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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumThe End Of Movement Conservatism’s World - The American Conservative
The moral collapse of movement conservatism is nearly complete.
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In the last three days, weve heard conservatives loudly justify a mans bragging about committing sexual battery as nothing more than locker-room talk. Even worse, weve heard them say out loud that this is just how men behave. Judging from the avalanche of pro-Trump tweets over the weekend, his supporters have reached the point of arguing that if you havent been around this kind of conversation youre not a real man. Bizarrely, Laura Ingraham even suggested last night that its time for Republicans to put on their big-boy pants and get behind the nominee.
Weve now reached the point where you must plainly lie about men and masculinity in order to justify your support for Trump. A generation of conservative efforts to persuade the culture that theres nothing inherently toxic about masculinity is being undone in a matter of days because a fading reality-TV star must be carried into the White House. Now youre only wearing your big-boy pants if you embrace the masculinity of campus-feminist fever dreams, where every guy is a frat boy and every fraternity runs a rape room.
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The Westminster Shorter Catechism begins by asking, What is the chief end of man? The answer is simple: To glorify God and enjoy him forever. In Trumps GOP, the chief end of man is winning, taking up a cross is for suckers, and the last shall just be last. Better to reign in Washington than serve anywhere else. Thats Trumps party, glorying in its own shame. - theamericanconservative <== no link by intention. It's a conservative rag, so screw them!
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In the last three days, weve heard conservatives loudly justify a mans bragging about committing sexual battery as nothing more than locker-room talk. Even worse, weve heard them say out loud that this is just how men behave. Judging from the avalanche of pro-Trump tweets over the weekend, his supporters have reached the point of arguing that if you havent been around this kind of conversation youre not a real man. Bizarrely, Laura Ingraham even suggested last night that its time for Republicans to put on their big-boy pants and get behind the nominee.
Weve now reached the point where you must plainly lie about men and masculinity in order to justify your support for Trump. A generation of conservative efforts to persuade the culture that theres nothing inherently toxic about masculinity is being undone in a matter of days because a fading reality-TV star must be carried into the White House. Now youre only wearing your big-boy pants if you embrace the masculinity of campus-feminist fever dreams, where every guy is a frat boy and every fraternity runs a rape room.
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The Westminster Shorter Catechism begins by asking, What is the chief end of man? The answer is simple: To glorify God and enjoy him forever. In Trumps GOP, the chief end of man is winning, taking up a cross is for suckers, and the last shall just be last. Better to reign in Washington than serve anywhere else. Thats Trumps party, glorying in its own shame. - theamericanconservative <== no link by intention. It's a conservative rag, so screw them!
I think they're getting the picture now.
GET DEMOCRATS REGISTERED so we can win congress as well.
Thx mahatmakanejeeves
13 states have registration deadlines TODAY: OH, PA, MI, GA, TX, NM, IN, LA, NV, TN, AR, KY, SC.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512498266
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The End Of Movement Conservatism’s World - The American Conservative (Original Post)
ffr
Oct 2016
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Vogon_Glory
(9,132 posts)1. This may make a bigger BOOM than the planet Krypton! n/t
ffr
(22,672 posts)2. Only for their alternate universe and fantasy land.
We're going to be okay!
uponit7771
(90,364 posts)3. Yeap, just relate the alt-right or its enablers to tRump... discussion DONE
Cha
(297,729 posts)4. It's surreal how the idiots for trump are trying
like hell to label trump's words as acceptable, frr.
And, of course, the US media****** are right there with them.. making giant assholes out of themselves.. promoting rape culture.
Thanks for this~