theyve lived without freedom for the majority of human history

serfdom was the norm until 300 years ago

People all around me fight me on my assertion that mask/business tyranny is a dangerously slippery slope

That’s not shifting left, in the ideological sense at least. That’s just a response to an event.

Yes, but I'm not saying I'm factually right, I'm stating my opinion.

ah ok

Hence "the way I see it"

Only patriots *WILL* not live without freedom

what are you talking about

Trump isn’t the personification of the “right”, or of “free-market capitalism”, or of “individual liberty”. He’s just the one in charge of the party that is supposed to stand for those things.

we've had our freedoms steadily eroded since the founding

and no revolution yet

No, but the core conservatives rally around him all the same.

I was still randing until jan 6

i dont care if trump is there or not, but i like the MAGA platform

very teddy

Its not his policy conservatives are particularly attracted to, its the fact that he's not one of "them".

Bear with me for a moment. That’s because no matter what Trump does, the only other option is a Democrat, which is the polar opposite of everything people on the right stand for and support.

And that he fights like hell

Problem is there is a significant chunk of people that are engaged in Trumpism, rather than conservatism. If you want some healthy criticism, Trump has been overall bad for core conservatives.

@Maw in my opinion 'core' conservatives are anything but conservative

"It matters not which party controls the government, but whether the government is controlled by the people" - Donald J Trump

mainline republicans are just special interest money suckers

Okay, correction: He's been bad for the right.

ted cruz and rand paul are ok, but i disagree with rand on a lot of things

The QAnon stuff has grown out of control.

disagree, i think he will help in the long run

And it's literally becoming mainstream it looks like.

qanon stuff isnt from trump though

Aren't there like, 2 congressmen that actually follow that stuff?

Truth is, conservatism isnt that popular

It's directly related to Trump. It may not be 'his' per se.

But it spawned of him.

@Maw i seriously believe its a psyop

to placate trump supporters

The vast majority of the people at that rally didn’t partake in the raid on the Capitol.

Are you really going to allow 100 bad apples out of 300,000(?) change your stance?

Why is that a problem

and not primary rinos

I mean, I'd agree. As I said, it's logically more consistent that Q is Nancy Pelosi than some Trump administration member.

i was thinking more mcconnel

someoen from the establishment though