Forgive me if I reject the Kumbayah spirit of the NeverTrump crowd. \u00a0Of course they want it easy — they did nothing while the Trump people won the battle, and now they want back in the tent. \u00a0It is not as though the war is over. \u00a0This is just a battle, and if we allow this sort of conduct, we will lose the war. \u00a0You do not sit back and enjoy winning a battle — you capitalize on victories and turn them into tangible advantages. \u00a0This is still very much a fight between the Belmont elites who despise us in Fishtown, and we who actually do the fighting.<\/p>\n
Rush says Reince Priebus was onboard the whole time. \u00a0That’s nice. \u00a0Even if I take Rush at face value (he would say this in any case, no?), that means that Reince and the RNC have found a 2\/3 Fishtown conservative to champion him and his guys. \u00a0Well, that’s a minimum of what it should take to be let into the tent, because this is not a banquet, not a “cocktail party”, but a planning meeting for the next battle.<\/p>\n
There is a vast difference between being wrong and being on the wrong side. \u00a0These are two unrelated things that the NeverTrump crowd are\u00a0now desperately trying to conflate. \u00a0Of course — they get a free pass if they can cover treachery with a simple “I was wrong”. \u00a0As Stephen Pinker points out, there are strong evolutionary justifications for holding a grudge and for punishing traitors more harshly than enemies. \u00a0Despite modern participation-trophy approaches to solving problems, those who lived long enough to produce us also passed on a suite of super-intelligent emotions, which are the unconscious sum of all knowledge acquired by the tree of life. \u00a0Being angry and being honest about it are not bad for you — they are good for you. \u00a0Calling a bastard a bastard is good for one’s own longevity. \u00a0Those who forgive treachery do not live long — the natural deterrent to betray you is absent.<\/p>\n
Belmont who calls us Nazis and brutes does not deserve to simply waltz back in and start calling the shots. \u00a0And yet a great many conservatives will find themselves once again in a Lucy and the football situation.<\/p>\n
I have ended my affiliation with the website over there. \u00a0They may say they did it, but if you read the two threads, it’s clear. \u00a0I will not be called a Nazi. \u00a0By anyone. \u00a0Anywhere. \u00a0And I will not be lectured on civility by those who call me an anti-semite. \u00a0These are damnable slurs, these are how Belmont balkanizes and subjugates conservatives, and I will punch a brothertrucker if given the chance.<\/p>\n
The NeverTrump are unworthy of your forgiveness. \u00a0For one, they have not asked for it. \u00a0Notice that? \u00a0For two, they do not repent. \u00a0“Mistakes were made” does not address the issue. \u00a0No, they declare that they are now willing to give Trump a chance. \u00a0Too late for that. \u00a0You don’t get to bet on a race that’s finished, and you don’t get to give a chance to the guy who beat you.<\/p>\n
CAVEAT: \u00a0There are people (Nanda and Al Kennedy come to mind) who have stated well-founded positions which dictate that they did not vote for Trump. \u00a0Not all non-votes are the same. \u00a0Just as a Chaplain does not fire at the enemy, yet is still unquestionably on the right side, some people earn their keep in other ways. \u00a0When I say NeverTrump, I mean the termites of conservatism who damn near blew it for us, and could not have been more nasty in their bomb-tossing within the ranks. \u00a0This caveat applies to any mention I ever make of NeverTrump.<\/p>\n
Forgive me if I reject the Kumbayah spirit of the NeverTrump crowd. \u00a0Of course they want it easy — they did nothing while the Trump people won the battle, and now they want back in the tent. \u00a0It is not as though the war is over. \u00a0This is just a battle, and if we allow this sort of conduct, we will lose the war. \u00a0You do not sit back and enjoy winning a battle — you capitalize on victories and turn them into tangible advantages. \u00a0This is still very much a fight between the Belmont elites who despise us in Fishtown, and we who actually do the fighting.<\/p>\n
Rush says Reince Priebus was onboard the whole time. \u00a0That’s nice. \u00a0Even if I take Rush at face value (he … Continue reading