Subject: Post Trump Republicanism
This is more geared towards Dope and Lurker - dear people I've met on TMF - who usually didn't ostracize me for going off the reservation, something I've done multiple times. Before I go on, I admit I've not been into politics on a day to day basis like I used to be. For perhaps 5+ years now I don't even know which numbers are the "news channels" when I flip thru channels on TV. I do headlines and try to stay current on trends, and read a few articles here any there from conflicting points of view because, frankly, I'm content that things are on a track that I long ago predicted and I'm more interested in making eye contact with, and having casual and then less casual convos with the players...be it the tattood mullet guy at Park Casino in metro Philly, or the lovely Afghani family who owns the kabob place across the street from it. Funny, I'm not good looking nor social but over the years I've been able to build rapport with strangers rather comfortably - go figure. ANYHOW......
Whether it's health, electoral, or after a 2nd term. Eventually Trump won't be here. I feel that TrumpISM - with tweaks is still the way forward for Republicanism. Before I go on please note:
1.)On TMF I used to say back in 2012. - drop the anti-gay-marriage thing. I said it's inevitable, ands that we're alienating young voters over something - that is a done deal. I was right on.
2.)I said even in the Bush years, STOP "free trade!" as a religion. That all the NAFTA stuff we backed not only hurt our own voters, but opposing such would BRING us new voters. Donald Trump's 2016 win PROVED my thesis 100% and .....do ya like the SCOTUS you got for the next decade or not?
3.)I used to warn that most levers of our economy - were going LEFT and that coddling of Wall Street and Corporations was like chickens taking care of Colonel Sanders. Do you see nowadays??? Who gets cancelled? Who gets ostracized? Is MAGA or the Right running anything from Goldman Sachs to Pepsi to General Motors to Apple to Google to the Ivy League or even the school districts? NO, IT'S THE LEFT. We got the guns, and the erectile dysfunction ads on the radio and ok, once in awhile we make a stand on Target or a beer brand. Woo hoo.
My point being what I'm about to offer will be odd - but I feel other out of the box things I've said have come true.
A WORKER'S PARTY, COMBINED WITH MUSLIM-AMERICANS......can help preserve Republicanism and some tenets of Conservatism. Yes that's right. Muslim Americans.
While the Left is forgiving Student Loans for the Chipotle Kids. Giving $7500 towards a NEW CAR for upper income white people, and telling people to "get a Green Job" --they are so incredibly out of touch and we can capitalize on it. Say what you want about President Biden - but the LIBERALS - SOME OF THEM- are realizing it. The imperfect CHIPS act....and INFRASTRUCTURE BILL should've been OURS under Trump. We should've told Mitch and Schumer to sit n' spin with their Corporate Tax Cuts for the Woke....and done things like infrastructure and CHIPS. Stuff that enriches OUR communities and OUR people. SOME Democrats saw they were losing - and wisely acted. They wanted to bring some of the TECH bounty to places like Ohio or Georgia and now it's pitiful how REPUBLICAN politicians who OPPOSED these things are trying to take credit in their districts. "AMERICA FIRST" was indeed semiconductor factories in Ohio, or roads in Texas.
Going forward.....
*We continue what Trump started with Hispanics and Blacks because guess what - any extra vote we get there is a PLUS that we never had in the first place. Talk very openly: You're still in the inner city, your kids are still in prison, and your kids are having kids. What the hell have those White Liberals really done for you lately? Yeah we want you to learn ENGLISH -- we want your kids NOT just to wash the dishes or mow the lawn, but to OWN the restaurant or landscaping company. There ARE people within these groups who are aching to hear this. Ever notice Trump does better with Hispanics than Spanish Speaking ass Kissing Bush did? Think about that.
*NAFTA, GATT, WTO, PNTR CHINA - ok, there's some good there but we need to extract a pound of flesh every time these Corporatist Liberals want this stuff. It can't be us helping ram it thru, and then being acused of shipping jobs overseas.
*ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. STOP with "Noun, Verb, Free Market". Usurping certain jobs is gonna help Woke Corporate Liberals, and hurt working class people - some of whom vote with US. Wanna lay off truckers because you can replace them with robots? Cool. The tax is $xxxxxx per year per robot and money goes to helping truckers - -and is subsidized by BLUE corporations who secretly can't stand Blue Collar America. These people are even annoyed to leave a nice tip at a restaurant for Krisssakes.
NOW...........
Stop shouting "ISRAEL!" blindly. Amazing entity? Sure. People who are gritty, smart, talented and tougher than I'll ever be? Sure. But Israel's constant manipulation of American politics lets it suck more money out of us, and it puts us in crosshairs with Israel's enemies. Again, it's poor and middle class black, brown, and white kid going to die in Iraq, Iran, wherever the hell is next. It's not Goldman Sachs and it's not Club Whole Foods going there.
BTW, a certain constituency - fully within their rights - votes 70% DEMOCRAT. And openly ridicules you people on the Right.
NeoConservatives: Mules of Israel. They USE YOU for their purposes such as the Iraq War that crushed President Bush's Presidency and gave you 8 years of Obama. Think back people: BILL KRISTOL and others were SO EASY to turn on you on a myriad of policies. They are no different than MSNBC where it comes to Trump or Trump supporters and in return......you'll let them start the "Israel! America!" chants as you bomb another country?
ENTER ISLAM.............
They are not a fan of Liberalism's war on parenting. Liberalism's war on Faith. The THEY-THEM-ME-YOU-HE-SHE TALIBAN on the Left is intolerant and they are militant and they are coming for you and guess what, our Muslim friends aren't big fans of this crap either. ALREADY in certain school districts - MAGA and ISLAM have won small victories in school districts against the THEY/THEM Taliban. Just ONE test of this theory....that has worked. '
Oh, speaking of "Israel!"
As I predicted, and OPENLY spoke about promoting for real (in my own tiny way) on TMF in the mid 2000's- I said Muslims will slooooooowly learn to synergies their vote and their money. They are still a generation or two away from critical mass HOWEVER look at Michigan today. The huge Muslim population - while not voting Trump - is sending a message to Biden about America's slavish devotion to Israel.
Ok, look. Like you did on Free Trade, Gay Marriage, or whatever we are good at shouting "MY PRINCIPLES!" "MY CONVICTIONS!" "COURAGE OF MY CONVICTIONS!" "HI HANNITY GREAT AMERICAN!" and you will feel like doing just that on this "Israel!" issue. but please look at all of the above I said..... your "convictions!" were put away in the bottom drawer and with. things like trade and immigration: You beat Hillary Clinton.
IF YOU MAKE INROADS WITH MUSLIMS......you can turn Michigan into a Red State. Not just winning it in 2016 like Trump did, but it could be a real RED state with electoral ramifications that Biden, Obama, nobody can do squat about.
And guess what - ask yourself why some of the loudest anti-Trump people here would not like this. Ask yourself why that is, and why you must do their bidding on this issue.
It won't be 100% lockstep purity. BUT on religious rights. Parental rights. Regulations on Small Business. Upward Mobility, you have TONS in common with Muslims America. And in return - they've got votes, and they are becoming an economic force too ----something we need on the Right.
All I'm saying.....
By cementing ourselves as a true blue Worker's party, and the topping it off electorally with Muslim America, Conservatism and Republicanism - can win even more cycles.
Otherwise,
You'll go back to Nikki Haley , W Bush, etc etc and you'll lose politely, and win demurely.
You'll lose this country economically and demographically, and within 4 election cycles you'll be watching the likes of AOC getting sworn in as president.
All I'm saying - -- there is a way to prevent that.
It's right here in front of us, already pilot tested.