every now and then I'm reminded that this guy still exists, polishing his little remnant of 1980s conservativism like a precious fragment of some ancient vasehttps://twitter.com/JonahDispatch/status/1428408002806120451 …
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3/ asserted as a thesis for your consideration: * all political stances and coalitions are a mixture of timeless axioms and contingent responses to particular situations on the ground
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4/ * facts on the ground change, either bc old situations recede over the horizon or bc new facts roll in which either (a) show that previous political stances are wrong / useless / have no traction with voters, or (b) present new problems that existing planks don't address
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5/ * all political coalitions are given a chance to either adapt gracefully and gradually (analogy: a series of small brush fires, burning up the fuel load every year), or they can try to cling to the past, and - by not adapting - set themselves up for a tragic fall (mass fire)
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6/ * The Dem coalition under Clinton actually did a good job of abandoning non-starters (welfare without a work requirement, etc.) ...but then went HIDEOUSLY off the rails by adopting the worst aspects of red tribe militarism and callous capitalism
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7/ * The Republican ossification hasn't been as tragic in practice, but that's largely because they haven't had the reins of power. What we have today is a mix of 1980s Reganism (low taxes!) and optimistic 1990s libertarianism ("we should all play by the kegan 4 rules and...")
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8/ The Dem disaster is playing out in real time, as we watch (Kabul airport, 2021, colorized) ...but it's not just taking down the Democratic party, it's taking down the entire American Vision 1945-2021. It's amazing.pic.twitter.com/LJbx8YBkAK
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9/ I'd rather live through the dawn of a civilization than the death of it...pic.twitter.com/E4orXvSic5
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10/ ...but the good news is that we don't have to choose; we're witnessing the death of one empire and the birth of a new world at the same time.pic.twitter.com/PlQC5v3qNN
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