Thursday, January 14, 2021

When Did the GOP become the Party of Cowards, Who Betrayed Their Country?

By A Colleague

N.S.: My Epoch Times comment follows:

My only criticism of Mark Bauerlein's op-ed, is that this did not begin circa 1990, but circa 1954. The so-called civil rights movement was the most successful communist front of all time. Very few Whites had the stomach to tell black supremacists like MLK, "Go to Hell!" And nobody sought to impeach the rogue federal judges and SC justices who burned the Constitution. The GOP has been every bit as guilty as the Communist, er, Democrat Party.

II. Republicans have never fought against affirmative action, black-on-White crime, “civil rights” or “hate crime” laws, or other forms of racism against Whites.

(I would have used stronger language than merely “impeach,” like say, “impeach or shoot,” were I not worried about my comment being deleted.)

AC: I've had a few email exchanges with Emeritus Professor of English Mark Bauerlein over the past three decades. He began his academic career at Emory U. as moderate and left as an aggressive conservative, having witnessed its transformation.

In a piece below in the Epoch Times on Jan 12 Bauerlein describes the moral war waged against conservatives. I put together a quote:

“The End of Politics” Mark Bauerlein, January 12, 2021)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-end-of-politics_3652928.html

MARK BAUERLEIN: REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS AREN’T PREPARED FOR THE LEFT’S ALL-OUT MORAL WAR AGAINST THEM — AND THEIR VOTERS. TO COUNTER THE DEMOCRATS’ QUEST FOR A ONE-PARTY CONTROL, THE RIGHT NEEDS LEADERS WHO WILL BE “JUST AS ACCUSATORY AND DISMISSIVE” OF THE LEFT:

“Trump never impressed liberals as a political figure, and his supporters weren’t seen as a political bloc. No, they were an aberration, an irrational upsurge, an eruption of atavism into the sane operations of American democracy. You don’t compromise with such cretins, you don’t debate them. You get rid of them . . .

“This is the dynamic faced by conservative Republicans. If they stay true to conservative principles, they can expect the vitriol to flow. It won’t be discursive; it’ll be ad hominem. Notice how the debates in Washington for more than four years have downplayed policy differences that might be negotiated through the old ways and means. It’s different now; they turn on shame, the shame of the right.

“Democrats want to blame Trump for the ‘polarization,’ but that’s a dodge. The readiness of the left to smear a conservative if he acts too boldly long predates the Bad Orange Man. Ever since the Culture Wars of 30 years ago, we’ve been shifting from political competition to moral arraignment, and the process is now complete. The trial is over; it’s time for sentencing.

“Democrats have pronounced Republicans guilty, and punishments must begin.

“Few Republican politicians are equipped for this kind of war. Most can’t stand up to the indignation of the left. They still shudder at allegations of racism . . . The purpose of that game is to defeat conservatives, forever. It’s to discredit them . . . to make them appear unworthy of the barest consideration in the political realm. A spirit of expulsion, vengeance, and purification is on the loose . . . Trump’s supporters feel the threat acutely, and they want fresh leaders to fight back. They want to hear Republican voices turn the condemnations of the Democrats right back at them, to be just as accusatory and dismissive of leftism as the left is of rightism.

“When Joe Biden talks about systemic racism in American life, conservative voters relish the chance to witness a Republican blurt, ‘Nonsense! The ‘systems’ you mean—schools, media, entertainment, technology—are run by liberals, not conservatives, you silly one. Gimme a break—this is all phony!’ The indignation of the Democrats should be met with disdain, laughter, or an indignation stronger and unwavering.

“Establishment Republicans don’t have the stomach for this moral combat. They don’t know how, or perhaps they accept the moral terms, or they simply find the whole thing overwhelming. The media amplify the moral denunciations, too, and Republicans still care what reporters and commentators say about them . . .

“The pluralism of the past is over. A public square in which everyone accepts the permanent existence of political opponents no longer obtains. Democrats want a one-party state, and all too many Republicans will bend, granting liberals the field on social, cultural, and educational matters, while battling over a few regulations, tax rates, and trade. In practical terms, that means surrender on 90 percent of the issues . . . The future will clarify two kinds of Republican: the one who gets along with liberals, and the one who doesn’t; the one who defends himself with, ‘No, I am not a deplorable person,’ and the one who says, ‘Your indignation, my Democrat friend, is as bogus as a three-dollar bill—save it.’”

(“The End of Politics” Mark Bauerlein, January 12, 2021)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-end-of-politics_3652928.html

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

As I've stated many times,the left accuses us of White supremacy,when the fact is,standing up for ourselves is White Survival--a completely different animal.

A race trying to avoid extinction is the #1 priority on the planet for that race--survival of the species--and every race wants to do so.The fact that Whites are attacked by blacks,Mex,Chinese,Arabs etal.is not strange,the fact that many Whites join in to advocate for genocide of their own--IS damn puzzling.
Mex and blacks have organizations to push for black or Mex supremacy(with death to Whitey),but there is no White group to counter their open plans to destroy the White population--first through replacing Whites in political offices,then through demographic takeover and finally through genocide.Liberals who support this plan,fear Whites waking up and fighting back.Those Whites who do so are called racists,while minorities,who call for replacing Whites with minorities,are called civil rights heroes and justice warriors.

WE(including conservative politicians) have to ignore the racist name calling--become immune to it--and strengthen ourselves for a decades long battle by pushing for a mindset change that MUST include increased White reproduction.

But the next 2 years will be extremely difficult politically,and unless an actual civil war breaks out in the interim,waiting for 2022 midterms to change the numbers in Congress,is our only faint hope.
A grassroots party to oppose the part time and full time Communists is my suggestion to all Whites--and it must start today.
--GRA

Anonymous said...

Compromised over a period of many decades just about everything they hold to be important. Good sports that like to play fair but get played.