The commonly expressed opinion is that we have become two separate nations living within the boundaries of one territory.\u00a0 And that is becoming true.\u00a0 More and more normal people are waking up to the fact that the nation we grew up in is being erased consciously and thoroughly.\u00a0 And because all the private and government institutions are aligned in doing this we have no recourse.\u00a0 We\u2019ve become strangers in a strange land.\u00a0 And as the young adopt the new world being created the rest of us become isolated and atomized.\u00a0 And being isolated reinforces our dispossession and makes us feel powerless and alone.\u00a0 This needs to be addressed.<\/p>\n
When I consider the idea of the Right forming a replacement for the Republican party, I think the political function of the organization might actually be a less important aspect.\u00a0 I believe a new organization for non-progressives might be more valuable as a meeting place for them socially.\u00a0 And by socially, I mean personally and for business networking and for community organizing.\u00a0 So this can run the gamut from looking for a date to looking for a job to looking for a new mayor.\u00a0 But the first two of those tasks feel more critical.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s face it.\u00a0 In some parts of this country progressives outnumber us by orders of magnitude and identifying like-minded individuals is extremely difficult.\u00a0 Churches and fraternal organizations have become moribund and even deceptive.\u00a0 So, what better way of increasing the odds of meeting people who don\u2019t hate you than giving them a home away from home?<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s take an example.\u00a0 If you live on one of the coasts and are a rock climber, you might join a local club and try to fit in with that group.\u00a0 But suppose the club is a hive of Bernie Bros.\u00a0 Well, you can keep quiet and just go along and try to enjoy the climbing activities but socializing with people who despise your values is a frustrating ordeal of maintaining silence in the face of continuous abuse.<\/p>\n
But suppose instead that an organization is gathered from people who believe the same things you do.\u00a0 And just imagine that a bulletin board exists where these like-minded people advertise clubs and activities that you could involve yourself in.\u00a0 Basically, that becomes like Facebook but with the social justice warriors stripped away.\u00a0 It would be sort of like heaven without the clouds and annoying harp music.<\/p>\n
Now, I\u2019m not downplaying the importance of having a new political entity.\u00a0 The Republican party is an absurd joke in terms of its commitment to our values.\u00a0 We need someplace where non-leftists can rate the Republican office holders and decide which ones are okay and which ones need to go.\u00a0 And this could be done away from the Republican party that has vested interests in keeping the incumbents in office regardless of their policy positions.\u00a0 But above and beyond politics normal people need an organization that allows them to be themselves around people that are like them.<\/p>\n
For people in red states all of this is less pressing.\u00a0 They can find local groups that share their values and fraternize with.\u00a0 But in the blue states you live a cryptic existence finding your friends floating almost at random in a sea of unsympathetic adversaries.\u00a0 But I actually like the idea of a \u201csecret\u201d society.\u00a0 There could be insignia pins and secret handshakes and initiation ceremonies where we have to drink cool-aid from a replica of a Trump golden sneaker or something.\u00a0 And of course, there would have to be a national event where we all gather in a sufficiently cheesy location like the Las Vegas strip and take selfies with semi-celebrities and wear funny hats.<\/p>\n
Believe it or not I think all of that would be great.\u00a0 Belonging to something that proclaims your beliefs is liberating.\u00a0 No one has to guess if you\u2019re \u201cone of those.\u201d\u00a0 You\u2019re declaring it openly and you can wear it as a badge of honor.\u00a0 It will self-select your friends and enemies and that\u2019s okay too.<\/p>\n
Will it ever happen?\u00a0 I think it will.\u00a0 Maybe it will have to wait for 2025 to wake up the rest of the sleepwalkers who still think this is one country and that the Republicans represent them.\u00a0 Maybe it will take a Supreme Court decision restoring the right to free association.\u00a0 But one way or another people will begin self-selecting by what they believe in and don\u2019t believe in.\u00a0 As you know I\u2019m partial to the name, \u201cThe He-Man Woman-Haters Club.\u201d\u00a0 But \u201cThe Normies\u201d would work for me too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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