The wounded american right
The Wounded American Right Diego Martín Velázquez Caballero The assassination of Charlie Kirk, a singular and prominent figure of Trumpism, highlights the deep polarization that corrodes American society. This tragic event falls within a context of social anomie, where responsibility apparently falls on the behavior of populist progressivism. In the wake of this event, the debate between conservatism and progressivism intensifies. The MAGA movement presents itself as the victim of an attack, arguing that it embodies order, stability, and Christian nationalism, a perception that seems to gain legitimacy. Progressivism, for its part, is perceived as a movement approaching a "culture of death," where iconoclasm becomes a central value and destruction is an end in itself. Under this lens, any society that adopts it would be on the verge of cultural suicide. The problem with progressivism, seen from this perspective, lies in its linear view of history and progress. The upcoming T...