What is the “Kool-Aid” of the conservatives in their 60s and 70s?
I'm a Reaganite not a Neocon. (Not realizing that the Reagan Administration and most of its policies were controlled by Neocons)
[Insert favorite politician here] is great because he voted for lower taxes. (But accomplished pretty much nothing else)
[Insert favorite politician here] is great because he makes great speeches in the senate.
If only more people would listen to Rush Limbaugh, Hannity, Levin, Savage, etc.
As long as I have my guns, I'll be okay. (Tell that to Brian Malinowski's widow)
Hispanics have traditional values and will vote Republican. (But then so do Jews and Asians and they vote Democrat, and if Trump gets more Hispanic and Black votes it's because they are voting for him and not voting Republican)
I'm a conservative with libertarian leanings. (Which is like saying I'm a faithful husband with philandering leanings.)
I'm a Classical Liberal. (Which means you're a liberal and not a conservative. And BTW, the Classical Liberals the BoomerCons so admire lived at a time when women, minorities, and the poor didn't have a vote and the monarch could veto what the rich white men voted on. Does any BoomerCon want to deny the vote to any of these groups in order to guarantee Republican majorities?)
Conservatism is about protecting individual liberties and against statism and collectivism. (Forgetting that the original "right" favored monarchy over the emerging democratic opposition. If all a person cares about is individual liberties then just go join the Libertarian Party and try and save it from the clown show that it has devolved into. Dave Smith seems to be trying hard to do so and probably could use the help.)