Trump won because he was running on the MAGA message.
Other Republicans did not run on the MAGA message. For most of them, it's business as usual.
Naturally, Trump voters did not respond to that.
Yes but at the same time this article makes me feel very unburdened by what has been.
The Christian Conservative ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried
They asked that we would preserve the principles and perfect their practice. They knew it was imperfect.
Years ago, I read a reply here on FR, which I thought quite profound, and I really wish I could recall who posted it so I could give credit where it was due, but then simply noted that conservatism was not about worshipping ashes, but keeping the fire burning.
I've always liked Beck, although I know a lot of folks here came to despise him for his stance on Trump leading up to 2016, but there were also a lot of Freepers who were firmly in the Cruz camp as well. Beck has humbly and happily admitted how wrong he was, and has actually grown close to Trump and his family.
In the decades I've listened to Back he has certainly got a lot more right then he has wrong.
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I don't want to be against stuff. I want to be for the future. …That’s what commies say all the time, Glenn.
Preach it Glenn.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2014/07/19/glenn-beck-suggests-pusses-don-t-want-to-hand-out-soccer-balls-to-illegals/
Conservatism is now about doing what Donald Trump says to do, no matter if it contradicts what conservatism said 100 years ago, 10 years ago, or yesterday. It is now just “I want a strong man” politics.
Way back when I was occasionally “drunk writing” I at least formed two or more sentences into a paragraph and tried not to contradict myself more than once.
But Beck’s sentiments are on point and his locker-room-coach-at-halftime pep talk is sorely needed for those moping over some blue cities voting in reprobates.
Some people will always have to learn the hard way.
For a lot of people, it means opposing the left.
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Which isn’t surprising, since the left is the cause of most of our problems, and defeating the left is the solution.
For instance, Beck talks about fixing the education system. Well, guess what, fixing it means defeating the leftist education establishment.
The solution to everything he lists comes down to defeating the left in one way or another.