RE: What About The Brand?
February 6, 2018 at 1:51 pm
(This post was last modified: February 6, 2018 at 2:36 pm by vulcanlogician.)
(February 6, 2018 at 12:39 pm)Khemikal Wrote: In short..where are the conservatives?
They were replaced by anti-liberals some time ago.
Anymore, it's not about promoting fiscal conservatism, but "stopping the party that spends too much." Anyone with half a brain, who earnestly wants to balance the budget would not give a massive taxcut to the extremely wealthy at every opportunity. But nobody cares about balancing the budget. Nobody.
In another thread I mentioned the conservative mantra of "we need less regulation" pointing out that what they really mean is "we need to get rid of stifling regulations." After all, there are undoubtedly unjust laws on the books, but nobody says "We need less laws." But that's just it. The mantra about regulations isn't about fixing the system; it's about putting a lid on the efforts of the opposition.
It's not conservatism; it's anti-liberalism. As such, it doesn't need to sell its own brand. It's doing just fine painting the opposition as a boogeyman.
