A certain kind of Hasbarist campaign talking point has gained prominence, in an effort to portray Zionism not as a colonial movement but as a decolonization or land-back movement.
I don’t think it’s quite true that all liberals are on the right. Think of someone like Noah Smith, Matty Yglesias, or Brianna Wu.
The Economist is very much a liberal newspaper. It’s rather centrist. And it’s pro-Israel.
Wilders is certainly socially liberal, on LGBT and euthanasia, but he’s rather anti free market. And a bit cozy with Putin. He’s not the first person I’d think of when you think of liberal.
Milei is a great example of a right-wing liberal. He’s anti-abortion but otherwise very liberal. And he strongly backs Israel.
There's a distinction between actual beliefs and political alignment. Noah Smith, Matty Yglesias, and Brianna Wu are all people who have some reactionary tendencies, even if they keep them under wraps (as is the case with the first two). That's the essential point of the exposition in the essay - that what is actually liberalism, in comparison to what is touted as liberalism, are in conflict with each. In the current political climate, appeals to liberal principles come off as reactionary because of how far polarized the center has become.
To repeat, liberals aren't "on the right", but appeals to basic liberal principles come off more as going against left-wing thought than right-wing thought in today's political climate.
I don’t think it’s quite true that all liberals are on the right. Think of someone like Noah Smith, Matty Yglesias, or Brianna Wu.
The Economist is very much a liberal newspaper. It’s rather centrist. And it’s pro-Israel.
Wilders is certainly socially liberal, on LGBT and euthanasia, but he’s rather anti free market. And a bit cozy with Putin. He’s not the first person I’d think of when you think of liberal.
Milei is a great example of a right-wing liberal. He’s anti-abortion but otherwise very liberal. And he strongly backs Israel.
There's a distinction between actual beliefs and political alignment. Noah Smith, Matty Yglesias, and Brianna Wu are all people who have some reactionary tendencies, even if they keep them under wraps (as is the case with the first two). That's the essential point of the exposition in the essay - that what is actually liberalism, in comparison to what is touted as liberalism, are in conflict with each. In the current political climate, appeals to liberal principles come off as reactionary because of how far polarized the center has become.
To repeat, liberals aren't "on the right", but appeals to basic liberal principles come off more as going against left-wing thought than right-wing thought in today's political climate.