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octoberlib

(14,971 posts) Sun Oct 28, 2018, 03:26 PM Oct 2018

There is no electorally viable conservatism without racism.

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The smack-you-in-your-face truth is, Republican party *can't hold onto power without white nationalism.*

Take away hatred, xenophobia, racism & violent rhetoric against brown/LGBTQ people - what's left?

Grover's tax cuts and Pete Peterson's deficit obsession. But no voters.

This is true & I haven't seen it discussed enough. If the GOP ditched white nationalism & focused on the allegedly more noble Kaisch-style "fiscal conservatism" ... it would lose every election, forever. There is no electorally viable conservatism without racism.

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There is no electorally viable conservatism without racism. (Original Post) octoberlib Oct 2018 OP

The old 'hate gummint' won't do it either empedocles Oct 2018 #1

Well, a war would boost their numbers........ Little Star Oct 2018 #2

That's what the southern strategy was all about lovemydogs Oct 2018 #3

They are NOT conservative, and we should stop using that term. elleng Oct 2018 #4

empedocles

(15,751 posts)

1. The old 'hate gummint' won't do it either

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Sun Oct 28, 2018, 03:34 PM

Oct 2018

Little Star

(17,055 posts)

2. Well, a war would boost their numbers........

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Sun Oct 28, 2018, 03:41 PM

Oct 2018

that usually does it too. Scary but true.

lovemydogs

(575 posts)

3. That's what the southern strategy was all about

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Sun Oct 28, 2018, 03:45 PM

Oct 2018

bringing race into the republican party back in Nixon's time

elleng

(130,732 posts)

4. They are NOT conservative, and we should stop using that term.

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Sun Oct 28, 2018, 04:19 PM

Oct 2018

Conservative = holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation, typically in relation to politics or religion.

They are radicals.

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