I agree with you.
When we ape the liberal culture, we’re showing a desperation to be accepted by the Left. That never ever happens.
“To thine own self be true; then thou can’t be false to any man.”
No true words were spoken by the Bard. For me, this is the essence of conservatism, the defense of timeless and eternal values in the face of a rapidly changing world.
I do not accept what it considers legitimate and I defend what it deems illegitimate.
For what it's worth, they were spoken by a fool, Polonius, whose total misunderstanding of the situation at hand resulted not only in his own death but in the destruction of all he held dear. Not unlike what is happening to the GOP. I suspect Shakespeare is looking down with an ironic glance whenever those words are quoted as the essence of wisdom.