Very kind of you....I gave much during my time in politics and did my best against superior forces (Pres. Trump's election and all the opposition he encountered gave patriots, years later, a much fuller sense of what I was up against way back when, except I obviously lacked the resources of being a billionaire or former president). My very best to all the great patriots in Arizona, keep up the fight!
Excellent history & analysis;pray MAGA folks stand loyal & determined as we must,in spite of lawfare,
injustice,& what I can only describe as craziness.
Boycotts of "woke"DEI,ESG companies forcing acceptance/endorsement of wrong must continue;for me,means finding resources to ensure my money & support goes to like minded companies & politicians whose voting records are true to their promises!!
Not a bad reprise of conservative political history but he misses a crucial element. While Republicans were screwing around and lying to us, evangelical/fundo Christians realized real political power comes from being able to get voters off their asses. To rallies, to vote, to volunteer - whatever. And they quite intelligently bult a grass roots culture of being involved in local conservative politics.
They became the only ground game we have on the Right. They wield outsized power and a veto. The standoff isn't really between traditional conservatives and libertarians - the libertarians were never conservative. The real battle in the conservative movement is between the traditionalists who boil all this down to being Christian and those of us who do not believe that. We believe that the ideas our nation is based on come from Plato and Socrates and Aristotle. From Aquinas (religion has its place) and Locke and more. That's the war in conservatism.
Sadly, the 'jump for Jesus' crowd is immovable. They just love having their religion also be the cure for our politics too much, it's so validating. Sort of the way Marxists on the Left just know they are morally and intellectually superior to conservatives. There is no talking to them. And they chase off many people who would otherwise be deeply involved in our politics tbh. I've had several experiences like this myself as a conservative. Every time I got involved, the movements were lead by evangelical Christians who would say "the solution is to turn to Jesus" - I've got news. That means we'll never win. Which is why we are losing every day.
I honestly feel it has been more complacency of being the "silent majority" and that it would always be that way because we are on the right ("correct") side of the isle and that things have just always been that way and so it ever will be... most of us on the right just have never cared about politics too because we have been too busy working and raising families. We have kept our heads in the sand and just expected the good would prevail, but the more I read about the history of Europe I don't see a good outcome for the US.
Make America Great Again says it all.
Mr. Thomas, will you consider running for office again in AZ? We could use your talents again.
Very kind of you....I gave much during my time in politics and did my best against superior forces (Pres. Trump's election and all the opposition he encountered gave patriots, years later, a much fuller sense of what I was up against way back when, except I obviously lacked the resources of being a billionaire or former president). My very best to all the great patriots in Arizona, keep up the fight!
Excellent history & analysis;pray MAGA folks stand loyal & determined as we must,in spite of lawfare,
injustice,& what I can only describe as craziness.
Boycotts of "woke"DEI,ESG companies forcing acceptance/endorsement of wrong must continue;for me,means finding resources to ensure my money & support goes to like minded companies & politicians whose voting records are true to their promises!!
Not a bad reprise of conservative political history but he misses a crucial element. While Republicans were screwing around and lying to us, evangelical/fundo Christians realized real political power comes from being able to get voters off their asses. To rallies, to vote, to volunteer - whatever. And they quite intelligently bult a grass roots culture of being involved in local conservative politics.
They became the only ground game we have on the Right. They wield outsized power and a veto. The standoff isn't really between traditional conservatives and libertarians - the libertarians were never conservative. The real battle in the conservative movement is between the traditionalists who boil all this down to being Christian and those of us who do not believe that. We believe that the ideas our nation is based on come from Plato and Socrates and Aristotle. From Aquinas (religion has its place) and Locke and more. That's the war in conservatism.
Sadly, the 'jump for Jesus' crowd is immovable. They just love having their religion also be the cure for our politics too much, it's so validating. Sort of the way Marxists on the Left just know they are morally and intellectually superior to conservatives. There is no talking to them. And they chase off many people who would otherwise be deeply involved in our politics tbh. I've had several experiences like this myself as a conservative. Every time I got involved, the movements were lead by evangelical Christians who would say "the solution is to turn to Jesus" - I've got news. That means we'll never win. Which is why we are losing every day.
Just sayin'...
I honestly feel it has been more complacency of being the "silent majority" and that it would always be that way because we are on the right ("correct") side of the isle and that things have just always been that way and so it ever will be... most of us on the right just have never cared about politics too because we have been too busy working and raising families. We have kept our heads in the sand and just expected the good would prevail, but the more I read about the history of Europe I don't see a good outcome for the US.
I disagree. Rather, our political power has been used for other purposes. Heard of a country called Iraq???