What About This Alleged Wave of Conservative Populism Due to Trump?

Townhall.com ^ | February 14, 2022 | Rachel Alexander

[Flavious_Maximus]

Michael Medved is a George Bush “conservative”. The type of conservatism that is espoused by snobbish Rockefeller Yankees living in New England states. That’s all you need to know about that limp wrist “conservative”.

[foreverfree]

Michael Medved is a George Bush “conservative”. The type of conservatism that is espoused by snobbish Rockefeller Yankees living in New England states. That’s all you need to know about that limp wrist “conservative”.

Apparently in FReeperland, every "conservative" (living and dead) not named Donald J. Trump is a "limp wrist conservative".

[Joe Brower]

A strange article. I starts right off with the premise that 'populism' and 'conservatism' are mutually exclusive. As I see it, there is no reason for them not to easily co-exist.

Lexico defines 'populism' as "A political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups."

Sounds like Donald Trump's platform to me.

[ohioman]

Is that you Michael Medved?

[Sans-Culotte]

Apparently in FReeperland, every "conservative" (living and dead) not named Donald J. Trump is a "limp wrist conservative".

Just as there are FReepers who vote for assistant democrats with an "R" next to their name.

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The typical characterization we usually hear is Trump is a populist due to his strong opposition to illegal immigration, his leanings toward trade protectionism, and scaling down U.S. military operations overseas. Well, all three of those have been considered regular conservative positions over the years. Reducing military involvement abroad used to be called “paleoconservative,” as opposed to the more interventionist “neocons.” Trade protectionism used to be characterized as “nationalist” and less libertarian. And opposing illegal immigration has been a consistent conservative position except for occasional exceptions over the years pushed by moderate business interests in the party, such as successfully implementing a guest worker program under President Ronald Reagan in 1986.

I don't think so. The conservative movement and conservatives in Congress have often been on the other side in practical terms.

[dfwgator]

The conservative movement and conservatives in Congress

Most politicians have no core values, they just say what they think will get them elected. Behind close doors, they are all the same, and play for the "Big Team".

[Robert DeLong]

Yet the left almost always projects a positive image of Hugo Chavez, because he was supposedly fighting for the downtrodden or so they have always claimed. Did that change and I didn’t notice?

[Sirius Lee]

Apparently in FReeperland, every "conservative" (living and dead) not named Donald J. Trump is a "limp wrist conservative".

Not me. I call these pansy assed RINO bush-leaguer types "fags."

[TakebackGOP]

Michael Medved has no following.

[Alberta's Child]

While he did little to stop spending from increasing — in order to get much done he made that compromise with the left …

100% bullsh!t. The most profligate spenders in Washington for the last 20+ years have been REPUBLICANS …and Trump’s only “crime” in this regard is that he refused to veto bloated spending bills passed by a REPUBLICAN Congress during his first two years in office.

[Salman]

Defining some political terms of art:

Democracy == the consensus of the unelected elite.

Populism == democracy.

[PeterPrinciple]

many conservatives started calling themselves populists.

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fake news

[PeterPrinciple]

Folks, what is a conservative?

Please read this and let your lips move. Think about them, reflect on them.

If I shake you awake in the middle of the night and ask you what the Ten Principles of Conservatism are, after you reach for your gun, you should be able to tell me.

https://kirkcenter.org/conservatism/ten-conservative-principles/

[sausageseller]

Romney, McCain bot speaks up...
After two years here you would think you learned something.

[Roccus]

Rachel Alexander is just another urinolist who just doesn’t get it!

Never did...

Never will...

Not worth the time.

[jmacusa]

A very good read. thanks for posting it.

As a former liberal I can tell you that any attempting at ‘’bi-partiansanship’’ or co operation with liberal is impossible.

They want nothing less than complete control and they will never stop until they have.

We should NEVER let our guard down in dealing with the Left.

[Gaffer]

Years ago there were times when Limbaugh had Medved sub for him. That just stopped as I recall. There’s a reason for that. Last time I listened to his nonsense I just turned him off..

[TheConservativeTejano]

100% bullsh!t. The most profligate spenders in Washington for the last 20+ years have been REPUBLICANS …and Trump’s only “crime” in this regard is that he refused to veto bloated spending bills passed by a REPUBLICAN Congress during his first two years in office.

It is true that 12 years the Republicans had control of purse strings.

George Bush never said the "Buck Stops Here" which is a Conservative principle used by the previous Conservative Democrats.

Times have changed.

Second Bush signed off what ever Nancy Pelousy gave him and the other Republican Homosexual Leader of the House Reprublicans was Dennis Hastert and Bush signed off on the the very liberal budget process.

Yes, Dennis Hastert was a "Homo" and he was leader of the House of Representatives.