlson (www.washingtonpost.com)

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The Heritage Foundation is erupting in open revolt against its president, Kevin Roberts, as the right-wing think tank struggles to deal with internal and external anger over his defense of former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

The furor began after Carlson invited Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist who routinely espouses antisemitic views, onto his popular podcast. Roberts then posted a video that castigated a “venomous coalition” and “the globalist class” for attacking Carlson, whom Roberts called “a close friend of the Heritage Foundation.” Numerous Heritage staffers and conservative figures said the comments played on antisemitic tropes.

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[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago

The guy takes the standard "free speech" position of "I don't have to agree with your opinion, in order to defend your right to have it", and they vilify him for it?

I thought the entire conservative schtick was that they had every right to hold offensive opinions, and that the left was wrong to "cancel" them for being assholes.