Posted on 01/02/2016 9:20:37 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
In 2015, once high-minded disagreements over policy and ideology descended into something much more primitive.
When it comes to politics, in 2015 we witnessed nothing less than a paradigm shift. The old rules are out the window. Technology and changing mores have conspired to lower barriers of entry--and acceptability. Gatekeepers no longer exist. What we have right now is closer to direct democracy than we've ever seen, and our civilization is regressing as a result.
One party (the Democrats) already represents the liberal half of the nation. The other half seems to consist of modern, Buckleyite conservatives, but also an increasingly large horde populist, nationalist, individualistic Americans--who now have a megaphone and a vessel in the form of Donald Trump.
Times change, and political parties adapt or are replaced. And make no mistake; if the Party of Lincoln becomes the Party of Trump, it would essentially redefine what it means to be a Republican. Conservatism, a coherent political philosophy, looks as if it's being replaced by messy right-wing populism....
(Excerpt) Read more at thedailybeast.com ...
TRANSLATION: “We are sore losers.”
Basically the takers outnumber the producers.
No, they are educated ignoramuses. Perhaps not even educated.
““We are sore losers.—
Xactly’. These putrid libtards had their 8 years and now it’s our turn. And the best bet they have is a lying old hag and fat overweight old commie puke.
Oh humbug. As the RINOs realize they’ve lost control, they keep acting like they’re the real conservatives—and (the real) conservative majority is just stupid....
The democrats were never high-minded. Only high buttocked, they wear them around the face area.
Share the wealth.
Remember the news video(s) of young college kids standing in line at registration offices (same day registration) or voting areas.
Make ‘em realize... this is what YOU voted for.
HEY LEROY... YOU WANT THE GIRL WITH THE SKINNY LEGS...
YOU GOT HER!
Somehow I seem to have missed that Buckleyite Republican Party of the last thirty years.
“Technology and changing mores have conspired to lower barriers of entry—and acceptability. Gatekeepers no longer exist.”
Ohhh nooo. Ill translate.
“We no longer control the media and people can organize on their own now. Acceptable? To who exactly? And yes, Gatekeepers to political parties. Neither of which are mentioned in the constitution.
FU
Political parties aren’t even mentioned in the constitution.
Carter (D)- 4 years
Reagan (R)-8 years
Bush (R) - 4 years
Clinton (D)- 8 years
GW Bush (R) - 8 years
Obama (D) - 8 years
Alternating Rs and Ds. (GHW Bush's term was just a continuation of Reagan).
The cycle continues with the next President being a Republican.
My guess is Trump.
There, fixed it.
” One tribe consists of minorities and educated elites, while the other tribe increasingly consists of working-class whites.”
Wasn’t much point in reading past this line although I did.
The author of this op-ed couldn’t be more wrong. I do think he sees the writing on the wall that we will have a Republican President. What he wants is someone closer to what he believes than what Trump seems to be offering. It’s in all the small tell-tale words he uses to slander those who don’t agree with his premise.
All in all; a major fail as an op-ed in trying to sound objective. Lose lose all the way through.
America’s political parties, especially the Democratic Party, is more like a religion than a tribe.
More navel gazing.
Read "Stealing America" by Dinesh D'Souza...
I've not read anyone who so clearly describes the current state of politics in American. It readily explains why all these non-governing agencies each have their own personal militarized police force. They know in the long run, the governed are ruled by the barrel of a gun. Therefore they need to have their fair (or unfair) share of firepower to keep up with the alphabet soup of non-governing agencies that have their own standing armies at the ready.
Read the book, as it's quite an eye-opener...
I think that the rules governing the way the GOP allocates delegates will probably benefit someone who is a more mainstream and thoughtful conservative, like Marco Rubio.
It has started.
from link:
The Post piece found that “the ratio of Republicans to Democrats has tilted to the right in nearly every Senate and nearly every legislature” since Obama was elected to the White House.
“According to the NCSL data,” the Post article notes, “there were 4,082 Democrats in state senates and state houses in 2009. In 2015, there were 3,163 - a decrease of 22.5 percent.”
This massive loss, the article notes, is another reason the Democrat’s bench is so weak all over the country.
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