When what you're writing about in a serious manner can be summed up perfectly by two back-to-back articles from the Babylon Bee, a Christian satire site, you know our current state of affairs has reached unprecedented levels.
By now, unless you've been living under a rock, you know that Kanye West has gone on a Twitter tirade, in which he calls President Trump his "brother" and says that the two of them share "dragon energy."
Conservatives have been embracing the thought of having such a prominent name attached to our cause and movement. In fact, many conservative figures have been campaigning to have Kanye West deliver the keynote address at CPAC 2019.
I believe that the sudden influx of adulation for Kanye among the conservative camp is a mistake.
Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with advocating for his ability to be able to think freely and to question whether or not he should align with the Democratic Party solely based on the color of his skin.
But the opposite of Democrat is not Republican. The opposite of liberal is not conservative. And just because someone tweets that they are, ". . . refusing to be enslaved by monolithic thought," doesn't mean that they are the next face of the conservative movement.
However, I do believe that Kanye's recent candidness regarding his relationship and admiration for President Trump presents a unique opportunity that those on the right should take hold of before it slips away: highlighting the hypocrisy of the left.
Those on the right are already aware that being lumped in with the alt-right is just a natural byproduct for anyone who thinks that shrinking the size of the government is a good idea. But apparently, that moniker is also used for anyone who indicates that they are drifting away from the Democratic Party.
That, however, is the least of some of the absolutely insulting and disgusting comments that are being spouted off toward Kanye. Many are questioning his mental health, with late night host Stephen Colbert saying that Kanye has, "lost his mind."
In my opinion, though, the most offensive vitriol is regarding the "sunken place" from Jordan Peele's Oscar-winning movie, "Get Out" (which is an incredible film, by the way).
The "sunken place" is a hypnotic state of mind that the white antagonists in the film subject black victims to in order to take over and control their bodies, via brain transplant. So, when late night host Trevor Noah says that Kanye is in the "sunken place," what he's saying is that Kanye's mind is being controlled by white people and that nothing he's saying or doing is his own original thought.
I understand that comment is Noah's jaded attempt at humor, but there are many others out there who are using the term seriously.
How grotesque it is to equate a person of color having thoughts that diverge from the Democratic Party with someone whose mind is being controlled by a white person that has taken over their body.
But the "sunken place" isn't just reserved for Kanye for speaking out about his support for the president. It seems as though even tweeting that, "Black people don’t have to be democrats" will cause you to wind up there should you refrain from apologizing. Thank goodness Chance the Rapper came to his senses, apologized and, ". . . just narrowly escaped the sunken place."
So, according to the left, if you break away from even one single aspect of what they believe, you are emblematic of the alt-right and your mind is trapped in the "sunken place." How do they expect us to take them seriously when that's how they respond to someone challenging their narrative?
Especially since you are at risk of entering the "sunken place" yourself if you're a prominent black entertainer who dares to point out that you don't have to be a Democrat just because you're black.
I would caution my peers on the right who are adamantly embracing Kanye as someone who is now an enlightened conservative. He himself says that he isn't at a point where he could call himself one or where others should call him one.
Instead we should be pointing out the elephant in the room. No, not our beloved party mascot--but the fact that any bifurcation from the Democratic Party by people of color is greeted with the accusation of Nazi-sympathy or white mind control.
