3. Buckley, a former CIA agent, represented the newer wing of the American right that supported a global empire. A big part of his political project in 1950s was purging anti-war voices from conservative politics.
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14. For that matter, after Buckley condemned Pat Buchanan, Buchanan went on to deliver the keynote address at GOP convention in 1992.
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15. The Bircher/Buchanan/Sobran wing of GOP never went away. Part of Trump's success in 2016 primaries was he was voice of that wing.
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16. If you want more of this history, I go into the depths here;https://newrepublic.com/article/122804/national-reviews-trump-dilemma-kick-him-out-keep-his-fans …
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The GOP's 1980 "3 legged-stool" included the Moral Majority ("enthusiasm for...military buildup...no concern about nuclear war"). A prophetic voice from 1981 expressed concern, but future did not go the way the author predicted. http://www.religion-online.org/article/assessing-the-concerns-of-the-religious-right/ …
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I also see, IMO, the Kochs (and DJT's Mercers) as being the nexus of the JBS and Libertarian ideology. From 1% in 1980 to 100% today, the GOP is de facto The Koch Private Party. GOP increasingly empowered their fringe to garner votes.
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