Scott Greer is one of the best cutting edge thinkers/writers out there. Some here will likely disagree with this article but the "Joe Rogan voters" are the ones we should be aiming to educate further, and that can't be done by continuing to try the failed tactic of hoping for a miraculous White racial awakening that isn't going to happen, certainly not along the lines being pushed for the past 60 years.
The times call for much more astute, original and pragmatic strategies, strategies that can make inroads in the public consciousness and be part of the ongoing discussion even if initially only on the margins rather than being confined to tiny internet echo chambers (ghettos) that are inhabited by as many paid and unpaid trolls and idiots as sincere believers.
This demographic could make an impact in 2024
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Interesting article. I feel like the "Rogan Voter" predates his podcast and online popularity, with Ron Paul's libertarianism, Bernie Sanders "democratic socialism" and Trump's soft-nationalist MAGA movement all taking significant portions of this demographic at various times. In fact, I know several people who have gone through that exact pipeline, and they are absolutely the types who listen to Rogan.
Key takeaway, this group is ideologically flexible and is mostly anchored by anti-establisment sentiment, a somewhat conspiratorial worldview and, quite frankly, charismatic leaders. I don't think this group is as monolithic as the author paints, but in general I know who he's talking about. They can certainly be won over, but it would probably take a popular online figure to start pushing ideas tactfully enough to avoid getting deplatformed immediately.
One area I have to disagree with him on is the idea that "many normiecons" ( which I assume refers young Ben Shapiro types, and to a lesser extent Fox News boomers) are concerned with things like demographic replacement. This group is far more concerned about "wokeness", "socialism", and "the Democrats" than anything else.
The Daily Wire, Steven Crowder, Turning Point, and all the other new right wing media groups are essentially "controlled opposition" in the same way Fox News is. Ben Shapiro, whose company dominates Gen Z rightwing media, said he's "not concerned with the browning of America, ideology is what matters". This is the mindset of most of his listeners.
These "normiecons", many of whom are also Rogan listeners, are the ripest demographic if you ask me. They are already 90% of the way there. The real question is how to go about getting them to take the next step.