This evening I went to Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government to attend a forum on "The Future of Conservatism".
The door was locked.
At the risk of reading far too much into things, in the space of six months I've gone from being prohibited from criticizing Donald Trump to not being able to get into the room.
Perhaps I don't have a future with conservatism, but I don't think conservatism has a future with anyone not as long as Donald Trump is President.
Say what you will about Trump. He might implement the odd conservative policy or appoint a conservative jurist to the bench. But he is not now, never has been and never will be conservative. He doesn't think America is any better than its adversaries. He hasn't given a single thought to liberty, free markets, limited government or freedom of the press.
How can conservatism have a future when President Trump is beyond criticism in many precincts? What does conservatism mean if it is reduced to worshiping at the altar of Trump? Without an environment conducive to open discussion and debate, Trump will be an albatross around conservatism. Of course, even if Republicans do get wise to Trump there are no guarantees the GOP can't get fooled again.
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ReplyDeleteIt wasn't called "The Party of Trump" for nothing.
ReplyDeleteThe Republican primary was actually a hostile takeover of the GOP by The Donald.