Republicanism in a Nutshell (Updated) 0
Oh, this is beautiful. Mithras cuts to the quick.
Follow the link. Read the whole thing.
Here’s his precis of the intellectual and strategic underpinnings of Republicanism:
To the racists, conservatism could say, “You’re right. You are the noble white people who built Western Civilization and the United States, the greatest country on Earth. Now these darkies want to take it all away.” To the fanatical anti-communists, conservatism could say, “You’re right. Capitalism is the highest form of human virtue because it requires people to compete for resources and demonstrate their skill and intelligence in a true meritocracy. Anything that hinders that competition is evil, and Communism is the quintessence of evil – it is an international conspiracy solely meant to destroy capitalism.” To the religious wackos, conservatism could say, “You’re right. God the Father preordained the natural state of things that should be reflected in human society, but Satan is leading these sluts and sodomites astray. You are the good people who are doing God’s work in fighting their evil ways.” To the rich, conservatism could say, “You’re right. The mob of poor have discovered that they can vote themselves funds from the public treasury, from your pocket, and if they succeed they’ll never work again and society will collapse. We have to stop them.”
Addendum (H/T Alison for the link):
From Erik Lundegaard:
cf. 1964 and 2008:
