...always pushing the country further left..
I wouldn’t say Republicans are pacifists so much as compromisers. The Democrats ALWAYS push the country further left. Example: Democrats want to nationalize all health care. Republicans, not wanting to seem uncaring, meet Democrats half way. Result: we move ever closer to nationalized health care.
Now, if Republicans actually pushed for smaller government like they claim, they would propose dismantling the Department of Education. That’s something conservatives could compromise on. Maybe we could keep some of the department in an advisory role, sort of like a facilitator of interstate discussions on education. Regardless, compromise on moving the goalposts to the right is enough, so long as we are, indeed, moving right.
...always pushing the country further left..