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ForReal, As a conservative, I despair at Republicans' support for Trump. His vision is not conservatism

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As a conservative, I despair at Republicans' support for Trump. His vision is not conservatism

It is hard to refute those who say Trumpism is a product of conservatism but refute them we must. We are better than this

Charles J Sykes
Sun 22 Jul 2018 15.00 AEST
Last modified on Mon 23 Jul 2018 07.10 AEST

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Many Republicans have rationalized their support for Trump by pointing to tax cuts, rollbacks in regulation and Trump’s appointments of conservative judges. But last week reminded us how many of their values they have been willing to surrender. Moral relativism and its cousin, moral equivalency, are not bugs of the Trump presidency; they are central to its diplomatic philosophy. Unfortunately, polls suggest that many conservatives are OK with that, despite the betrayal of what were once deeply held beliefs.

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Trump has more in common with populist demagogues like the “Know Nothings”, Father Charles Coughlin, George Wallace and Pat Buchanan than with conservatives like George Will or Ronald Reagan. Until the last election, conservatives had the good taste, sound judgment and wisdom to reject and even marginalize those uglier voices on the right. In that sense, Trump is the exception, rather than the rule.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/22/conservative-despair-republicans-trump

Confused. Short-term thinking. Corrupt. Trump's administration is much as Chavez's was.