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Screeching to the Converted: The Great Sheep Cote Known as Twitter

By Colby Malsbury

I don’t want to offer a comment on the outrage du jour: the Nathan Phillips/Nick Sandmann confrontation.

Why, you ask?

Because the oh-so-edgy alt-right most assuredly has fully embraced the concept of an acceptable Overton window of discourse, and they have crafted an acceptable template for all its devotees to operate in if they wish to retain the privilege of wearing that vaunted MAGA hat. Skunky Injun Man bad. Smirking Lothario White Teenager good. CNN say the other way around, so be sure to change your avatar to SLWT to show your solidarity with the ’cause’, whatever that might be. Got it, bub? read more