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This week, *The New York Times* profiled a young conservative influencer by the very Southern name of Brilyn Hollyhand. Hollyhand pretty much wants to fill Charlie Kirk’s shoes and become as popular an influencer on the right. However, his political pitch leaves something to be desired.
To borrow a phrase, there seems to be less emphasis on rigorous intellectual debate and more on friendly conversations. Hollyhand simply doesn’t have those fierce debate skills or the intellectual curiosity that made Kirk formidable.
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Hollyhand’s heart is in the right place, and he doesn’t seem like a bad person. But I don’t think he will inspire young conservatives. He comes off as fake and scripted, and when young people get the sense that you are mindlessly repeating talking points, they will mock you before running for the hills. And, again, he lacks Kirk’s razor-sharp mind.
In some ways, the right’s futile search for “Charlie Kirk 2.0” is similar to the Democrats’ desperate quest to find “the left’s Joe Rogan.” Like Kirk, Rogan is inimitable and became popular because he acted like himself, spoke his mind, and didn’t care what other people thought of him. Rogan is authentic and intellectually curious, as was Kirk. You simply can’t replace that.
This brings us to far-right influencer Nick Fuentes, whose recent interview with Tucker Carlson went viral. Fuentes seems to be another right-wing influencer jockeying for a slice of Kirk’s audience.
Fuentes already has a large following of young men known as “Groypers.” To sum them up as bluntly and succinctly as possible, they are a group of white nationalist edgelords who are angry because they can’t get laid or find a wife.
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I’m not here to litigate Fuentes, as plenty of conservatives have done that already. Personally, I don’t like him and find him and his movement weird and off-putting. It’s a free country, though, and he has the right to speak his mind.
But I think young men should avoid, at all costs, getting sucked into the Fuentes/Groyper subculture.
There are so many subcultures under the sun, online and in real life, that men can discover. The subculture of people who geek out on baseball statistics. The subculture of antique gun enthusiasts. The subculture of readers who love obscure French novels. It is endless. You can cultivate your own garden of hobbies and intellectual pursuits, focusing your energy on learning new things or skills.
So, why waste your precious time hanging out in an online subculture of schmendricks? How does that benefit you in the long run? How does that make you a better man?
https://dailycaller.com/2025/10/31/mr-right-brilyn-hollyhand-charlie-kirk-new-york-times-profile/
