There is no electorally viable conservatism without racism.

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The smack-you-in-your-face truth is, Republican party *can't hold onto power without white nationalism.*

Take away hatred, xenophobia, racism & violent rhetoric against brown/LGBTQ people - what's left?

Grover's tax cuts and Pete Peterson's deficit obsession. But no voters.

This is true & I haven't seen it discussed enough. If the GOP ditched white nationalism & focused on the allegedly more noble Kaisch-style "fiscal conservatism" ... it would lose every election, forever. There is no electorally viable conservatism without racism.

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There is no electorally viable conservatism without racism. (Original post)	octoberlib	Oct 2018	OP
The old 'hate gummint' won't do it either	empedocles	Oct 2018	#1
Well, a war would boost their numbers........	Little Star	Oct 2018	#2
That's what the southern strategy was all about	lovemydogs	Oct 2018	#3
They are NOT conservative, and we should stop using that term.	elleng	Oct 2018	#4

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Sun Oct 28, 2018, 02:34 PM

empedocles (11,828 posts)

1. The old 'hate gummint' won't do it either

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Sun Oct 28, 2018, 02:41 PM

Little Star (17,055 posts)

2. Well, a war would boost their numbers........

that usually does it too. Scary but true.

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Sun Oct 28, 2018, 02:45 PM

lovemydogs (575 posts)

3. That's what the southern strategy was all about

bringing race into the republican party back in Nixon's time

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Sun Oct 28, 2018, 03:19 PM

elleng (104,520 posts)

4. They are NOT conservative, and we should stop using that term.

Conservative = holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation, typically in relation to politics or religion.

They are radicals.

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