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I agree with your statements, and they were true until sometime between Newt taking over and Trump being elected. They used to have a a coherent positive viewp

by lokar 3y ago

I agree with your statements, and they were true until sometime between Newt taking over and Trump being elected. They used to have a a coherent positive viewpoint and policy to support it. And they sought to advance that policy through normal democratic means: convincing a majority of voters. That has stopped being their approach. They no longer seek a genuine popular majority. They are turning inwards, adopting ever more extreme positions disconnected from genuine ideals. They seek only the power to impose their worldview on others. They no longer feel constrained by long standing traditions and institutions. Any act is justified in their minds.

ModernMech 3y ago
It stopped being true after the Romney loss. They wrote a report [1] that basically outlined the fact that due to demographic trends and the makeup of Republican electorate, the RNC would have to start becoming a big tent, multicultural party in order to succeed in the future. The decided exactly the opposite -- they elected Trump and decided to become a party based on white Christian grievance. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth_%26_Opportunity_Project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth_%26_Opportunity_Project