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To: spatso
Do you not worry that a fragmented conservative base has allowed itself to become marginalized and isolated around polarized perspectives?

Yes, but I think the only way to save the country from conservatives losing slowly is to offer a clear alternative to what we've been getting. Both parties are under the control of egalitarian ideologies that simply have to be confronted. Yes, for a while we will drop faster, but when the disastrous consequences appear, and it is clear that "real" conservatives are not part of them, because they are constantly attacking the establishment on fundamental issues and the establishment media is constantly attacking them, then conservatives will at last gain politically.

In Britain and France now you have a situation where nationalist parties (the BNP and the National Front) are gaining ground quickly precisely because they have endured the negative media barrage and stuck to their nationalism and traditionalism in opposing illegal immigration, etc. My guess is that the counterpart to these organizations in this country will be the Constitution Party. It might also be the Republican Party if there is a conservative takeover, but the odds seem against it.

97 posted on 05/14/2006 4:45:18 AM PDT by wotan
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To: wotan
So where does someone like me fit. I am a strong supporter of immigration. I can even hold my nose and support amnesty. I am strong on free trade, balanced budgets and keeping federal intrusion in personal affairs to a minimum. I have always thought of myself as a conservative but I am having some difficulty with the growing number of single issue conservatives forcing state issues into a federal framework (eg eduction).
100 posted on 05/14/2006 10:22:46 AM PDT by spatso
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