Mac1958
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- Dec 8, 2011
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Well, I've been thinking this through after seeing Kondor3's post - how would this message translate to a broader audience?Unfortunately for them their vision of the "common man" is exclusively Caucasian. We desperately need some genuine populism here but the message needs to be that "we are all in this together" rather than "It's those other poor people's fault."Holy crap, that's the best explanation I've seen of this, seriously.It is, indeed, an interesting statement.Whoa.This isn't about Conservatism, which is largely a failed and increasingly unpopular approach to governance. This is about forcing the Grand Old Party to start paying attention to the needs and wants of the Common Man again..
That's a pretty interesting statement right there.
Wouldn't it have been better to start a new party?
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You need only look around you, to discern the truth in that observation.
Between the time of Lincoln, and the period revolving around World War One, the Republican Party was the Party of the Common Man.
Then, first-generation military-industrialists and resentful trust-busting survivors - Corporatists - bought the Republican Party for themselves; it hasn't been the same since.
What we see today is the Common Man taking back the GOP, and resurrecting its original look and feel and mission.
Given the fate of Third Parties in this country, it made much more sense to make a grab for the GOP, which has a built-in infrastructure and legacy-legitimacy to build upon.
Besdies... for every Conservative-Corporatist Ruling Elite in the GOP, there are a thousand Rank-and-File who want a sea change - a massive shift in direction.
The Conservatives and Corporatists have been out-gunned a thousand-to-one, and all their money didn't do 'em one damned bit of good, this time.
It's a bummer that the Populist Movement on the GOP side served-up a creature like Trump... largely a case of Right Message, Wrong Messenger.
The Populists will retain control until 2020, even during a 3rd Obama term, and do a better job of vetting, next time, now that they know their power and know they can't be stopped.
In sandlot basebal, there's a term for being obliged to take-the-field first, after losing a bat-grip toss... "Sucker's Walk"...
That's what's in store for the Corporate Whores at the top of the Republican Party, post-Trump... time for them to take the Sucker's Walk, and form their OWN party.
Although I doubt that that new National Rich Mutherphukker's Ruling Elitist and Corporate Whores Party will gather very many Common Men under its pathetic banner.
Hope that helps.
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Do you think that Trump creates a danger of damaging this message and direction?
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I think - at least theoretically - that it could, but of course the main messenger(s) and the messaging have to be much better.
But if it were, I could see an increase in appeal - at least theoretically. But that would require a big step.
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