The Branding War for the Future of Conservatismhttps://www.pscp.tv/w/bwkHaTF4ZUtXeEdWcnJhalB8MVJER2xxWVpnWk9KTAemJmBkmRNmw381lwWaK4AfKXUvLS8XIMQNCvRUi79_ …
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In 2008 and 2012 many conservative voters rejected McCain and Romney-Ryan and sat out the election (myself included) Many supported Ron Paul They saw the RNC as RINOs paying lip service to conservative talking points but largely continuing along the same path as the DNC
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NAFTA, outsourcing, and overregulation sent jobs overseas and shuttered industries once the backbone America Cities were dying and workers were callously told: “Learn to code”
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Soldiers came back from the war but couldn’t find the jobs they were depending on The corporatists told them to just read some more libertarian essays so they’d understand why the Gross Domestic Product was more important than their families
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Now the old cadre is challenged and losing influence They believed “We are an economy that has a country” We believe that national interests outweigh corporate interests
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Trump’s election was a lagging indicator in this regard - his victory a response to the systemic issues, not only within America, but within the conservative movement as well
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The conservative movement had been compromised by people who had never actually been conservative in the first place But their access to financing allowed them to quickly institutionalize and create corporate platforms for themselves and shun anyone who dare speak otherwise
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But now We are creating platforms of our own And everything is about to change
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The neocons have been in control since the Reagan era including Clinton and Obama. They remain now a serious impediment to real progress and they are increasingly taking up positions inside the Trump administration.
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Exactly right. You see these guys who are referred to as "former Reagan advisers," but forget Reagan was famous for IGNORING his advisers.
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Sumed up nicely
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