thank you.
do you see a way forward?
One which is not merely good for conservatism, but which is ultimately good for America as a whole?
I know, that's kind of an unfair question, as we here tend to think that "conservatism" is the best thing since sliced bread, but...
Many Americans look at the GOP and see brutes, religious nuts, etc...
They are not correct, or at least are miles from being entirely correct. However, this is what they see. Also, they are of the belief that society has "responsibilities" which, from a political conservative's POV, go far beyond the limits imposed on government by the Constitution.
I don't believe this can be changed, and perhaps it should not be changed. Some of the issues are complex and involve technologies and/or factors the Founders could not have anticipated. If this is indeed the case, it seems to me that carved-in-stone across-the-board conservatism might tend to be too hidebound to cope with new developments.
I am not able to take this line of thinking further at the moment, if at all, by meself.
Any thoughts?