18/02/2025 16:14
The Guardian
Welcome to the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference, a fatuous echo chamber of self-congratulationFighting the culture wars doesn’t come cheap these days. Tickets for the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference at the ExCeL Centre in London cost a discounted £450. A bargain said the organisers, as the original price was £1,500. Maybe they had a point. All 4,000 tickets were sold long before the event began. Even access to a live stream set you back £150. A meta-event where only the global elite are welcome to watch a global elite take on the global elite.This was “alt-right” heaven. A gathering of some of the biggest names on the circuit. Douglas Murray. Jordan Peterson. Nigel Farage. Niall Ferguson. An echo chamber of self-referential congratulation. A place where people come to have their ideas confirmed, not challenged. Continue reading...
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