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Who is carrying the banner for conservatism and has real influence on public discourse? Where are the principles of conservativism being rigorously championed,
by unclebucknasty 8y ago
Who is carrying the banner for conservatism and has real influence on public discourse?
Where are the principles of conservativism being rigorously championed, debated, and defended?
When have conservative principles superceded the whims of one man and the cult of personality that now dominates the course of an entire party?
4-6 years ago, Ronald Reagan was the gold standard for conservatives. It was perfunctory to mention his name while running for office. When was the last time you heard him invoked?
If it's really conservative principles you care about, then you're not doing yourself any favors by pretending conservatism hasn't been completely co-opted and derailed for other decidedly less-vaunted purposes. In fact, many of these purposes run roughshod over what conservatives claim to hold dear.
That movement was killed, and many of its supposed adherents are complicit.
- Fellshard 8y agoA good chunk of it has, and I grieve for it, and hope the torch can still burn bright through this current time and co-opted leadership that claims to speak with conservative principles. The sources I cited do still champion it, and seek to discuss it, openly and without malice, with those who are willing to return that courtesy. But from what I can tell, /your/ ears are closed to this feedback. I ask you to open your ears a bit, because right now, you're hearing only exactly what you want people to have said, not what they are actually saying. Not everyone is a mouthpiece for Trump and populism.