"Driving the enmity have been some of the most explosive and unresolved issues confronting the "Make America Great Again" movement: resurgent antisemitism, the prevalence of conspiracy theories and the rise of the concept of "heritage Americans" and what that notion - considered by some to be a thinly veiled racist dog-whistle - means for nonwhite conservatives. Notably, in the wake of the revolt against left-wing "cancel culture," there have also been questions about what kinds of ideas might be grounds for cancellation within conservatism itself."
"Since 2021, Turning Point USA's annual gathering, AmericaFest, has featured a star-studded roster of conservative influencers and politicians who have been virtually unified in their focus on a common foe, one that Charlie Kirk, the group's co-founder, called the "woke" left. But over the weekend in Phoenix, speakers at AmericaFest scarcely mentioned Democrats and other liberal foils. Instead, some of the most prominent right-wing leaders in the country criticized members of their own movement, calling them "frauds," "pompous" and a "cancer.""
Turning Point USA's AmericaFest, long a hub for a broad conservative coalition united against the "woke" left, instead became a site of internal conflict. Prominent right-wing leaders criticized one another, using terms like "frauds," "pompous" and "a cancer." Core disputes centered on resurgent antisemitism, circulating conspiracy theories, and the emergence of the "heritage Americans" concept and its implications for nonwhite conservatives. Questions also surfaced about what ideas could be subject to cancellation within conservatism. The gathering unfolded amid leadership uncertainty three months after the assassination of Kirk and as President Donald Trump begins a second term.
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