The Daily Wire’s Andrew Klavan just dropped a bombshell response to his colleague Matt Walsh’s viral anime comments. Walsh sparked a nationwide debate when he declared all anime “satanic” and said adults shouldn’t watch cartoons. Now Klavan is firing back with his own take on popular shows like Chainsaw Man and Jujutsu Kaisen.
This isn’t just some silly internet spat between conservative hosts. It’s a real battle for the soul of American culture and who gets to decide what’s appropriate for our families. Walsh made headlines across major news outlets when he doubled down on his claims that anime leads to “demonic possession.”
The mainstream media had a field day with Walsh’s comments. Liberal outlets like Yahoo News and The Daily Beast rushed to paint him as an extremist troll. But here’s what they won’t tell you – Walsh was asking important questions about what our kids are consuming.
Klavan’s response shows there’s room for honest debate among conservatives about pop culture. Unlike the left, we don’t cancel people for having different opinions about entertainment. We can disagree and still fight together against the real enemies of American values.
The anime industry does have serious problems that parents need to know about. Many shows contain disturbing violence, sexual content, and anti-Christian themes that would shock most American families. Our children deserve better than this foreign garbage being pushed on them.
But Klavan seems ready to make distinctions that Walsh won’t. Not every cartoon from Japan is automatically evil, just like not every American movie is automatically good. Smart parents can tell the difference and make choices for their own families.
This fight matters because it’s really about who controls American culture. The left wants to flood our kids with woke propaganda while conservatives argue among themselves about cartoons. We need to stay focused on the real threats to our children’s minds and souls.
Both Walsh and Klavan love America and want to protect our kids from harmful content. Their disagreement shows that conservative voices aren’t afraid to challenge each other when it matters. That’s exactly the kind of honest debate our movement needs to stay strong.