Tucker Carlson was asked about his opinion on a Republican Party that softens its pro-life message and, in doing so, essentially becomes pro-choice as it relates to abortion during the Q&A portion of his talk at AmericaFest on Thursday night.
Carlson said that throughout his life, he has seen how an outcome is often opposite what one might expect. When you think you are losing, that’s actually the moment you realize you’ve kind of won. And he said the opposite is always true, when you think you’ve won, you’re “usually in for a surprise.”
“Abortion is a perfect example of this,” Carlson said.
Carlson said he’s been very sincere on this issue his whole life and has a child who was born on Jan. 22 — the anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
“I’ve thought about it a lot,” he said.
He said he is really distressed by the cowardice of Republican politicians, but said the issue is also a “class thing” too.
“Rich people don’t want to talk about social issues,” he said. “Social issues are the only ones that matter.”
While some refer to “redneck issues” or “religious people issues,” he believes every American knows abortion is “at best like a real tragedy and at worst clearly a form of human sacrifice.”
“I don’t think anybody really, sincerely shouts their abortion with joy,” he said. “I think everybody knows that the cascading effects of that never leave. It’s a true tragedy. Taking of life is always the greatest tragedy.”
Abortion, he said, is opposite of liberation.
“The main thing people want is children,” he said. “That is the only real measure of wealth — is children. And anyone who is against children or making it harder for you to have them to easier for you not to have them is the enemy of you and of the enemy itself. It’s pro-death. And I just don’t think in the end that wins.”
Thirty years ago, Carlson said Democrats had a good formula on abortion — safe, legal and rare.
“Now it’s like want to do something good for America? Kill your kid,” he said. “That’s just Mayan at that point. That’s Canaanites. That’s human sacrifice and they’re just saying it.”
He also cautioned against euthanasia.
“Anyone who is enthusiastic about killing people is scary,” he said.
Yet he sees that there are economic incentives for the government to kill older people who are more of a burden and cost than a benefit to the government.
“I am very concerned that’s coming here,” he said. “You don’t have to be Catholic or even Christian to see that as totally evil. I hope the Republican Party says no to that immediately — people are not objects, they’re not animals, you can’t slaughter them — they have souls.”
