Ya’ll Look Dumb. They Ain’t Your Friends.

Let's be honest, you know the feeling. That little jolt you get when some professional, social media assclown, a person you’d normally pay good money to avoid, accidentally says one thing you agree with. For a hot second, you think, "Hey, maybe they're not a complete Douch bag."

Newsflash: They are. And cozying up to them because of one shared opinion is the definition of “ain’t it.” It’s like finding a scorpion in your shoe and being grateful it hasn't stung you yet. So you don’t remove it because it hasn’t stung you yet. Even though it’s whole nature is to sting you.

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Making excuses for people who built their careers on hate and division is stupid." It's weak AF. If they haven't publicly owned up to the garbage they've spewed and proven they've changed, welcoming them to the party is a betrayal of everyone they've attacked. Oh wait. You need examples? Look no further than the usual suspects: Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, and Elon Musk.

A Hall of Shame That Keeps on Giving

These aren't oopsies or bad days at the office. These people have a documented, consistent pattern of causing harm. Forgetting that history just because they do something convenient for you is political amnesia.

Take Candace Owens, who built a brand by cashing checks to attack her own people. This is the woman who called the concept of Black Lives Matter a "fraud,” smeared George Floyd's name for clicks. Then turned right around and sported a “White Lives Matter” shirt with Koonye West just to play in Black people’s faces. She’s since expanded her portfolio to include transphobia and antisemitic dog whistles. Just because I agree with her on what’s happening in Gaza, that doesn’t mean I’m supposed to forget that she’s dishonest actor. More than likely only attacking Israel because of her antisemitism, not any real empathy for the Gazans.

Or how about Tucker Carlson, the confused-puppy face of white-panic politics. For years, this guy whispered sweet nothings about the racist "Great Replacement" theory into your grandpa's ear from a multi-million dollar studio. He’s the one who said immigrants make the country "dirtier." Praising him for one moment of sanity over the Iran strikes ignores the years he spent deliberately poisoning the well.

And then there’s Emperor Elon, our reigning chaos agent. The "free speech absolutist" who just happens to think antisemitic conspiracy theories are "the actual truth." Oh and btw, gets off on hurting the poorest people in society. His recent public spat with Trump wasn't some moral awakening; it was a billionaire squabbling with another billionaire over money. Mr. “not as smart as YOU think he is” was just having a temper tantrum. He's still the guy who turned a usable social media platform into a haven for bigots.

That "Enemy of My Enemy" Garbage

Then you get the galaxy-brain take: "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

Please. That proverb is a survival guide for a back-alley knife fight, not a serious strategy for social change. Using it to justify teaming up with these characters doesn't make you look smart. It makes you look desperate. When your "friend" is a known bigot, they aren't your ally. You're just their pawn.

So What Would a Real Change of Heart Look Like? (Hint: Not This)

If these people were serious about changing, you'd know it. It wouldn’t be one tweet or a single contrarian opinion.

For starters, it would require an apology. A real "I was profoundly wrong, I caused real harm, and here's exactly how I'll work to fix it." We haven't seen anything remotely close to that from any of them.

Beyond that, they’d have to use their ridiculously powerful platforms to actually help the people they spent years tearing down. They'd have to actively fight the systems that made them rich and famous. Don't hold your breath.

Have Some Damn Standards

Look, the temptation to grab any support you can get is real. But you don't build a movement by high-fiving the people who used all their social capital to burn it all down. A history of hate should not be the negotiable price for a temporary alliance.

Lasting change is built on integrity. Have some goddamn standards. Again….you look desperate AF.

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