This is what astounds me: “Heritage derived much of its prominence from the intellectual firepower of its staff, who saw themselves as conservatives, not reactionaries. If their project coincided with those reactionary goals, well, so be it. At least they were motivated by love of originalism, not gutter bigotry. If you squinted hard, you could see they were the true, classical liberals.” Originalism… they read the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the writings of the founders, and they believe themselves to be purists. They’ve fooled themselves. They are more like the crown the first American patriots rejected in 1776.
When the Democrats take control of Congress next year, I hope they start working on serious campaign reform to eliminate the dark money in politics. These people are scary. They are allowed to believe what they will, but they should be no where near government.
Loop this in with the Fox-style right wing media universe, the oligarch/inequality problems and a general patina of rot and corruption in civic institutions and government and tie a vulgar bow around the box of pestilence the liberal community will have to develop a vaccine to eradicate, if it can. I’d like to read that story though.
Project 2025 is about as radical as you can get. Heritage has been rife with every form of prejudice forever. What the hell did these people think? Clearly they were delusional. The guy whose lifetime goal is to deny minorities the vote can’t be associated with anti-semites? Give me a break.
Well said David. It's always amazed me that politicians in power and high ranking government officials are presumably not part of the national elite they speak so scornfully of.
I always knew this Heritage/Maga marriage would end up badly because it was based on hatred and greed, what I never imagined was that it would end up in a bitter divorce, the damage caused to the country is unimaginable, the healing process will take a while.
So what do these deserting rats want? A Project 2025 Forever Reich of kindly white CNats running a Forever Reich that acknowledges (subhuman) minorities. Sehr gut.
It’s entertaining to see savage in-fighting in the American right and I sincerely hope Ms Dye is right that the Heritage Foundation, which I have long regarded as a malign entity, is mortally wounded.
Nevertheless while I’m comfortable in calling Nick Fuentas and Candace Owens anti-Semites, I’m rather doubtful ‘Anti-Semitism is central to the Republican Project’. That’s a big claim with no evidence in the piece. I don’t doubt that there’s anti-Semites in the GOP tent but I find it all too probable you’ll find them in the Democrat party if you look for them.
I’m no fan of the actions of the Israeli government and its violent West Bank settlers in particular, but I find it deeply implausible that a party to whom Anti-Semitism was central would be such one-eyed supporters of Israel.
Let’s not let partisan hostility make us say or believe untrue things about conservatives because it suits our feelings. God knows there’s plenty of this going on in the other side and we’re rightly scornful when we see it.
This is what astounds me: “Heritage derived much of its prominence from the intellectual firepower of its staff, who saw themselves as conservatives, not reactionaries. If their project coincided with those reactionary goals, well, so be it. At least they were motivated by love of originalism, not gutter bigotry. If you squinted hard, you could see they were the true, classical liberals.” Originalism… they read the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the writings of the founders, and they believe themselves to be purists. They’ve fooled themselves. They are more like the crown the first American patriots rejected in 1776.
When the Democrats take control of Congress next year, I hope they start working on serious campaign reform to eliminate the dark money in politics. These people are scary. They are allowed to believe what they will, but they should be no where near government.
Loop this in with the Fox-style right wing media universe, the oligarch/inequality problems and a general patina of rot and corruption in civic institutions and government and tie a vulgar bow around the box of pestilence the liberal community will have to develop a vaccine to eradicate, if it can. I’d like to read that story though.
Project 2025 is about as radical as you can get. Heritage has been rife with every form of prejudice forever. What the hell did these people think? Clearly they were delusional. The guy whose lifetime goal is to deny minorities the vote can’t be associated with anti-semites? Give me a break.
“… online rabble rousers” roast the rabbis?
Yup, bray “antisemitism” while demonizing “the elites” as noted. Noted also, but unsaid, THEY are the elite.
Well said David. It's always amazed me that politicians in power and high ranking government officials are presumably not part of the national elite they speak so scornfully of.
Ham-fisted projection — a rightwing speciality.
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Happy holidays Lisa!
And another round begins. This will be fun to watch.
How to master the masses without maga.
Shove them overboard.
I always knew this Heritage/Maga marriage would end up badly because it was based on hatred and greed, what I never imagined was that it would end up in a bitter divorce, the damage caused to the country is unimaginable, the healing process will take a while.
What Jews did they think the Tiki torch toters were chanting about?
Did they drown it in a bathtub?
So what do these deserting rats want? A Project 2025 Forever Reich of kindly white CNats running a Forever Reich that acknowledges (subhuman) minorities. Sehr gut.
It’s entertaining to see savage in-fighting in the American right and I sincerely hope Ms Dye is right that the Heritage Foundation, which I have long regarded as a malign entity, is mortally wounded.
Nevertheless while I’m comfortable in calling Nick Fuentas and Candace Owens anti-Semites, I’m rather doubtful ‘Anti-Semitism is central to the Republican Project’. That’s a big claim with no evidence in the piece. I don’t doubt that there’s anti-Semites in the GOP tent but I find it all too probable you’ll find them in the Democrat party if you look for them.
I’m no fan of the actions of the Israeli government and its violent West Bank settlers in particular, but I find it deeply implausible that a party to whom Anti-Semitism was central would be such one-eyed supporters of Israel.
Let’s not let partisan hostility make us say or believe untrue things about conservatives because it suits our feelings. God knows there’s plenty of this going on in the other side and we’re rightly scornful when we see it.