Also, should work with him to emphasis that isn’t really about having a party but before that, having a ethos. At the end of the day you need to evaluate how your ehtod aligns with the parties actions, not ideas. I can’t believe anyone today is conservative as I had once known them because I know the GOPs actions align only with obtaining power. Unless your ethos is “fuck you i got mine” the GOP offers you nothing.
daggermoon@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Barry Goldwater wouldn’t recognize what his party has become. He tried to warn them. He pretty much predicted the rise of Christian nationalism.
“Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the party, and they’re sure trying to do so, it’s going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can’t and won’t compromise. I know, I’ve tried to deal with them.” - Barry Goldwater
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
I know almost zero about berry goldwater but know with a stark certainly you will never catch a current conservative saying anything like that. To think goldwater was probably as prominent a figure as John McCain.
daggermoon@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
He was the Republican presidential candidate in 1964. He ran against Lyndon B. Johnson. He was a very well respected man in the party. I’m not going to pretend he’s the greatest politician of all time. I definitely have ideological differences but I respect him for what he fought for.