You are in the I didn't leave the left, the left left me phase of your life. The gate keeping position of we can't possibly entertain what you have to say because I think it's reprehensible and it won't play well with the general public is not a new phenomenon. Your typical position of if we just win some more elections and embrace true liberalism, we'll eventually turn them over to our side because facts don't care about your feelings. It's become very clear and apparent that the strategies of intolerance attributed by the left (For the 1000th time, it's not hypocrisy, it's hierarchy) is the way to go because negotiating with people who's life's mission is to undermine and subvert is by definition a dead end. I think what's become clear is that the Right recognizes the game for what it is, understanding that fighting back is a waste of time because of gatekeepers and disciplinarians of the conventional Republican sort, so accepting things for what they are and being unapologetically disdainful with anything on the Left is simply a nothing to lose strategy. As long as their are people who want to reign in others because anything not within the framework of the liberal center is out of the acceptable bounds, the shift will continue to snowball. They don't care anymore because they don't have to care anymore. It's become clear they have dropped the pretense of pretending to negotiate. At this point, it's do as I say because I said so and what are you going to do about it and a few silly elections is not going to change the trajectory. Remember the ethos, standing athwart history yelling stop. If you dissect that statement, it's a defeatist position of delaying an eventual inevitability. The right's entire raison d'etre is to push back but it doesn't possess the obsessiveness of the Left nor does it possess the will nor the focus to keep fighting (I just want to grill amiright?) The right in its current form just wants to be ruled by a benevolent state. The left wants absolute rule. And they are going to get it. The name of the game is entropy and that's not pessimism. It's a view of history that's spanned civilization over civilization. Irving Krystol (ex Troskyist) - Peter Hitchens (Another Ex-Troskyist) - Ronald Reagan (I didn't leave the left, the left left me!) - Donald Trump (Ex NY Democrat) - Even people like Dennis Prager, Bari Weiss, Dave Rubin, the list goes on and on. Starting to see a pattern here? Now, back to reality a run down:
Freedom of speech? Nope, not if you don't have the right politics. You will be shunned and removed from polite society and you might even lose access to your bank account and ability to transact
Freedom of assembly? Nice try. That's only reserved for state sanctioned protests. Those protests are not only permitted but are actually quite useful in intimidating the rest of the public into both doing as the left says and to change the actual policies in the left's favor
Human rights? Wait a few years and you'll be charged for defending yourself with a rifle. The left didn't get Kyle just yet but give it time and it'll happen eventually
Neutral Courts? Well that doesn't really work out now. If polite society doesn't deem your cause worthy, it won't be heard because of "latches". (The next Supreme Court lifetime appointee is now an explicit affirmative action hire with 1 year of experience on the federal bench and has multiple judgments overruled by appeals courts because it wasn't consistent with the Constitution but hey, don't worry. It's not like its a lifetime appointment or anything)
Family Rights? Well that's debatable because the teacher's union can decide what to teach your kids and what they will inevitably indoctrinate since the agenda is already set and trying to stop it is just going to make teacher's sneak it through. Graphic porn is available in libraries because hey who doesn't love a little progress
Cultural Norms? 50% marriages end in divorce. 50% of children today are born to single mothers. Pedophilia is now on the verge of a publicly appealing "minor attracted person). Children are now subject to sterilizing hormone injections by virtue of declaration for an ideological fashion trend by which is supported by the courts and threatened/enforced by child protected services (which in the 20th century would have been considered a crime against humanity)
You are in the I didn't leave the left, the left left me phase of your life. The gate keeping position of we can't possibly entertain what you have to say because I think it's reprehensible and it won't play well with the general public is not a new phenomenon. Your typical position of if we just win some more elections and embrace true liberalism, we'll eventually turn them over to our side because facts don't care about your feelings. It's become very clear and apparent that the strategies of intolerance attributed by the left (For the 1000th time, it's not hypocrisy, it's hierarchy) is the way to go because negotiating with people who's life's mission is to undermine and subvert is by definition a dead end. I think what's become clear is that the Right recognizes the game for what it is, understanding that fighting back is a waste of time because of gatekeepers and disciplinarians of the conventional Republican sort, so accepting things for what they are and being unapologetically disdainful with anything on the Left is simply a nothing to lose strategy. As long as their are people who want to reign in others because anything not within the framework of the liberal center is out of the acceptable bounds, the shift will continue to snowball. They don't care anymore because they don't have to care anymore. It's become clear they have dropped the pretense of pretending to negotiate. At this point, it's do as I say because I said so and what are you going to do about it and a few silly elections is not going to change the trajectory. Remember the ethos, standing athwart history yelling stop. If you dissect that statement, it's a defeatist position of delaying an eventual inevitability. The right's entire raison d'etre is to push back but it doesn't possess the obsessiveness of the Left nor does it possess the will nor the focus to keep fighting (I just want to grill amiright?) The right in its current form just wants to be ruled by a benevolent state. The left wants absolute rule. And they are going to get it. The name of the game is entropy and that's not pessimism. It's a view of history that's spanned civilization over civilization. Irving Krystol (ex Troskyist) - Peter Hitchens (Another Ex-Troskyist) - Ronald Reagan (I didn't leave the left, the left left me!) - Donald Trump (Ex NY Democrat) - Even people like Dennis Prager, Bari Weiss, Dave Rubin, the list goes on and on. Starting to see a pattern here? Now, back to reality a run down:
Freedom of speech? Nope, not if you don't have the right politics. You will be shunned and removed from polite society and you might even lose access to your bank account and ability to transact
Freedom of assembly? Nice try. That's only reserved for state sanctioned protests. Those protests are not only permitted but are actually quite useful in intimidating the rest of the public into both doing as the left says and to change the actual policies in the left's favor
Human rights? Wait a few years and you'll be charged for defending yourself with a rifle. The left didn't get Kyle just yet but give it time and it'll happen eventually
Neutral Courts? Well that doesn't really work out now. If polite society doesn't deem your cause worthy, it won't be heard because of "latches". (The next Supreme Court lifetime appointee is now an explicit affirmative action hire with 1 year of experience on the federal bench and has multiple judgments overruled by appeals courts because it wasn't consistent with the Constitution but hey, don't worry. It's not like its a lifetime appointment or anything)
Family Rights? Well that's debatable because the teacher's union can decide what to teach your kids and what they will inevitably indoctrinate since the agenda is already set and trying to stop it is just going to make teacher's sneak it through. Graphic porn is available in libraries because hey who doesn't love a little progress
Cultural Norms? 50% marriages end in divorce. 50% of children today are born to single mothers. Pedophilia is now on the verge of a publicly appealing "minor attracted person). Children are now subject to sterilizing hormone injections by virtue of declaration for an ideological fashion trend by which is supported by the courts and threatened/enforced by child protected services (which in the 20th century would have been considered a crime against humanity)