Is The Neocon-Establishment Right Trying To Reconstitute and Co-opt Social Conservatism?

[Brian4Liberty]

Is The Neocon-Establishment Right Trying To Reconstitute and Co-opt Social Conservatism?

Is there a trend and possibly a strategy right now by teo-conservatives, neoconservatives and establishment GOP to co-opt and capture what might be called the Trump Republicans via supporting a traditional social conservative platform?

The following post was in response to the RNC making drugs an issue in the Fetterman campaign, attacking decriminalization of drugs:

I'd wager they are aiming for the social conservatives. Everything seems to be an attempt to funnel division on that.

"Don't worry about inflation, cronyism, corruption, big government, totalitarianism, war, etc., look over there! What you really need to focus on is abortion, gender identity, sexuality, whites v. their victims, and drugs!"

Is the RNC looking to return to a traditional socon platform, which would also be welcomed by the DNC? Did they do research that told them they could resonate with Trump supporters if they focused on abortion, gender identity, sexuality, whites v. their victims, and drugs? And it appears that border control is also part of the sales pitch.

It seems to be a clear strategy, reeking of the likes of Karl Rove. Appeal to Trump Republicans by focusing on issues that they would probably agree with. Start with border security and LGTBQ+ issues. Keep abortion on the back burner, but pay it some lip service from time to time. See if they can gain some traction by being tough on drugs, starting with a focus on drug cartels and fentanyl.

Can they get most of the disaffected GOP to forget about spending, monetary policy, cronyism, corruption, big government and war, especially if they can change the focus to other issues the GOP establishment doesn't really care about?

The current situation with blatant and unprosecuted crime also provides an opening for them. Can they mutate support for actual enforcement of basic law back into blanket support for police, the military, and agencies such as the FBI and CIA? That would bring them just one step away from support for a full interventionist, globalist, hegemonic, nation-building, pro-war agenda.

If you notice this strategy in action, post to this thread...

 

[nobody's_hero]

The only actual victory that social conservatives have scored for all the years they've been pandered to by the GOP establishment came in the form of a SCOTUS ruling on Roe V. Wade made possible by the candidate the establishment doesn't like (well, I guess depending on who you ask).

I don't think Trump supporters are going to forget that. Half a century goes by where the GOP uses the abortion issue for fundraising carrot-on-a-stick, and some orange dude who doesn't even seem particularly fired up for the cause, comes by and knocks it out in one hit.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

The only actual victory that social conservatives have scored for all the years they've been pandered to by the GOP establishment came in the form of a SCOTUS ruling on Roe V. Wade made possible by the candidate the establishment doesn't like (well, I guess depending on who you ask).

I don't think Trump supporters are going to forget that. Half a century goes by where the GOP uses the abortion issue for fundraising carrot-on-a-stick, and some orange dude who doesn't even seem particularly fired up for the cause, comes by and knocks it out in one hit.

Yep.

But remember, the RNC doesn't really want victory on any of these issues (well, MIC warmongering crony globalism aside, which is their true goal). They would rather fundraise, support stealth candidates, and suck all of the air out of the room to distract from real issues like spending and debt (although they would probably be more than willing to falsely pander on that again too).

 

[Brian4Liberty]

"Is the RNC looking to return to a traditional socon platform, which would also be welcomed by the DNC?"

https://twitter.com/conservmillen/status/1567649018091655170

Republicans love running away from the issues and playing defense. Stop hiding your position on abortion. Stop nuancing the mutilation of kids. Stop pretending conservative positions are anything but normal. Go on the offense. Democrats literally give you endless material.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Lindsey Graham and Marco Rubio pushing Federal abortion ban. Just a coincidence?

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...022-Elections-to-Democrats-with-Abortion-Move

 

[Brian4Liberty]

 

[PAF]

Is The Neocon-Establishment Right Trying To Reconstitute and Co-opt Social Conservatism?

If you notice this strategy in action, post to this thread...

Of course. Those who are principled see right through the facade.

I have at times been accused of thinking and worrying only about money - at the expense of liberty. What they fail miserably to get is that DEBT=SLAVERY, and by FUNDING the MIC, Pharm-Complex, and everything else they want to throw money at, INCLUDING the War on Drugs, they are putting the shackles around their own legs.

Self-reliance, family and communities would be MUCH better served to solve the problems themselves. Arm yourselves, against thugs, thieves and rapists, and you won't have to worry about LEO extortionists spending more money to hunt, search and track them down, while the perpetrator roams free. Build your own fence on your own private property, rather than having it taken away by Feds via Eminent Domain.

As far as gender identity, sexuality, even abortion, it is nobody's business, nor do I care what you do behind closed doors. If people want an abortion, they will find a way to make it happen and take it underground. I would rather it be underground, because then it would not be endlessly talked and talked about to the point that it becomes "the norm", potentially brain-washing the youngsters who are not capable of making decisions at that age.

Everything that I can think of is made worse by government involvement whether left OR right. If people screw up along the way, consider it The School of Hard Knocks, where they will be forced to think and learn from their own mistakes.

99% of people who run for office seek power/control/special favors. They will say anything that will convince you to vote for him/her. 1%, such as Tom Massie and a couple of others, are the rarest of exceptions.

Just as babies should be weaned off of the bottle, adults need to be weaned off of government to grow into responsible adults. But the system is exactly designed to force people to always rely on bigger and growing government.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Lindsey Graham and Marco Rubio pushing Federal abortion ban. Just a coincidence?

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...022-Elections-to-Democrats-with-Abortion-Move

Marco goes all in. If only John McCain was still here, they could make it a menage a trois.

Earlier this week, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio stood his ground on a debate stage at the Lake Worth campus of Palm Beach College. His opponent is seasoned Democratic lawmaker Val Demings, a black congresswoman and former police chief, and the discussion had turned to abortion rights – terrain that Democrats believe favor them and give Demings and other Senate candidates a chance to alter the expected outcome of the 2022 midterms.

“I’m 100% pro-life not because I want to deny anyone their rights but because I believe that innocent human life is worthy of the protection under the law,” Rubio said. While noting he has supported legislation that includes exceptions for rape, incest, and the mother’s health, he then went on offense, arguing that “the extremist on abortion in this campaign” is his opponent.
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https://www.zerohedge.com/political/republicans-find-their-footing-abortion

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Don't discount the possibility that neoconservatives pushed the abortion issue purely as a vindictive plan to make Trump look bad, by making Trump supported candidates lose.

https://twitter.com/USAB4L/status/1590376558577225728