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I hate the Republican Party and the conservative movement & hold somewhat leftish views on most issues today. Yet I have not joined the Democratic Party or any progressive organizations because I also get the response Max Boot has gotten for his apostasy. theintercept.com/2018/10/13/max…
I hate "both sides" but both sides are similar in this respect--they think the same policies should apply in all situations--consistency above all. I believe that different circumstances call for different policies. That makes me a pariah on both the left and the right.
I still believe some conservative policies I supported in the past are still right--under those circumstances. And I also believe that some of those policies would be wrong today--different circumstances. I have tried for years to get my friend Larry Kudlow to understand this.
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The biggest lie in American politics is that Republicans hate deficits. The truth is that they LOVE deficits because it gives them an excuse to pretend they are fiscally responsible, slash benefits for the poor & posture for gullible media-types who stupidly take them seriously.
The history of the last 20 years shows clearly that EVERY time we get close to a sustainable budget, Republicans blow it to pieces with massive tax cuts that they claim will lose no revenue. When deficits arise, they always lie that they are caused by spending, not revenue loss.
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The Washington Post reviews new books by some Johnny-come-lately conservatives who needed Trump to realize that their movement is full of shit and is mainly a vehicle for corruption and self-enrichment. washingtonpost.com/news/book-part…
It would be nice, however, to acknowledge that the handwriting was on the wall long before Trump came along and some of us saw it. These now ex-Republicans stayed in the party for 10 long years after I left, continuing to benefit from their party affiliation.
Unless those of us who left earlier are acknowledged, the Johnny-come-latelies get unjustified credit for insight and courage. The big question they should all be asked is, What took you so long?
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@denosral Republicans fight on every front simultaneously. Democrats fight one battle at a time. That's why Republicans win and Democrats lose.
@denosral Republicans have built a myriad of organizations, many single purpose groups, to fight on every front and be prepared when the wind changes and a new front emerges. Democrats depend on just a couple of groups. That's why they can't fight on more than one front at a time.
@denosral Republicans also put a lot of effort into marketing and promoting their ideas throughout the right-wing and mainstream media. Democratic groups do little if any marketing, put out a press release and wonder why no one noticed. They steadfastly refuse to build an echo chamber.
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In the early 1970s, a new idea began to spread like wildfire through the US Protestant evangelical right - that the social and political upheavals which beset America during the 1960s had been caused by a literal geographic invasion of demons. amazon.com/Invasion-Demon…
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