Nosmo King
Gold Member
A shift in political philosophy is actually easier done when disarray exists. Let's look at eh Democrats as our paradigm of change. They ran Hubert Humphrey in 1968 much to the consternation of anti-war Democrats who supported Scoop Jackson and Bobby Kennedy.Calling Republicans "fascists" and "nazis" really loses it effectiveness when the current Democrat President is a Black Liberation Theologist Communist.
Reading comprehension problem or are you building a straw man Mad?
There was no mention of "Nazis" in my post or even of German Fascism. I suggested a neo, as in new iteration of fascism, characterized by militarism, hyper-nationalism, one-party rule and authoriarianism; a lack of empathy and even hate for those whose race, creed, religion or culture differs from the 'approved'.
To deny the Republican Party is in disarray and has not moved far right is to ignore reality. ......
Evidence of the Republican Party moving to the "Far Right" would be......what?
Frankly, I agree that the GOP is in disarray, but this would make moving in any direction not just improbable, but impossible. Certainly, a move to the "FAR" right is more phobia than reality.
Look who ran in 1972. George McGovern. Waaay more Liberal than Humphrey. And the party moved farther to the left than ever. It took Bill Clinton and his DLC (a Centrist organization) to win another national election (I omit Carter as he was the result of Watergate blow back)
The Tea Baggers are co-opting the GOP, not the other way around. As they move the party farther to the right, we can expect:
1) a call for ideological purity by the GOP which will weed out viable candidates in favor of hard liners and
2) no national wins for the GOP as long as the Tea Baggers hold sway.
Elections are won by the moderates, the Centrists, the pragmatic. Not the ideologues.