the jump to imply the extremist meaning of the word that gets me.
Our world is fractured and divided. So people want to focus on things that can unite us. Like sports and terms like Unity and Equality. Things that pre 2020 would be unobjectionable.
He spun the NCAA’s use to mean that conservatives need to give up all their morals and values (what they have left anyway) and bow to Marxo-leftist leanings in all ways and forms. It’s sad. And honestly a rough way to live.
He is furthering the notion that there is no room for moderates (myself and millions of others) in the conversation. It seems everything must be interpreted as one extreme or the other.
2006 - American flag means you support torture and war crimes (abu graib).
2021 - Unity means you support the far left ideals and want to purge the conservatives.
Both are sad and a fairly dangerous interpretations.