For every GOP crazy there is a correlated Dem crazy - you don’t want to go down the road of counting crazies.
I’m disappointed with the lack of meaningful attempts at healthcare from the GOP. I can admit that. But countering the ultra progressive liberal agenda is by itself a conservative platform.
I can admit my party isn’t where I want it to be. I think it sucks right now. But the alternate party is chock full of naive ultra progressives being kept somewhat at bay by old blue dog democrats and a razor sharp senator in AZ but the floodgates will soon open. Some of you proclaim to be centrists, and that’s fine and I’ll take your word for it. But giving the Democrats control of everything is NOT going to net centrist policies - especially once Biden and Manchin retire.
When I vote against Democrats, which I don’t always do, I’m mostly voting against their bench which is just as ludicrous as the MTGs and the Hawleys.
My party sucks right now. Again I can admit it. Can you admit yours is about to go off the deep end once the old fuddie duddies retire? Can you admit the disgusting nature of pandering for votes by stoking the dangerous fires of racial divide ? If not, why not?
Of course we have loons but with dem loons, from my perspective, I most often can see where they are coming from in regards to policy which is the distinction.
I used to be able to say the same for conservatives but I honestly struggle with your fight these days.
Pubs seem to be more 'stop the evil libs' than 'here is why our policy platform is best for the country's well being'.
We've thrown out McCain Republicans as the old school example of what a conservative platform used to represent. I didn't vote for McCain, but I never questioned his desire to govern and felt that his conservative policies had the country's best interest at heart from his POV.
Which is where the whole racist thing has really come into play.
From my perspective the current republican party just plays to the core base (which is a shift in politicking). It's been a huge money maker and it's envigorated a part of the country that, how do I say this, feels there's an unwanted and uncomfortable culture shift happening.
That ties into the evangelical thinking.
And yes I'm talking western white culture. Or as Tucker Carlson will say 'western civilization' or 'western culture' ....he means white Anglo Saxon culture.
Anyway, that's where the racism radar comes from.
Its hard to fire up a passionate base that's a majority of a certain segment of society without a racial overtone, especially when the message is grievance and fear.
It's kindof the Pat Buchanan playbook. Push the fear with shocking rhetoric and then say that you're just a rebel standing up to the establishment. Watch others cheer you while being scared of a boogieman.
They want to shut me up but I won't let them!!
The problem is that grievance politics works.
It will have us at each other's throat but it works.
Right now the pubs in my view are much more committed to it.
I would not be surprised if the dems follow suit but I don't think we're there quite yet but are trending.
