1956 Republicans

[IsaacNewton]

Modern conservatism, and it's inimical effect on the Republican, grew out of, among other sources,

The infamous Powell Memo, of 1971:

The Powell Memo or the Powell Manifesto Text and Analysis

The youth and civil rights movements of the 60's scared the conservatives of the time. Richard Nixon being forced to resign was the last straw that set off a concerted still ongoing effort by ultra-conservatives in corporate America to destroy all of the supporting understructure of modern progressivism. Unions, labor, Universities, a 'perceived' liberal slant to television, freedom and rights for women and minorities...

The fanatical attempt to impeach President Clinton was this cadre seeing their first opportunity to get revenge for Nixon and pushing it with red faced vigor. It was groundless and it went nowhere but they wanted any piece of flesh they could get to soothe their bitterness.

Faux News and conservative talk radio are direct propaganda outlets for this movement.

The two main problems they've run in to: they have only been able to brainwash maybe 27% of the population to follow them as zombies, and the demographics have changed over the last 40 years so that the voting base of the Repubilcan party is dissolving before their eyes. And it only gets worse with each passing day.

This movement is dying a slow natural death but it has wreaked terrible havoc on the poor and working Americans since the 80s. Once they lose in 2016 they will see for sure, the writing is on the wall. Selfish conservatism will be dead and they'll have to go back to some semblance of the moderate party they were in the 1950s.

 

[MarathonMike]

Allow me to explain it to you. You see, when you start at the bottom with no education and through HARD WORK, DETERMINATION and INGENUITY you make it to a position of leadership and become successful that is a GOOD THING. I only mentioned his hearing loss because it underscored the difficult environment he worked in and how he never complained about it. Now do you understand, or do I need to break it down for you even further?

 

[Harry Dresden]

The GOP was a really fantastic party once. I don't know what happened to them. The anger and bitterness of social conservatism is really the heart of the party now. It's a damn shame.

the democrats used to be a good party too,i know what happened to them........so both parties suck yet so many just cant let go....amazing....

 

[Harry Dresden]

Funny how you hate Republicans now, but only support them when they agree with one of your points of view.

lots of people are like that....

 

[TheOldSchool]

The GOP was a really fantastic party once. I don't know what happened to them. The anger and bitterness of social conservatism is really the heart of the party now. It's a damn shame.

the democrats used to be a good party too,i know what happened to them........so both parties suck yet so many just cant let go....amazing....

Lol what? The Democrats used to be a good party?!

No! the Democrats were economic socialists who combined themselves with insane social conservatism!

The modern Democrat party is still stained by socialist nonsense, but they are by far the less evil of the 2 parties. The current GOP is a scary thing. I predict they'll get their shit together by 2020.

 

[Socialist]

The republican party has been hijacked by religious nutjobs and "social conservatives"
I miss dwight.

 

[rdean]

Allow me to explain it to you. You see, when you start at the bottom with no education and through HARD WORK, DETERMINATION and INGENUITY you make it to a position of leadership and become successful that is a GOOD THING. I only mentioned his hearing loss because it underscored the difficult environment he worked in and how he never complained about it. Now do you understand, or do I need to break it down for you even further?

You are so blind by your ideology, you don't even realize what you are saying is ridiculous. What the fuck is wrong with you????

Let me break it down for you. People with highly technical college and university degrees achieved that success through HARD WORK, DETERMINATION and INGENUITY. People without an education think you don't EARN it, but that it's HANDED to you. Which shows how brainwashed they have become.

It's liberals that put rules and regulations in place that protect people from such a harmful environment that could cost them something so precious as their hearing. Only a truly fucking idiot moron would want their children to work in a situation that could cost them the use of their senses or their health.

And these days, the ONLY jobs available without an education are unskilled dead end minimum wage jobs. And the truly ignorant fucks want to abolish the minimum wage. And if that's the kind of life you want for you spawn, then you are a truly messed up individual. And I pity them.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Funny how you hate Republicans now, but only support them when they agree with one of your points of view.

Why would you support someone you don't agree with?

 

[NYcarbineer]

What an awesome Party!

Remember it wasn't long after this that the GOP embarked on its strategy to take over the conservative South.

 

[Skull Pilot]

Funny how you hate Republicans now, but only support them when they agree with one of your points of view.

Why would you support someone you don't agree with?

People do it all the time because all we get is a "choice" between two idiots

People don't vote for who they like they vote for who they dislike the least

 

[rdean]

Too many Republicans think being maimed on the job is a sign of "dedication" as evidenced by Post #22. The result of the worst type of brainwashing imaginable.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

Social Security Expanded!

What a great Party!

Lol.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

"What an awesome Party!"

Pity it no longer exists.

 

[Wildman]

I remember those days...working everyday at my old mans hardware store for $5 a week.

you were over paid. ...

just joking.

 

[deltex1]

I remember those days...working everyday at my old mans hardware store for $5 a week.

you were over paid. ...

just joking.

I think my old man channeled that response thru you...bless his soul!

 

[Harry Dresden]

The GOP was a really fantastic party once. I don't know what happened to them. The anger and bitterness of social conservatism is really the heart of the party now. It's a damn shame.

the democrats used to be a good party too,i know what happened to them........so both parties suck yet so many just cant let go....amazing....

Lol what? The Democrats used to be a good party?!

No! the Democrats were economic socialists who combined themselves with insane social conservatism!

The modern Democrat party is still stained by socialist nonsense, but they are by far the less evil of the 2 parties. The current GOP is a scary thing. I predict they'll get their shit together by 2020.

i stand by what i said....

 

[Harry Dresden]

Allow me to explain it to you. You see, when you start at the bottom with no education and through HARD WORK, DETERMINATION and INGENUITY you make it to a position of leadership and become successful that is a GOOD THING. I only mentioned his hearing loss because it underscored the difficult environment he worked in and how he never complained about it. Now do you understand, or do I need to break it down for you even further?

You are so blind by your ideology, you don't even realize what you are saying is ridiculous. What the fuck is wrong with you????

Let me break it down for you. People with highly technical college and university degrees achieved that success through HARD WORK, DETERMINATION and INGENUITY. People without an education think you don't EARN it, but that it's HANDED to you. Which shows how brainwashed they have become.

It's liberals that put rules and regulations in place that protect people from such a harmful environment that could cost them something so precious as their hearing. Only a truly fucking idiot moron would want their children to work in a situation that could cost them the use of their senses or their health.

And these days, the ONLY jobs available without an education are unskilled dead end minimum wage jobs. And the truly ignorant fucks want to abolish the minimum wage. And if that's the kind of life you want for you spawn, then you are a truly messed up individual. And I pity them.

You are so blind by your ideology



and you are not by yours?........

 

[Harry Dresden]

"What an awesome Party!"

Pity it no longer exists.

tell us why jones.....

 

[browsing deer]

Now that splinter group has hijacked the party and made it the biblethumping party

Now we are seeing what we didn't back in 1954. Social security taxes were 3% The are now 15% Social secirity had fat surpluses. It is now broke.

 

[GWV5903]

What an awesome Party!

Your desperation is sad...

Times have changed in 59 years, but you would have to have a functioning brain to understand...