‘A deranged fringe movement’: what is Maga communism, the online ideology platformed by Tucker Carlson?

Two young men are promoting a grab-bag ideology celebrating honor' and condemning global elites' - and winning powerful friends on the right

In the last few years, a self-styled political movement that sounds like a contradiction in terms has gained ground online: Maga communism".

Promoted by its two most prominent spokespeople, Haz Al-Din, 27, and Jackson Hinkle, 24, Maga communism comprises a grab bag of ideas that can seem lacking in coherence - ranging from a belief in the power of Donald Trump's followers to wrest power from global elites" to an emphasis on masculine honor", admiration for Vladimir Putin and support for Palestinian liberation.