rant · moment 13 of 17
The Right's Kanye Apologists
from Christmas in Nantucket | The Tim Dillon Show #325 · #325
4 min
Tim criticizes right-wing figures who frame Kanye's Hitler comments as 'a conversation worth having' rather than condemning them outright.
- Tim identifies the problem with the right's response to Kanye: they hedge with asterisks instead of directly condemning him.
- Right-wing apologists frame Hitler praise as an important conversation to have, equating it with policy debates about water and workers' rights.
- A small group on the right is receptive to Kanye's language and uses the 'we should talk about this' defense rather than rejecting it outright.
- Tim questions whether a narcissist having a mental episode and saying he loves Hitler is actually making a political point about Israel.
- Many people saw where Kanye's rhetoric was headed, but some dismissed it as frustration until he explicitly praised Hitler.
- Tim riffs on free speech versus platform responsibility, imagining Twitter's feed becoming entirely swastikas within six months.
- Even as a free speech advocate, Tim argues adults should understand that brands like Chobani won't advertise alongside Nazi imagery.