In this episode of The Chuck Kyle Show, I tackle a question that’s both personal and political: why I still have conservative friends but not MAGA ones. Conservatism is an ideology you can debate. MAGA is something else — a set of values rooted in cruelty, grievance, and loyalty to one man.
I share how old friendships, even with fellow Soldiers, have fractured under this movement. We explore how MAGA functions like a circus tent with many entrances, how denial scales from a photo to a signature to an election, and what this reveals about the future of American democracy.
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