What I appreciate about at least parts of this Times profile of a conservative black influencer who used to be progressive is that it -- at least at times -- doesn't condescendingly treat him as a product of brainwashing.

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Much has been made about Gen Z voters shifting to the right.

Here’s the story of how one of them — @XAVIAERD DuRousseau — evolved from liberal Black Lives Matter protester to fervent Trump supporter, becoming a high-profile influencer along the way.
https://t.co/tewGe6q8tD

Kellen Browning

What I appreciate about at least parts of this Times profile of a conservative black influencer who used to be progressive is that it -- at least at times -- doesn't condescendingly treat him as a product of brainwashing.

https://x.com/Kellen_Browning/status/1907471058711752955

Strategic communications advisor.

Recovering politics reporter, HuffPost.

Early last summer, I was at a party with some folks who are highly east coast liberal. One of them exclaimed "of course she's retarded!" when another suggested one of their neighbors, a sheltered older woman who had pro-Republican signs on her lawn, might be be suffering from some sort of mental handicap

Was by far the most disgusting example of exactly this type of phenomenon I've ever personally witnessed