An on going series by Jack here @ Politicaldog101….
Conservatism Is Bunk
Part 1
“I was a Republican in the Senate for twelve years and we cared about fiscal issues,world leadership,and free trade.I look at the Republican Party now and we are isolationist,protectionist,and care nothing about keeping these institutions that have kept the world safe in many ways.
Former Tennessee Senator Bob Corker
October,2019
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Conservatism is Bunk
Part 2
Conservatives used to claim they believed in free trade and were maniacal on the subject of taxes.In October, 2019, the generally conservative Tax Foundation found the Trump Administration had so far imposed $80 billion dollars worth of new taxes on Americans by levying tariffs on thousands of products ,which is equivalent to one of the largest tax increases in decades.
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Conservatism Is Bunk
Part3
Conservatives have opposed “bailouts”0f various kinds,most notably the TARP program during the Great Recession ,notably assistance to the auto industry.By the fall of 2019 such opposition had been reversed.The Republican bailout to farmers victimized by the Republican tariffs was Twice the size of the TARP auto bailout.
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Conservatism Is Bunk
Part 4
Maybe the greatest deceit of conservatism is related to the fiscal deficit.Conservatives have railed for years against the deficit,often claiming that it would literally lead to the country’s collapse.Indeed, a whole movement ,the Tea Party ,formed supposedly over this issue(although racism seemed to have a as much to do with it as anything).Lately though?Not much is heard about deficits.Former White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney neatly summed up this supposed “belief” of conservatism,”My Party is very interested in deficits when there is a Democrat in the White House.The worst thing in the whole world was deficits when Barack Obama was President (see Tea Party).Then Donald Trump became President and we’re less interested as a party.”(where oh where is the Tea Party?)
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Conservatism Is Bunk
Part5
Conservatives have opposed entitlements for years,arguing they cost too much and are the sources of much abuse,yet at this years State of the Union,Republicans gave Trump a standing ovation when he announced a new benefit of paid family leave.Such was the kind of federal guarantee party leaders used to denounce as “liberal.”
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Conservatism Is Bunk
Part 6
Conservatives have for years bragged of American Exceptionalism and the moral obligation of America to police the world .It was the moral thing to do and we were the only country to do it.Now?Its America First.The moral component has disappeared and self declared “Nationalist” Donald Trump concerns himself only with America’s interest as he defines it and says that America is “no saint.”Conservtives?Theyre cheering him on.
image….The Ecomnist
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Conservatism Is Bunk
Part 8
In a 2007 AP/ Yahoo Poll, 71% of Republicans said it was “extremely important “ for presidential candidates to be “honest.”
By 2018 when asked the same question,Only 49% felt that way.
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Conservatism Is Bunk
Part 9
Q..What do Republicans believe?
A.. “You know I don’t have a history of dodging questions .But I don’t know how to answer that.There is no consistent philosophy…
Frank Luntz
Well known Republican pollster
Conservatism Is Bunk
Part 4
Maybe the greatest deceit of conservatism is related to the fiscal deficit.Conservatives have railed for years against the deficit,often claiming that it would literally lead to the country’s collapse.Indeed, a whole movement ,the Tea Party ,formed supposedly over this issue(although racism seemed to have a as much to do with it as anything).Lately though?Not much is heard about deficits.Former White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney neatly summed up this supposed “belief” of conservatism,”My Party is very interested in deficits when there is a Democrat in the White House.The worst thing in the whole world was deficits when Barack Obama was President (see Tea Party).Then Donald Trump became President and we’re less interested as a party.”(where oh where is the Tea Party?)
Conservatism Is Bunk
Part5
Conservatives have opposed entitlements for years,arguing they cost too much and are the sources of much abuse,yet at this years State of the Union,Republicans gave Trump a standing ovation when he announced a new benefit of paid family leave.Such was the kind of federal guarantee party leaders used to denounce as “liberal.”
I find this position interesting because it echoes some of the nationalist, far-right parties in Europe, like the Law and Justice party in Poland, that support or continue social policies that benefit their base.
Conservatism Is Bunk
Part 6
Conservatives have for years bragged of American Exceptionalism and the moral obligation of America to police the world .It was the moral thing to do and we were the only country to do it.Now?Its America First.The moral component has disappeared and self declared “Nationalist” Donald Trump concerns himself only with America’s interest as he defines it and says that America is “no saint.”Conservtives?Theyre cheering him on.
Donald Trump is the perfect culmination of the Republican party, a party with no principles led by a man with no principles.
Indeed RE…..
It will probably cost them come next year…
Well do conservatives at least support the Constitution as they say they do?
If Trump wins re-election, we may be thinking of conservatives as totalitarianists, -because that is how the GOP looks to be evolving at this point.
If he wins Z?
WE’RE FUCKED….