“National” conservatism is un-American
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“National” conservatism is un-American
Finally, Real America has a strong nationalist character. Its attitude toward the rest of the world is isolationist, hostile to humanitarianism and international engagement, but ready to respond aggressively to any incursion against national interests. The purity and strength of Americanism are always threatened by contamination from outside and
... See moreGeorge Packer • Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
“The Democratic Party at its best stands for fairness and freedom. But the politics of today’s left is heavy on social engineering according to group identity. It also, increasingly, stands for the forcible imposition of bizarre cultural norms on hundreds of millions of Americans who want to live and let live but don’t like being told how to speak
... See moreIf the old establishment stood on the three pillars of social conservatism, fiscal conservatism, and foreign interventionism, the New Right stands on four: social conservativism (Reno’s strong gods), economic nationalism, isolationist foreign policy, and anti-immigration (Anton’s trifecta).