The Day the Delusions Died

“,”feature_image_alt”:null,”feature_image_caption”:”(Ibrahim Ezzat/Anadolu via Getty Images)”,”feature_image”:”https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa52fe9cb-b002-4393-a708-c6cd1617ffb9_1024x683.jpeg”,”comment_id”:”138205717″,”comments”:true,”featured”:false,”visibility”:”public”,”created_at”:”2023-10-23T01:31:03.102Z”,”updated_at”:”2023-10-23T01:31:03.102Z”,”published_at”:”2023-10-23T01:31:03.102Z”,”custom_excerpt”:null,”codeinjection_head”:null,”codeinjection_foot”:null,”custom_template”:null,”url”:”https://www.thefp.com/p/the-day-the-delusions-died-konstantin-kisin”,”excerpt”:”A lot of people woke up on October 7 as progressives and went to bed that night feeling like conservatives. What changed?”,”reading_time”:11,”access”:true,”og_image”:”https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa52fe9cb-b002-4393-a708-c6cd1617ffb9_1024x683.jpeg”,”og_title”:”The Day the Delusions Died”,”og_description”:”A lot of people woke up on October 7 as progressives and went to bed that night feeling like conservatives. What changed?”,”twitter_image”:”https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa52fe9cb-b002-4393-a708-c6cd1617ffb9_1024x683.jpeg”,”twitter_title”:”The Day the Delusions Died”,”twitter_description”:”A lot of people woke up on October 7 as progressives and went to bed that night feeling like conservatives. What changed?”,”meta_title”:”The Day the Delusions Died”,”meta_description”:”A lot of people woke up on October 7 as progressives and went to bed that night feeling like conservatives. What changed?”,”email_subject”:”The Day the Delusions Died”,”tags”:[{“url”:”/t/show-pop-up”,”feature_image”:null,”visibility”:”public”,”description”:””,”id”:”2f4ce471-ec01-48ca-a97e-0b149db155a1″,”publication_id”:260347,”name”:”show-pop-up”,”slug”:”show-pop-up”,”hidden”:false},{“url”:”/t/politics”,”feature_image”:null,”visibility”:”public”,”description”:””,”id”:”4a629896-9a69-41e6-947f-c5a2f5942f6a”,”publication_id”:260347,”name”:”Politics”,”slug”:”politics”,”hidden”:false},{“url”:”/t/middle-east”,”feature_image”:null,”visibility”:”public”,”description”:””,”id”:”90935dca-1b48-466b-8d6a-e57f00039c8c”,”publication_id”:260347,”name”:”Middle East”,”slug”:”middle-east”,”hidden”:false}],”primary_tag”:null,”authors”:[{“id”:13247845,”name”:”Konstantin Kisin”,”handle”:”konstantinkisin”,”previous_name”:null,”photo_url”:”https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff7f97d20-5cba-46fc-afb7-7ef847898449_2051x2052.jpeg”,”bio”:”Russian-British satirist, social commentator, author of An Immigrant’s Love Letter to the West, co-host of TRIGGERnometry.”,”profile_set_up_at”:”2022-03-08T19:07:52.646Z”,”twitter_screen_name”:”KonstantinKisin”,”is_guest”:true,”bestseller_tier”:1000,”primaryPublicationId”:746128,”primaryPublicationName”:”Konstantin Kisin”,”primaryPublicationUrl”:”https://www.konstantinkisin.com”,”primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl”:”https://www.konstantinkisin.com/subscribe?”,”profile_image”:”https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff7f97d20-5cba-46fc-afb7-7ef847898449_2051x2052.jpeg”,”visibility”:”public”,”slug”:”13247845-konstantin-kisin”,”url”:”https://substack.com/@konstantinkisin”}],”primary_author”:{“id”:13247845,”name”:”Konstantin Kisin”,”handle”:”konstantinkisin”,”previous_name”:null,”photo_url”:”https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff7f97d20-5cba-46fc-afb7-7ef847898449_2051x2052.jpeg”,”bio”:”Russian-British satirist, social commentator, author of An Immigrant’s Love Letter to the West, co-host of TRIGGERnometry.”,”profile_set_up_at”:”2022-03-08T19:07:52.646Z”,”twitter_screen_name”:”KonstantinKisin”,”is_guest”:true,”bestseller_tier”:1000,”primaryPublicationId”:746128,”primaryPublicationName”:”Konstantin Kisin”,”primaryPublicationUrl”:”https://www.konstantinkisin.com”,”primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl”:”https://www.konstantinkisin.com/subscribe?”,”profile_image”:”https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff7f97d20-5cba-46fc-afb7-7ef847898449_2051x2052.jpeg”,”visibility”:”public”,”slug”:”13247845-konstantin-kisin”,”url”:”https://substack.com/@konstantinkisin”},”tiers”:null},”language”:”en”,”country”:”US”,”siteConfigs”:{“score_upsell_email”:”control”,”first_chat_email_enabled”:true,”free_signup_confirmation_behavior”:”with_email_validation”,”reader-onboarding-promoted-pub”:737237,”pub_creation_captcha_behavior”:”risky_pubs”,”new_commenter_approval”:false,”pub_update_opennode_api_key”:false,”selection_sharing”:”NONE”,”guest_posts_revamp”:”NONE”,”hide_book_a_meeting_button”:false,”first_month_upsell_enabled”:false,”substack_credits_enabled”:false,”publication_max_bylines”:50,”no_contest_charge_disputes”:false,”new_subscription_management”:false,”recommendations_announcement_url”:”https://on.substack.com/p/recommendations”,”comp_expiry_email_new_copy”:”NONE”,”free_unlock_required”:false,”traffic_rule_check_enabled”:false,”amp_emails_enabled”:false,”enable_post_summarization”:false,”image_deep_link_enabled”:false,”bitcoin_enabled”:false,”public_podcast_rss_feed_only_free_visible”:false,”show_entire_square_image”:false,”hide_subscriber_count”:true,”editor_v2″:true,”publication_author_display_override”:””,”reader_onboarding_after_subscription_flow”:”control”,”generate_pdf_tax_report”:false,”post_management_experimental_filters”:false,”enable_pledges_modal”:true,”include_pdf_invoice”:false,”hide_pub_from_subscription_recommendation”:false,”platform_searcher_enabled”:false,”tax_integration_enabled”:false,”use_featured_pub_recommendations”:false,”meetings_v1″:false,”custom_target_origin”:””,”exempt_from_gtm_filter”:false,”group_sections_and_podcasts_in_menu”:false,”boost_optin_modal_enabled”:true,”use_microlink_for_instagram_embeds”:false,”pub_tts_override”:”default”,”disable_monthly_subscriptions”:false,”skip_welcome_email”:false,”chat_reader_thread_notification_default”:false,”scheduled_pinned_posts”:true,”disable_redirect_outbound_utm_params”:false,”reader_gift_referrals_enabled”:true,”allow_video_transcription”:false,”dont_show_guest_byline”:true,”like_comments_enabled”:true,”extended_podcast_episode_metadata”:false,”use_richer_html_for_editing_podcast_description”:false,”default_to_editor_v2″:false,”enable_author_note_email_toggle”:false,”meetings_embed_publication_name”:false,”no_auto_renewal_notice”:true,”people_you_may_know_algorithm”:”experiment”,”presubscribes_disabled”:false,”welcome_screen_blurb_override”:””,”post_recipients_batch_limit”:1000,”like_posts_enabled”:true,”enable_certainly_chat”:false,”notes_publication_mentions_enabled”:false,”twitter_player_card_enabled”:true,”enable_credit_token_modal”:true,”feed_promoted_user”:false,”allow_renew_email_footer”:false,”reader_recs_from_feed”:”experiment”,”section_specific_csv_imports_enabled”:false,”enable_video_upload_improvements”:true,”show_posts_in_dashboard_overview”:false,”generate_twitter_card_with_lamda”:false,”list_pruning_enabled”:false,”opt_in_to_sections_during_subscribe”:false,”enable_presubscriptions”:true,”underlined_colored_links”:false,”android_contact_nux_remove_skip_button”:false,”max_image_upload_mb”:32,”extract_stripe_receipt_url”:false,”hidden_replies_ui_enabled”:false,”bulk_subscribe_upsell_email”:”control”,”zendesk_automation_cancellations”:true,”unread_notes_activity_digest”:”treatment”,”threads_suggested_ios_version”:null,”pledges_disabled”:false,”threads_minimum_ios_version”:812,”hide_podcast_email_setup_link”:true,”subscribe_captcha_behavior”:”default”,”publication_ban_sample_rate”:0,”allow_moderation_sampling_mode”:false,”allow_filtering_moderation_reasons”:false,”photo_dna_enabled”:false,”round_square_images”:false,”reader_referrals_feature_enabled”:false,”continue_support_cta_in_newsletter_emails”:false,”end_of_post_publication_recommendation”:”control”,”custom_publication_theme”:true,”show_writer_referral_box”:false,”generated_database_maintenance_mode”:false,”allow_document_freeze”:true,”spotify_open_access_sandbox_mode”:true,”podcast_main_feed_is_firehose”:false,”no_embed_redirect”:false,”share_center_auto_selections_enabled”:false,”non_post_first_party_link_tracking_enabled”:false,”show_publication_intro_pub_setting”:false,”android_follow_from_profile_pic_v3″:false,”fullstory_enabled”:true,”chat_reply_poll_interval”:3,”subscriber_referrals_enabled”:true,”enable_reader_marketing_page”:false,”email_existing_users_on_import”:false,”always_show_cookie_banner”:false,”hide_media_download_option”:false,”review_incoming_email”:”default”,”twitter_figures_enabled”:false,”post_page_modal_subscription_upsell”:”experiment”,”share_center_video_quote_sharing_enabled”:false,”subscribe_no_cc_pledge_screen”:”NONE”,”pub_banned_word_list”:””,”suggestion_upsell_button”:”control”,”credit_token_publication_suggested”:false,”spotify_open_access”:false,”minimum_ios_version”:1249,”instagram_share_notification”:true,”notifications_disabled”:””,”cross_post_notification_threshold”:1000,”facebook_connect_prod_app”:true,”gift_referrals_allow_reups”:true,”minimum_android_version”:756,”feed_main_disabled”:false,”feed_polling_disabled”:false,”show-subscribe-type-buttons”:”control”,”enable_episode_clips”:false,”live_events”:false,”seo_tier_override”:”NONE”,”cover_page_subscriber_ranking_copy”:”control”,”cancellation_flow_experiment”:”experiment”,”publisher_api_enabled”:true,”zendesk_support_priority”:”default”,”tweet_subscribe_redirect”:”experiment”,”enable_subscriber_referrals_awards”:true,”experimental_search”:false,”android_contact_permission_copy”:”control”,”homepage_overlap_ufi”:false,”android_phone_verification_copy”:”control”,”enable_unified_home_web”:false,”suggestion_upsell_button_iteration”:”control”,”section_specific_preambles”:false,”web_vitals_sample_rate”:0,”use_js_for_open_substack_redirects”:false,”skip_twitter_step_in_writer_onboarding”:true,”android_suggestion_categories_onboarding”:false,”share_selection_v2″:”experiment”,”enable_content_blocks”:true,”publisher_banner”:””,”section_specific_welcome_pages”:false,”use_sdxl_in_image_generation”:false,”posts_in_rss_feed”:20,”post_rec_endpoint”:””,”publisher_dashboard_section_selector”:false,”local_payment_methods”:”treatment”,”android_suggestion_categories_onboarding_select_all”:false,”video_episodes”:false,”donation_screen_enabled”:true,”shows_episode_page”:false,”sagemaker_user_recommendations”:false,”first_month_upsell”:”control”,”twitter_connect_flows_enabled”:false,”android_google_sign_in”:false,”show_first_notification_enabled”:true,”publication_went_paid_notification”:”control”,”hide_byline_on_recommendations_screen”:false,”activity_item_batching”:false,”rss_verification_code”:””,”enable_post_management_search”:true,”credit_tokens_enabled”:false,”chat_founding_tier”:false,”enable_select_to_restack_modal”:false,”internationalization_enabled”:false,”audio_encoding_bitrate”:null,”enable_user_interest”:false,”extra_seats_coupon_type”:false,”post_subdomain_universal_links”:false},”experimentFeatures”:{“streaks_v2″:null,”show_welcome_page_on_post_page”:”control”,”robust_navbar_sharing”:null,”android_contact_permission_copy_v2″:null,”android_suggestion_categories_onboarding_select_all”:null,”share_selection_seed_3″:”control”,”shared_link_follow_upsell”:null,”notes_ranking_v13″:null,”personalized_recommendations_email_ranking_v5″:null},”experimentExposures”:{“share_selection_seed_3″:”control”},”frameStylesheetPrefix”:”:root{–color_theme_bg_pop:#7671ec;–background_pop:#7671ec;–cover_bg_color:#FFFFFF;–background_pop_darken:#605be9;–print_on_pop:#ffffff;–color_theme_bg_pop_darken:#605be9;–color_theme_print_on_pop:#ffffff;–border_subtle:rgba(204, 204, 204, 0.5);–background_subtle:rgba(234, 234, 252, 0.4);–print_pop:#7671ec;–color_theme_accent:#7671ec;–cover_print_primary:#404040;–cover_print_secondary:#757575;–cover_border_color:#7671ec;–font_family_headings_preset:Lora,sans-serif;–font_weight_headings_preset:600;–font_preset_heading:fancy_serif;–home_hero:magaziney;–home_posts:list;–web_bg_color:#ffffff;–custom_css_email:n.post .post-header .post-title {n font-family: Baskerville, Georgia, serif;n font-size: 40px;n line-height: 42px;n font-weight: normal;n color: #000000;n}nn.post .post-header .subtitle {n font-family: Baskerville, ‘Times New Roman’, Georgia, serif;n font-weight: normal;n font-style: italic;n font-size: 24px;n line-height: 28px;n color: #000000;n}nn.post .post-meta .custom-css-email-post-author,n.post .post-meta .custom-css-email-post-author a {n font-weight: 900 !important;n}nn.markup p {n font-family: Georgia, serif;n}nn.typography .captioned-image-container-static figcaption {n padding-left: 0;n padding-right: 0;n text-align: left;n color: #808080;n width: 100%;n}nn.custom-css-email-avatar {n display: none;n}nn.custom-css-email-digest-post-embed h2,n.custom-css-email-digest-post-embed h4 {n font-family: Baskerville, Georgia, serif !important;n font-size: 24px !important;n line-height: 28px !important;n font-weight: 600 !important;n color: #000000 !important;n}nn.custom-css-email-digest-post-embed p {n font-family: Baskerville, Georgia, serif !important;n font-size: 16px !important;n line-height: 20px !important;n}n;–background_contrast_1:#f7f7f7;–color_theme_bg_contrast_1:#f7f7f7;–background_contrast_2:#ebebeb;–color_theme_bg_contrast_2:#ebebeb;–background_contrast_3:#d6d6d6;–color_theme_bg_contrast_3:#d6d6d6;–background_contrast_4:#b8b8b8;–color_theme_bg_contrast_4:#b8b8b8;–background_contrast_5:#9a9a9a;–color_theme_bg_contrast_5:#9a9a9a;–background_contrast_pop:rgba(118, 113, 236, 0.4);–color_theme_bg_contrast_pop:rgba(118, 113, 236, 0.4);–input_background:#ffffff;–cover_input_background:#ffffff;–tooltip_background:#191919;–web_bg_color_h:0;–web_bg_color_s:0%;–web_bg_color_l:100%;–print_on_web_bg_color:#404040;–print_secondary_on_web_bg_color:#8c8c8c;–selected_comment_background_color:#fdf9f3;–background_pop_rgb:118, 113, 236;–color_theme_bg_pop_rgb:118, 113, 236;–color_theme_accent_rgb:118, 113, 236;}”,”frameStylesheets”:[“https://substackcdn.com/bundle/theme/main.11555a2b43f86b34cac0.css”,”https://substackcdn.com/bundle/customPublicationTheme.9bf6975088937db1d025.css”],”isMeetingsActive”:false,”publicationSettings”:{“block_ai_crawlers”:false,”did_identity”:null,”disable_optimistic_bank_payments”:false,”display_welcome_page_details”:true,”enable_meetings”:false,”payment_pledges_enabled”:false,”enable_post_page_conversion”:true,”enable_prev_next_nav”:false,”enable_restacking”:true,”google_analytics_4_token”:null,”group_sections_and_podcasts_in_menu_enabled”:false,”medium_length_description”:””,”notes_feed_enabled”:false,”post_preview_crop_gravity”:”center”,”reader_referrals_enabled”:false,”reader_referrals_leaderboard_enabled”:false,”seen_coming_soon_explainer”:false,”seen_google_analytics_migration_modal”:true,”local_currency_modal_seen”:true,”local_payment_methods_modal_seen”:true,”twitter_pixel_signup_event_id”:”tw-od5pv-oddwq”,”twitter_pixel_subscribe_event_id”:”tw-od5pv-odlwp”,”use_local_currency”:false,”use_local_payment_methods”:true,”welcome_page_opt_out_text”:”No thanks”}}