Codevilla\u2019s lengthy article outlining the path forward he sees for the American republic is ricocheting around the right-wing blogosphere pretty heavily.\u00a0 And that makes sense.\u00a0 Here is a civic nationalist of unimpeachable credentials sadly confirming what the Dissident Right has been saying for several years.\u00a0 Codevilla\u2019s thesis is that we\u2019ve gone over the cliff and there\u2019s no going back to a united America.<\/p>\n
Without a doubt, the na\u00efve belief that a third of the population can publicly foment the disenfranchisement of 60% of the population without damaging the unity and even the existence of the nation has been exploded.\u00a0 But does that mean that a coalition of people (of whatever ethnicity) who would prefer to live in a country corresponding to the pre-1965 way of life can\u2019t be cobbled together?\u00a0 Of that, I\u2019m not convinced.\u00a0 The Left has appealed to all the various grievances of women, minorities and sexual deviants against the traditional society as a way to build a coalition.\u00a0 But what would happen if you take away the advantage for that coalition?\u00a0 What if protected status was removed from these categories so that there was no longer any advantage to uniting under the banner of victimhood?\u00a0 Suddenly moslems, feminists and trans-women don\u2019t seem to have that much in common.\u00a0 Just looking at the various minority groups, it doesn\u2019t appear that East and South Asians have very much in common with Hispanics who don\u2019t really get along very well with black folk.\u00a0 Suddenly it makes a lot more sense for all of us to play by the rules that actually protect each group from the law of the jungle.\u00a0 The real losers in this type of situation would be the really weird characters in the LGBTQ camp.\u00a0 It\u2019s pretty certain that there are much worse societies to be noticeably strange than in pre-1965 America.\u00a0 Just ask the queer folk in Iran (if you could find any alive that is).\u00a0 And considering the recent statistics on female college degrees and employment advancement I think women are the least entitled to demand special privileges.<\/p>\n
I think what made the social and political situation in the last couple of decades seem like a lost cause to the Right was the fact that the only Republican leaders that we had on the scene weren\u2019t really on our side.\u00a0 Even in the short time that Donald Trump has been on the scene and even hog-tied as he has been by the machinations of the Deep State it\u2019s obvious that our ideas are not unacceptable to the American electorate.\u00a0 Imagine if a relatively united Republican establishment started to actually espouse the welfare of its constituency on a consistent basis.\u00a0 I think we could easily sway many of the groups that currently vote in lock step with the Democrats.\u00a0 What is needed is an assertive stance in demanding the end of unconstitutional practices that disadvantage and disrespect the majority of American citizens in the name of grievances that have no basis in reality.\u00a0 The American legal system provides more than sufficient protection for all law-abiding individuals and the American business climate when nurtured by a responsible government provides opportunities to thrive for anyone who wants to work.<\/p>\n
Anyway, that\u2019s my take on the situation.\u00a0 That\u2019s why I haven\u2019t despaired yet for the ability of America to revive.\u00a0 I\u2019m not saying any of this will happen.\u00a0 I\u2019m speculating that it could be done.\u00a0 I also freely admit that it\u2019s a long shot.\u00a0 But if recent history has shown us anything it\u2019s that long shots do actually happen.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m interested in your opinions.\u00a0 Do you agree with Codevilla that all that\u2019s left is dividing up the country or that there\u2019s still a path forward for a United States.\u00a0 Feel free to leave your comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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