Tucker Carlson’s interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes split the conservative movement.
A communications scholar examines when interviewing someone with extreme views helps illuminate their beliefs — and when it normalizes them. https://theconversation.com/shaping-the-conversation-means-offering-context-to-extreme-ideas-not-just-a-platform-269883
@TheConversationUS "These reactions may seem incompatible, but both contain slices of the truth. Public debates about extreme views often pull us toward simple binaries – platform or censor, engage or avoid – when the real issue is how the engagement is structured and the purpose it serves.
The current tension raises a broader question that extends beyond any single interview: When does a conversation with someone who holds extreme views illuminate their beliefs, which could serve the public interest, and when might it risk being interpreted as validation?"
