The GOP — Not a Club For Christians
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When I saw the title I thought it meant Christians are not welcome...
We’re not of course...
Christians are Conservatives...
“Christians are Conservatives...”
Just as the overwhelming majority of “conservatives” (in the traditional sense) are Christians — and always will be.
The reality here, uncomfortable to many, is that Christianity is the foundation upon which traditional “American conservatism” is constructed.
Take away that foundation, and the edifice built upon it collapses.
The neocons are desperately trying to tiptoe their way around this truth, refusing to acknowledge it or confront it head-on. Goldberg’s article above is an example of such footwork.
The prime reason that the majority of the Asian newcomers do not and will not embrace traditional conservatism is because they’re not Christians. They may indeed be hard-working, but they are also from a culture that traditionally embraces “conformity” to the “system”, a concept almost anathema to the “Scots-Irish” vein of conservatism that celebrates individualism and a mistrust of government.
I doubt the Republican party will ever do much better with Asians than it’s currently doing with Hispanics. Oh, they’ll try and they’ll pander, and in doing so lose many of the Euro-conservatives they actually -need- to remain the regional political party that they are “shrinking towards”.
It will probably do then more harm than good.
Mr. Goldberg, wake up!