On Wednesday at 8:00 p.m., Tucker Carlson returned with a bang, announcing his arrival with a statement that resonated throughout social media and made it plain that he was not going anywhere.
Carlson holds hard against the “liars trying to silence people” in a speech he delivers after being unceremoniously fired by his workplace. He imparts optimism despite the grim circumstances and the idea that efforts to thwart the dissemination of truth would ultimately fail.
Tucker Carlson launched his Fox News broadcast with the well-known phrase, “Good evening, it’s Tucker Carlson,” before being told to stop by network executives. He first paid thanks to all of the “genuinely nice people” that there exist in America before destroying the “unbelievably stupid” televised conversations over unimportant topics while significant real-world concerns are entirely disregarded.
“They are completely irrelevant. They mean nothing,” he said. “In five years, we won’t even remember that we had them. Trust me as someone who’s participated. And yes, at the same time, and this is the amazing thing, the undeniably big topics, the ones that will define our future, get virtually no discussion at all: War, civil liberties, emerging science, demographic change, corporate power, natural resources.”
“When was the last time you heard a legitimate debate about any of those issues,” Carlson continued. “It has been a long time. Debates like that are not permitted in American media.”
“Both political parties and their donors have reached consensus on what benefits them and they actively collude to shut down any conversation about it,” Carlson continued. “Suddenly the United States looks very much like a one-party state. That’s a depressing realization but it’s not permanent.”
“Our current orthodoxies won’t last. They’re brain-dead. Nobody actually believes them. Hardly anyone’s life is improved by them. This moment is too inherently ridiculous to continue,” Carlson said. “And so it won’t.”
“The people in charge know this, that’s why they’re hysterical and aggressive, they’re afraid,” Carlson pointed out. “They’ve given up persuasion, they’re resorting to force. But it won’t work.”
“When honest people say what’s true, calmly and without embarrassment, they become powerful. At the same time, the liars who’ve been trying to silence them shrink and they become weaker,” he said. “That’s the iron law of the universe, true things prevail.”
“Where can you still find Americans saying true things?” Carlson asked. “There aren’t many places left, but there are some and that’s enough. As long as you can hear the words, there is hope. See you soon.”
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In spite of being off the air, Tucker Carlson’s stirring message resonated with millions of people worldwide, garnering 20 million views in less than 24 hours. With his video, the political pundit and his crew outperformed Brian Kilmeade’s 8:00 p.m. Fox News broadcast, which only attracted 1.7 million viewers.
Fans and detractors alike reacted to Tucker Carlson’s opening remarks in a torrent of comments as soon as it was revealed that Fox News has severed its partnership with the long-running, well-liked broadcaster.
“Struck down, Tucker will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine,” Kurt Schlichter, a conservative writer, foresaw.
After Tucker Carlson’s unexpected return to television, Democrats and their allies were forced to scramble for an appropriate reaction.
