The Problem is the Cult

"The problem isn’t Conservatism. The problem is the CULT."

When fringe minorities in any group worm their way into leadership positions, what we see unfolding on the Right is not a surprise. It is inevitable. Fanatics will burn down their house to make a point.

I grew up in a Goldwater Republican household. My mom called us Black Republicans (not a reference to race). My parents were not foaming at mouth wackos. Who did they fear the most? Not the Left Wing losers; not the Hippy Peaceniks, not the Civil Rights activists.

They were afraid of a group even further Right than they were. The John Birch Society is an ultra-conservative Right Wing cult that made Joseph McCarthy look like a Boy Scout. I can remember my mom telling me more than once, "Keep an eye on that crew, they will ruin my Republican Party."

That was in the early 1960s. Flash forward to today and who do we see as one of the main driving forces in the current effort to turn America into a feudal state? The Koch brothers, whose father was a co-founder of the John Birch Society.

Cults are patient. Cults do not care how long it takes. Until they self destruct, they will always be around nipping at the heels of any mainstream movement, political, religious, Hell, any group has the potential to be poisoned by a cult.

The problem is not Conservatism. The movement is hobbled by its own tenets; its own goals, aspirations and insistence on blind loyalty. They set themselves up in their very beginnings to become what they have become. By its very nature, the Right is a wonderful breeding ground for destructive ideals to become part of the program. 

The original idea of Conservatism appeals to me with its slower approach to change and pragmatic approach in theory to that change. That the Right stopped moving forward and is now trying recapture the worst aspects of the Past, make them an intolerable choice for me politically. Back when Reagan the Traitor ran for his first term was my last straw. Now, with their facist leaning membership setting policy and action, the Republican Party is more un-American  than any American who might have a few socialist bones in theiir body. 

The Left appears to be nothing but a group of loose dogs because that is just what the Left is, a bunch of loose dogs. Even with all the wokeness and PC bullshit they come up with as a group, they honestly care for everyone as a rule, not just the group they belong to. It is often easier to talk to a Libtard than anyone wearing a MAGA hat now days. That should tell us something. 

I would rather support a mom with three kids living in shitty conditions than hand out Welfare to huge corporations that consume more than they deliver in the long run. I would rather support fact over embracing lies others have fed me. I would rather support a view that supportd free thinking. At this point, the Right is failing on all those points.

I am a card carrying registered Democrat who has no problem being called a Libtard or any other chucklehead name a Winger might come up with. Their twisted vision of what they want for my country makes them my enemy. It is as simple as that.

Later ................

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Again finding a tune that seemed right for today was a struggle. It didn't need to be a struggle. I certainly test rode enough songs that any one would have done just fine. I think I just wanted to listen to music and not finish the job at hand. 

The wait was worth it. I came across an artist  from my checkered past. He died relatively young from overindulgence of everything under the Sun. He was unique and in your face. Please enjoy Root Boy Slim & His Sex Change Band and this tune from the mid 1980s that has been graphically upgraded with graphics from 15 years ago. Enjoy "Rich, White, Republican".