Kulturkampf

[Polident]

First guy is conservative tweeter but he screenshot all the important parts:

The Coates stuff is bizarre. He goes on a week vacation over there and somehow anoints himself the expert on the subject. Given a media tour where everybody plays along with the delusions. First interview with the slightest pushback about like 101 material, it's this big controversy. Obviously there's the grifting thing and ego and whatever, but at some point the speaking truth to power, fighting the establishment, etc act is pretty hollow when you have the establishment coddling you this hard.