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Celerity

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34. She is still a huge fangirl of the underlying memes and modes of government that led to Trump.
Thu Sep 17, 2020, 06:39 PM
Sep 2020

Her vision of governance is that of a fundamentally unchained, for the most part, laissez faire hellscape of corporate control, buttressed by a globalised, hyper-built American military clutching at maintenance of the petrodollar matrix as the dominant geo-political, geo-economic force.

I wonder how many who made a living off of "conservatism" might actually be re-thinking lagomorph777 Sep 2020 #1
conservatism to me is more of an unrealistic, unreachable ideal; now that the GOP is officially dead onetexan Sep 2020 #5
Too few of them. Too many are pretending it went off the rails recently... JHB Sep 2020 #27
+1000! "Very few are willing to admit they were somebody else's useful idiot." n/t Kind of Blue Sep 2020 #47
Mississippi born Stuart Stevens has abandoned it totally, looks like Rubin has followed his lead. Blue_true Sep 2020 #36
From what I know of Stuart Stevens, he is absolutely qualified yonder Sep 2020 #40
I kinda feel bad for her qazplm135 Sep 2020 #2
I don't think that is what she's saying, unfortunately. yardwork Sep 2020 #45
I don't think she's rejecting her beliefs qazplm135 Sep 2020 #46
This didn't just happen. Her "movement" hasn't been moving in the direction she thought... Beartracks Sep 2020 #50
I was not commenting on whether her view qazplm135 Sep 2020 #51
Hey, sorry, I was meaning to Reply to the OP, forgot I was still viewing your post. Beartracks Sep 2020 #53
I still await a truly good conservative idea. It is just all a sham. NRaleighLiberal Sep 2020 #3
If you divorce the word "conservative" from the assholes who have been calling... Silent3 Sep 2020 #7
personal responsibility in the US means I got mine, fuck you, go look for some bootstraps on yer own Celerity Sep 2020 #19
The phrase "personal responsibility" doesn't have to have that particular coded meaning... Silent3 Sep 2020 #28
It was long ago weaponised in the US to the point it is no longer a useful concept there. nt Celerity Sep 2020 #29
Of course it's a useful concept. Silent3 Sep 2020 #30
I disagree. Personal Responsibility as an idea Tommymac Sep 2020 #61
"We are an inherently a selfish society", so... what? Give up on talking about it? Silent3 Sep 2020 #64
Hide from a fact and I would be just like HIM. Tommymac Sep 2020 #65
I think you failed to notice the quote marks. Silent3 Sep 2020 #66
Rachael Maddow calls them "small c conservatives" Mopar151 Sep 2020 #49
They have always been about hatred and resentment of something. Blue_true Sep 2020 #37
that's my view. NRaleighLiberal Sep 2020 #38
They had it, to some extent in Lincoln and Grant. Blue_true Sep 2020 #44
Glad enough to see it gratuitous Sep 2020 #4
Agreed. zentrum Sep 2020 #18
still can't bring themselves to say fascist... Thomas Hurt Sep 2020 #6
Fuck her.. AZ8theist Sep 2020 #8
Second that sarge43 Sep 2020 #17
Jennifer Rubin has always spoke out against Trump. It didn't take her 4 yrs to figure it out tulipsandroses Sep 2020 #24
She is still a huge fangirl of the underlying memes and modes of government that led to Trump. Celerity Sep 2020 #34
Oh, how soon we forget about the GWBush boot licking by Rubin...... AZ8theist Sep 2020 #35
She is an adherent of the George Will philosophy of small government. Blue_true Sep 2020 #42
She knew it was the end of Reagan/Bush era Rethugs. RhodeIslandOne Sep 2020 #48
And how about Bush? quakerboy Sep 2020 #58
+1000 Celerity Sep 2020 #20
You beat me to it ... aggiesal Sep 2020 #23
I'm glad to see this. "Conservative" no longer means any of the things "conservatives" used to ... Hekate Sep 2020 #9
Note that she doesn't really believe in liberal social programs either AFAIK andym Sep 2020 #10
She just wants Mitt or John Kasich RhodeIslandOne Sep 2020 #13
Another casualty resulting from #GOPSurrender BadGimp Sep 2020 #11
I remember how she thought Mitt Romney was going to be an awesome President RhodeIslandOne Sep 2020 #12
I'm always very happy to see Mike Steele speak out, and Crunchy Frog Sep 2020 #22
He really was (on fire). That's moonscape Sep 2020 #26
I remember chiding her in an email a few years ago Dem2 Sep 2020 #14
The USA should probably have 4 parties (not counting Libertarian and Green) LiberalLovinLug Sep 2020 #15
A lack of proportional representation will be one of the long wave constitutional flaws that does Celerity Sep 2020 #21
Good points LiberalLovinLug Sep 2020 #32
Is it poorly written, MoonchildCA Sep 2020 #52
both Celerity Sep 2020 #55
One thought Roy Rolling Sep 2020 #16
Jennifer, you a big fan of Saint Reagan? hibbing Sep 2020 #25
KR.. All HANDS on DECK! Cha Sep 2020 #31
Translation: Republicans aren't paying me anymore Sympthsical Sep 2020 #33
She had better not show this to Richard Viguerie DFW Sep 2020 #39
She's only sore because she's no longer one of the party insiders Raine Sep 2020 #41
tRumpublicans, republicans, conservatives, whatever! warmfeet Sep 2020 #43
Screw her StrictlyRockers Sep 2020 #54
Can y'all ever really be an Ex... czarjak Sep 2020 #56
There hasnt been a conservative movement in the country in my lifetime quakerboy Sep 2020 #57
Conservatism has been a fraud for more than two centuries. Grins Sep 2020 #59
Dear Jennifer: Thank you for finally noticing what se've seen for many years. Warpy Sep 2020 #60
"Conservative" defined, then and now Zambero Sep 2020 #62
conservative somehow morphed into right wing extremists SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2020 #63
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