There’s also some amount of like Kirk being viewed as the institutionalist to some degree. That sounds insane, but just saying.
Well yes. He was the front man of a substantial political fundraising and propaganda apparatus. That’s institutional by definition. By comparison, Fuentes is just an influencer. Kirk’s political line was determined by what gets evangelical crackers to open their wallets for Republican political campaigns (There are limits here. Your job is to sell ethno-religious strife as an alternative to any materially beneficial policy, but you’re not supposed to wear your Grand Wizard robe to the rally). Fuentes’s political line is determined by what creates the most controversy possible for the sole purpose of promoting himself.
Well yes. He was the front man of a substantial political fundraising and propaganda apparatus. That’s institutional by definition. By comparison, Fuentes is just an influencer. Kirk’s political line was determined by what gets evangelical crackers to open their wallets for Republican political campaigns (There are limits here. Your job is to sell ethno-religious strife as an alternative to any materially beneficial policy, but you’re not supposed to wear your Grand Wizard robe to the rally). Fuentes’s political line is determined by what creates the most controversy possible for the sole purpose of promoting himself.