Breitbart’s John Hayward wrote quite frankly one of the best threads on the division within Conservatism that this editor has seen in a long, long time. And to be honest, since this editor herself was originally NeverTrump, it resonates even more especially considering what is really at stake in 2020.
It’s a bit long but totally worth the read.
I wonder if any of the super-duper-principled True Conservatives are going to criticize the totalitarian Democrats for their LGBT town hall, which was filled with vows to shred the Constitution and use raw State power to socially engineer the American people.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) October 11, 2019
And cue the TrueCons turning their nose up at this article and his thread in 3 … 2 … 1
We hear a lot of nasty cracks from that crowd about religious conservative voters selling their souls to support Trump. Let them explain how conservative purity requires handing the country over to the left-wingers who just spent all night vowing to destroy religious freedom.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) October 11, 2019
Umm … orange man bad?
This was never difficult to understand, and it was never hypocrisy from evangelicals. The handwriting was on the wall during the Obama administration. They knew perfectly well what a President Hillary would unleash upon them.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) October 11, 2019
EEEEK, we never EVER want to see those two words together again.
President Hillary.
*runs screaming from the room*
It's not just a religious freedom issue, either. Criticize Trump however you like, but he isn't aggressively trying to use the power of the State to forcibly remake the electorate. His most aggressive uses of executive power have been efforts to PREVENT others from doing so.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) October 11, 2019
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You want to talk about bedrock conservative principles? Intrinsic to the very notion of conservatism is resisting the use of coercive force to make people abandon their beliefs and live according to the whims of those who have power over them.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) October 11, 2019
Best.
Tweet.
Maybe.
Ever.
This is the core reason for "conserving" anything. Conservatism is not thoughtless, stubborn resistance to new ideas. It is determined resistance against the use of force to make people kneel to ideas they disagree with. It is respect for the sovereign individual.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) October 11, 2019
*fist-pump*
If you're not ready to do whatever it takes to protect the Bill of Rights, the 1st and 2nd Amendments – and that VERY CLEARLY requires defeating the Democrat candidate in 2020 by all means necessary – then in what sense are you an American "conservative?"
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) October 11, 2019
If you're willing to put the totalitarian social engineers on the Democrat stage last night in power, then at BEST you're a progressive with a few qualms about their uglier methods and most extreme goals. You've conceded defeat to them and just want to negotiate a few details.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) October 11, 2019
Everyone is disgusted with the NBA kowtowing to Communist China right now. Well, there isn't much difference in principle between Beijing and the Democrats on the topic of political supremacy over religion and individual conscience. The ChiComs are more brutal and efficient.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) October 11, 2019
Ouch.
True, but ouch.
If you can't resist the spread of that toxic ideology into American politics with every fiber of your being, with every word you write, then you're not much of a conservative. This IS the hill you should be ready to die on. It's really the only hill there is. All else is valleys.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) October 11, 2019
All that snark about "but muh judges" reflects the same basic misunderstanding of the situation. Yes, it matters VERY MUCH to the future, indeed the very survival, of conservatism that Donald Trump has been appointing and nominating all those judges, not Hillary Clinton.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) October 11, 2019
It matters VERY MUCH that the ugly totalitarians on that Democrat stage do not get to appoint judges for the next 4 years, or use executive power to punish their ideological enemies, or nullify laws inconvenient to their agenda, or use migration to remodel the electorate.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) October 11, 2019
Our elections are binary choices. Wishing it were not so and fantasizing about third-party ideological crusades does not change that reality. Your choice in 2020 will be between totalitarianism and whoever the GOP candidate is. The Dems are making that painfully clear.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) October 11, 2019
When you put it this way the choice really is simple.
If you can find a better champion against totalitarianism in the GOP primary and persuade voters to support them, great. That's what primaries are for. Make your case with all due passion and all necessary honor. Realistically, all but impossible to beat incumbent president.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) October 11, 2019
But once the candidates are chosen, your choices are either using all of your conservative intellect and energy to defeat the Democrat, or endorsing the use of raw government force to inflict mortal wounds on conservatism. Defense doesn't get to sit out red-zone plays.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) October 11, 2019
*and another fist-pump*
If any of these Democrats gets into the White House, conservatism is going to become a stuffed and mounted animal on the wall of a drawing room where academics can while away their days discussing What Might Have Been if things had gone better after Reagan left office.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) October 11, 2019
Conservatism is going to become a very small banner under which a few influential writers and politicians can gather to demand payoffs for their cooperation from the permanent left-wing masters of the total State. It will have no relevance to the lives of average working people.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) October 11, 2019
I'm a lifelong reader of conservative publications, a fan of some people that will not like what I've written here. And I tell you: if you aren't willing to fight to conserve the most basic of American rights, I'm not that interested in hearing what you DO want to conserve. /end
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) October 11, 2019
Damn, this was so good.
SO GOOD.
— Natalie (@OKHomeopath) October 11, 2019
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
This message must be shared, repeated, and screamed from the mountain tops ? ??
It’s that important and this election is that consequential.
— LucyLou (@lucylucyloulu) October 11, 2019
Incredible thread John. I appreciate you stating the obvious and am disappointed this isn't already common sense to the vast majority in our great nation. Conservatism has taken extremely heavy fodder over the last 30 years. We must stand together and fight to protect it.
— Chris Johnson (@agavenectar) October 11, 2019
The Never Trump conservatives broke the Buckley rule – to support the most rightward candidate.
— Tucker Peterson (@TuckerPeterson_) October 11, 2019
It’s never been about Trump. He is a stop sign to the Left. It buys us time to figure out how to counter the culture-creep-stampede.
— conservabot (@baconfan_1) October 11, 2019
I can hear them now, "Real Conservatives don't stoop to their level and criticize the Left."
Because it's a mantra to them.
— Attila the Honeybun (@TimMansplainsIt) October 11, 2019
Perhaps real Conservatives understand that this is an actual fight and sometimes you’ve gotta take your earrings off and get in the mud.
That some things are worth fighting for.
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