Jesse Kelly wrote what we think is a fairly important (and kick-a*s) thread about what it will take not only to win in 22 but to keep winning.
And to make that win matter.
The âOld Rightâ has always been more comfortable complaining than governing. Sorry, itâs the truth. Look at the Bill Kristols of the movement. They donât want to get their hands dirty by getting into the fight, and whatâs worse is they seem to look down on those of us who are willing to throw some proverbial punches.
Weâll let Jesse explain it further:
Loser Mentality and Winner Mentality. Those are real things. You win long enough, you figure out what it takes to win and you come to expect it. And youâre comfortable with it.
Oddly, same thing applies to Loser Mentality. Eventually, you prefer losing.
Thatâs the Right.
â Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) April 20, 2022
This. ^
The Right is on the verge of a couple big things. I think. I hope.
1. Massive election losses for Democrats. Everyone is focused on Congress but this beating is going to go all the way down to the school board level.
2. A slowly emerging aggressive mentality from the New Right.
â Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) April 20, 2022
We think and we hope they are too.
And we really like point two, âa slowly emerging aggressive mentality from the New Right.â
The fighters.
Thatâs a good thing. But there is going to be a frustrating thing for many on the Right. I know it will be frustrating for me. And thatâs the Loser Mentality.
And to be clear, Iâm for once not calling them losers. I mean, many are. But some are just a product of the Old Right.
â Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) April 20, 2022
The Old Right, who would rather sit back and b*tch than be expected to govern and get anything done.
Think Paul Rand versus Mitch McConnell.
If youâre on the Right, limited government and all that, youâve never seen real wins in your lifetime. Not real wins. Sure, thereâs been an election win youâve celebrated. But if youâre alive to read this, government has never shrunk in your lifetime. Ever.
â Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) April 20, 2022
This hurts.
But heâs right.
Dammit.
Which means youâve grown up a loser. Always losing. Always told to wait for the next election. Always told giving the communists just a little more ground is the right thing to do.
And thereâs something else:
â Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) April 20, 2022
Always told to be the adult in the room.
Yup.
Principles. Youâve heard this word endlessly. We canât do this and we canât do that and whatâs the reason? Principles. Itâs always principles.
And this is what I mean when I say Iâm not calling them all losers.
Many on the Right believe that.
â Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) April 20, 2022
Theyâve simply been raised in a political system where their job is to whine about Democrats and scream about things like âHypocrisy!â and âDouble standards!â. But thatâs where it ends for them cause thatâs what the Right has always been.
â Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) April 20, 2022
Even suggesting doing more than that is met with the indignant cries of âThatâs not who we are!â.
THAT is loser mentality. Itâs in our culture on the Right. Itâs ingrained by now. Being âconservativeâ to the Right means whining while we lose. Nothing more.
â Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) April 20, 2022
Admit it, you can literally hear Bill Kristol say, âThatâs not who we are!â
And as we get BIG election wins, we better find a way to overcome that mentality. We are going to have opportunities weâve never had before.
The communist wonât be our main enemy. Loser Mentality will.
Thatâs all.
â Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) April 20, 2022
What Jesse said.
But donât tell him we gave him any credit.
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