The right needs to remember that this is bigger than Trump: A fractious conservative movement needs to remember that what’s happening now isn’t all about the President

American Thinker ^ | 01/11/2021 | Matt Rowe

[SeekAndFind]

Too many people are conflating “Trumpers” with the entire right or with conservatives and even with Republicans as if they were all the same thing. It’s one thing when the Left does this, but we need to be clear that the “right” is a mixture of groups with similar beliefs, but with distinct differences that must be understood. What matters is that we on the right all face a herculean struggle between capitalism and socialism, and between strict construction of the Constitution and judicial activism, and a host of other threats to the Republic.

In the lead-up to the 2016 election, there were a lot “Never Trumpers.” Most of them came to realize that the choice in 2016 was really between corruption and socialism, on the one hand, or capitalism and the rule of law, on the other. It was a case of electing the same old self-entitled establishment vassal, or someone who, as far as they knew, was from well outside the beltway. They didn’t like it, but they voted for Trump.

By the 2020 election, after seeing everything the left had done to try and destroy President Trump, and seeing what he accomplished despite that, they came to respect his accomplishments, though not necessarily his behavior. They were “Reluctant Trumpers” if you will.

The true “Trumpers” saw Trump as the only man to stand up to the system. He was an outsider like them and gave them a political voice they hadn’t had in a long time. He said things the way they would like to say them, even if some of those things were ridiculous and immature. His comments and Tweets conveyed the sense of frustration people felt or, at least, were a good jab at someone they didn’t agree with,

[willyd]

Republicans will quickly understand in the midterms that their treason was noticed by a lot of people.

I will only vote against incumbents regardless of party from this point gorward.

[jdsteel]

“ “...even if some of those things” (Trump said) “were ridiculous and immature.”

YOU (Matt Row) are ridiculous and immature.

Trump IS the movement A-HOLE!”

Putting Trump on a pedestal or imagining him to be a perfect person is being dishonest with yourself and others. He’s an imperfect human. It’s what he managed to do and what he stands for that is important.

As a human someday he will die. As a person that stood for America first, the Constitution and the idea of MAGA his work will survive.

[drSteve78]

“Such FOOLISH thinking has prevailed since the 60’s and is exactly why we are in today’s mess.

Today’s problems need to be resolved today. If there is no hard push back to end this madness and correct the fraudulent election NOW, we are totally screwed for forever.”

EXACTLY !! I’ve been around long enough, yet still remember.

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

Everywhere I turn on the TV or listen to news the history rewrite is moving ahead full steam. Like we lost Georgia because the Republican party did so and so.

LET’S NOT FORGET THAT NOTHING ANYONE DOES MATTERS AS LONG AS ELECTION FRAUD IS NOT STOPPED.

Just saying...

[dhouston]

Ashli Babbitt