[Kinser]It is my view that following this election the GOP will become, however, begrudgingly the party of social libertarianism and of nationalism, protectionism and isolationism, and that further this will be the basis of building the new order.
[Mike] I don’t see this as possible. Nationalism comes with social conservatism. In fact it is a kind of conservatism. It makes far more sense for the GOP to become the party of social conservatism, nationalism, protectionism, isolationism and white people. In fact this is more or less the Trump faction right now.
The question would be where does the business and labor factions go? I would argue Labor will go to the party Business does not choose. Business is pretty much OK with social liberalism, and could find a place in the Democratic party, if they were willing to shed some of their more extreme economic libertarian views. Business did just that in the Eisenhower and Nixon years. If they were willing to do this, the Democrats could become the party of big business, high taxes (with balanced budget), public infrastructure, social liberalism, open borders, and minorities. And Labor would then go to the Republicans.
That is, the Republicans would more or less become old-style Democrats, the party of Jackson, Jefferson and FDR. The Democrats would become old-style Republican/Whig/Federalist, the party of Lincoln, Hamilton and T. Roosevelt.
Note I don’t want this to happen, but it seems a lot easier since we are pretty close to that now.
[Mike] I don’t see this as possible. Nationalism comes with social conservatism. In fact it is a kind of conservatism. It makes far more sense for the GOP to become the party of social conservatism, nationalism, protectionism, isolationism and white people. In fact this is more or less the Trump faction right now.
The question would be where does the business and labor factions go? I would argue Labor will go to the party Business does not choose. Business is pretty much OK with social liberalism, and could find a place in the Democratic party, if they were willing to shed some of their more extreme economic libertarian views. Business did just that in the Eisenhower and Nixon years. If they were willing to do this, the Democrats could become the party of big business, high taxes (with balanced budget), public infrastructure, social liberalism, open borders, and minorities. And Labor would then go to the Republicans.
That is, the Republicans would more or less become old-style Democrats, the party of Jackson, Jefferson and FDR. The Democrats would become old-style Republican/Whig/Federalist, the party of Lincoln, Hamilton and T. Roosevelt.
Note I don’t want this to happen, but it seems a lot easier since we are pretty close to that now.