The Terrifying Future of the American Right

[Person Man]

I mean yeah. The Republican party is not even conservative anymore in the Classical Sense. Conservativism in the Classical sense, means to protect the insitutions that we all hold dear, unity, order, stability.

But now the Republican party thinks the insitutions are too corrupt and " Woke " to be preserved and protected. And that's bad folks. Very bad.

It's a Counter revolutionary movement. A reactionary movement.

It’s called “fascism”.

[Person Man]

These morons should touch grass and take a shower at least once a week instead of whining about "tEh lEfTiStS!!1!1"

Imagine being this wealthy and affirmed in life and still not having any friends.

[Person Man]

I mean yeah. The Republican party is not even conservative anymore in the Classical Sense. Conservativism in the Classical sense, means to protect the insitutions that we all hold dear, unity, order, stability.

But now the Republican party thinks the insitutions are too corrupt and " Woke " to be preserved and protected. And that's bad folks. Very bad.

It's a Counter revolutionary movement. A reactionary movement.

It’s called “fascism”.

Fascism is revolutionary, as any scholar of the topic who is not a Soviet communist will tell you.

Yes. And it’s being couched as a revolution against society.

[Person Man]

This reminds me now of Golden Dawn, Fidesz, Pegida minus the neo nazi roots for those 2 parties.

Half of the right was made up of the Ku Klux Klan in the United States in 1924.

[Person Man]

The people in here crying about fascism deserve real fascism.

There has been a disturbing rise on brazen fascists like yourself on Atlas. I wonder what's bringing you creeps here.

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What exactly would "good fascism" entail, pray tell?

I’ll make it easier. How can fascism help me?

[Person Man]

If authoritarian illiberalism is the future that the right (and the Republican Party by extension) has in store for the United States, then we can hardly frame a Cold War against China as some sort of great and titanic conflict between liberal democracy and autocracy, now can we?  Not if you have lost faith in democracy and classical liberalism here at home as they clearly have.   In which case I can only conclude this is solely a cynical realpolitik move to keep a rising Great Power down with no redeeming features to it, or this is basically a race war on a global scale.  Neither of which I want anything to do with.  

I’ve been saying this since 2017. This type of future isn’t really a future. In a way, it’s sort of liberating. It put you in a position to bargain.  Once the American right, amongst others,  have decided they must not only stand out from their broader civilization but actually try to destroy it, there is no reason for any smart, rationally self-interested, and ambitious member of their society  to be loyal to them because they’re the “good guys”. They will have to compete for the hearts and minds of the people from a level playing field with the Chinese/Communists.

This is truly a future where it will be decided whether a giant douche or turd sandwich will rule the world. I don’t think I am the only one who is going to be asking “what’s in it for me?” and pledging my support to those who can provide better security and opportunities for my family.

If you can’t choose between right and wrong, you should at least be able to choose between good and bad in a Classical Greek sense.