A couple months ago, I had a hour-long conversation with Laura Loomer, a prominent influencer of the MAGA right. She and her 60,000 live-stream viewers on X and Rumble. We very quickly identified the bridging sentiment as countering authoritarianism without sacrificing free speech and finding this uncommon ground. It’s also quite attractive to her because she was also wary of techno-feudalism. By discovering that uncommon ground early on, I think this surprising validator enabled people to see that there really is something in common, and they become very much pro-Taiwan at the end of that hour.