One of the biggest gripes I have about the Post Reagan Republican Party is its withdrawal from the popular culture. Instead of seeing how it can use popular culture to reach out to non political Americans, the GOP attacks it in their culture wars. The result of this has been that Conservatives are perceived as grouchy scolds which then turns people off who don’t know much about politics. The Democrats on the other use the popular culture and portray themselves as cool and hip. The result is that since 1992 when the GOP under Papa Bush cynically went to war with the popular culture and the horrendous convention speech by Pat Buchanan, they are 2-3 in Presidential elections and easily could have been 0-5. From 1952-1988, when GOP ran on real issues it went 7-3 in Presidential elections. Clearly the Party’s strategy of attacking the popular culture and engaging in culture wars isn’t working. If the Progressives want to launch a culture war, let them hang themselves on that.
That’s why this video by Powdered Zombies who are led by our friend Dana Loesch’s husband Chris impresses me. Here are Conservatives using Rap music to get a message across. They are describing what our Founding Fathers would think of today’s America.
Conservatives need to do more of this. Instead of culture wars, the Right should use the culture to spread its message. When non-political people see you are not judgmental and appear cool, they are open to your ideas. Conservatives need to start using the Left’s tactics and strategies to defeat them. Until this happens, the Progressives will continue to run circles around the Right. I am not asking Conservatives to embrace every trend and fad, just don’t spend time or energies attacking it.
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It would also help the Right if the supposedly Conservative Republican Party had nominees who believed in Freedom. Instead, the two potential nominees, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are Nanny State Big Government Progressives. Who could imagine that after the 2010 sweep by the GOP who in that election actually ran as Conservatives, that once again, its nominee will be a Progressive. Mitt Romney is a clone of George HW Bush and Rick Santorum is a clone of George W. Bush. Both these Presidents were Big Government Progressives and had failed Presidencies. Clearly Reagan/Goldwater Conservatives are a minority in the GOP.
I am not Charles Johnson who thinks I can influence a political movement. I am just disgruntled American Patriot who doesn’t like the direction of my nation, nor the direction of the Party I grew up to. Before you trash what I am writing just sit back and think about this. Here is someone who’s Grandfather volunteered for Goldwater in 64, whose Mother volunteered for Reagan in 84, who in 1995 got an autographed biography of Reagan from Nancy Reagan and who participated in Tea Party rallies. I come from Republican pedigree and no longer feel at home in the Party. I am not asking Blogmocracy readers to agree with me in lockstep. All I am asking is to think about what I am saying. Neither Mitt Romney nor Rick Santorum are Conservatives. I no longer want to hear that the Republican Party is about Free Markets and Individualism. It’s about A Nanny State just like the Democratic Party, but disagrees on what this Big Government should do.
Let me be clear, I will get drunk and vote for either Romney or Santorum over the Marxist False Messiah. But for me its like choosing Stalinism over Maoism. I am choosing the lesser of Progressive evils. After this election, I am done with the GOP and refuse to support its Big Government Nanny State Statist Progressive agenda.
I don’t ask anyone here to agree, just think about what I wrote. Am I really wrong?
Enough about my rants, enjoy this Saturday evening and feel free to discuss any topic. Discussions about an Albino looking Californian washed up Jazz Guitarist and failed blogger turned conspiracy loon is accepted.
Update: This is how the Right should take on the Left. Andrew Breitbart confronts the Neo-Marxists OWS loons.
You get in their face. I salute Breitbart for taking it to the enemy.
(Update Hat Tip: Macker)
