Well worth reading. It details where you all are and hints heavily at where y'all are headed, me I hope national divorce saves Texas from the inevitable.
Earlier today, the talking wiffle ball Mike Pence posted this on Twitter:
"There is a rising movement within the Republican Party about whether we’re going to stay on that track of timeless Conservative principles or whether we’re going to follow the siren song of populism unmoored to Conservative principles."
Another poster replied:
"That populism is the last vestige of public support the GOP has left. Sellouts such as yourself long ago abandoned all elements of bedrock conservatism - fiscal responsibility, small government, elimination of government agencies, free trade - for warfare, welfare, and empire."
After seeing this I ran across this article -
libertarianinstitute.org
An excerpt -
"except for the scent of second-hand marijuana smoke unashamedly lingering along the highway, you would not be remiss in thinking that it’s the same scene as the 1980s or 1990s. But this is a generation of tradesmen who have already undergone a revolution that everyone missed. This is a generation that has been unplugged from the captive media.
And it’s ready to blow.
They don’t subscribe to daily newspapers like their parents did, and they don’t watch network or cable news. Make no mistake, they’re not interested in either because they’re not interested in politics. If they consume any news at all, they get their short-term news from social media because it’s faster and more convenient than broadcast news. And any more in-depth analysis comes from a long-form podcast like the Joe Rogan Experience, not a legacy media newspaper or print magazine."
Earlier today, the talking wiffle ball Mike Pence posted this on Twitter:
"There is a rising movement within the Republican Party about whether we’re going to stay on that track of timeless Conservative principles or whether we’re going to follow the siren song of populism unmoored to Conservative principles."
Another poster replied:
"That populism is the last vestige of public support the GOP has left. Sellouts such as yourself long ago abandoned all elements of bedrock conservatism - fiscal responsibility, small government, elimination of government agencies, free trade - for warfare, welfare, and empire."
After seeing this I ran across this article -
We're Primed for a Spark | The Libertarian Institute
In the final Monday pre-dawn moments of every city, you can see the work vans and work trucks turn noisily onto the highway on-ramp of the city’s suburbs and exurbs, ladders rattling over every bump. They’re city-bound, heading toward work in wealthy people’s homes within the suburbs, city...
libertarianinstitute.org
"except for the scent of second-hand marijuana smoke unashamedly lingering along the highway, you would not be remiss in thinking that it’s the same scene as the 1980s or 1990s. But this is a generation of tradesmen who have already undergone a revolution that everyone missed. This is a generation that has been unplugged from the captive media.
And it’s ready to blow.
They don’t subscribe to daily newspapers like their parents did, and they don’t watch network or cable news. Make no mistake, they’re not interested in either because they’re not interested in politics. If they consume any news at all, they get their short-term news from social media because it’s faster and more convenient than broadcast news. And any more in-depth analysis comes from a long-form podcast like the Joe Rogan Experience, not a legacy media newspaper or print magazine."
