Gary Childress wrote: ↑Mon Aug 28, 2023 3:19 pmWhat is it that
Trump and his supporters are "fighting" for? Are they fighting for better wages? Are they fighting for universal health care? Are they fighting against unfair discrimination? Are they fighting to stop potential ecological destruction? Are they fighting for something that "We the People" ought to be fighting for?
If we "drain the swamp", what is the "swamp" going to be filled with after
Trump and his associates drain it, which won't need to be drained again?
Are "conservatives" fighting for progress or are "conservatives" fighting to hold onto the way things used to be? And at what point does "conservation" become "turning back the clock"?
Do we want to go back to be the America that took over this land from the indigenous natives? Do we want to go back to be the America that practiced segregation? Do we want to go back to the America that fought WW2 and ended up creating the atomic bomb which now threatens every living being on this planet? At what point has America been "great" that we need to do "again"?
Before "fighting", let's figure out what we are "fighting" for.
I think Conservatives in the US are fighting for the values they fought for in World War 2, and idolize (rightly so) the 1950s. I think Conservatives are stuck in that past, where oil was dirt cheap, housing was cheap, USA was mostly segregated, industry, commerce, technology were booming, everything felt safe, and American Culture was firmly established (before Cohen takeover of Hollywood).
But I do agree with your refutation. Conservatives need to look 'forward', not behind, or they will continue to lose ground in American society, power politics, culture, and the like.
Somebody like Elon Musk, would be a good example of a visionary making the right moves, getting humanity off the planet, and looking toward space.