Samseau,
Quote:It's not about the GOP. It's about the right men getting experience in the political system so the right moves can be made when the time comes.
It's totally possible that the GOP will die someday. In such a case, the next party formed will see old GOP party infrastructure as valuable in helping to form the new party, and you will be able to control its policies and structure.
I don't know if getting a ton of experience, especially federal oriented political experience, within a broken and corrupt system is really worthwhile; certainly not worth dedicating years of your life to. Some exposure, sure... but not worth wasting significant time on. Time and energy is a finite resource.
I think the better strategy is to
focus on a few very strong MAGA oriented states that act as foundations (Wyoming, Tennessee, West Virginia, etc) and direct the majority of energy on local/state positions. Take over the GOP AND the democrats in those states.
From there, set things up for a peaceful separation from the United States. Consider a union with a few other states that follow the same baseline MAGA agenda.
Quote:I know the states will take a big hit. The point is, they can afford to take the hit.
I agree California would blow up fast without the Feds. But even California is downright rosy compared to the Federal Government's situation.
No, many states cannot afford a violent dissolution of the federal government and the union. They can barely keep the lights on as is. A peaceful separation of even the most fiscally healthy states, that didn't result in massive strife and economic turmoil for said sates, would be a ambitious objective alone.
Violent end of the federal gov't? Total chaos in vast majority of the country. Irrecoverable damage across the board.
Quote:No phone numbers. But mass e-mail campaigns are still better than calling with an unknown number and getting ignored. We should have gotten at least a few volunteers.
Too bad about no numbers; that's terrible marketing/documentation people on a epic scale. I disagree in concept that mass e-mail is better than calling people with regards to the specific objective you had: gain local volunteers. But oh well.
Quote:All I can say is that I personally spoke with many dozens of people who said they didn't vote in midterms, or they only would vote for Trump, etc. Many were demoralized, and if a Republican volunteer spoke with them there is a good chance they would have voted.
People may not realize it, but having someone stop by your house to offer a "survey" and then end up with a chat about politics is actually quite a morale booster if you are a smart and smooth talker. I've fetched hundreds of votes. The district I worked in, for example, went solid Republican.
Watching the Kavanaugh hearings is one thing. But having a person come up to your door, and ask, "Do you support Judge Kavanaugh?" forces that person to stop and think. If there is even the slightest positive response you build on it - "I don't think there is a case against Kavanaugh," and then the volunteer chimes in, "Yeah, no evidence and they try to destroy him. How can our country be coming to this?" You can be sure the voter now has positive reinforcement that he has a duty to vote and stop the madness. Small pushes create big ripples in normally apathetic voters minds.
The biggest challenge is getting people to work together, to understand that people care about their vote, and not to abandon the fight. And the best way to do this isn't by being a cheesy politician, but a real guy who can speak bluntly yet "P.C." enough not to get fired. I find morale the biggest issue. Voters know right from wrong, but feel hopeless and despondent even though it's the worst possible move they could make.
That said, I fully understand people are stupid and must learn the hard way, which is why of course the Dems will get back into power, the people will rally again with another Republican victory, then get demoralized, etc. The hard way is also why the country is going to go bankrupt, because people actually believe debt doesn't matter. It's like saying getting drunk every day doesn't matter.
Agree with the effectiveness in door-to-door selling in cases like this and I appreciate someone like yourself willing to do it. It's not easy and anyone that says otherwise is full of shit.
Unfortunately and you allude to this, people are stupid and the fact that many people need a door to door pep talk when something like the Kavanaugh witch hunt is occurring mere weeks before the midterms IS the problem in my view. Too ignorant and too lazy to make even a basic effort. Tactically to win voters, you HAVE to do this in the current paradigm.
But I'm done trying to save those that aren't willing to save themselves. It's a hard lesson to learn in life but you can't save everybody and frankly, everybody isn't worth saving.
If I had it my way, I'd go to one of those top MAGA states I mentioned earlier, take over the state with MAGA people, get my own country via peaceful secession, and tell that lazy fucker when he wants to emigrate 10 years later to MAGA-Land: NOPE. Fuck off. You're lack of attention to detail is what fucked up the once great USA. You pissed away the golden goose and you can rot in Hell for it.
Quote:I agree, although Trump got sabotaged. Remember the "Make America Great Again" website he created after his election victory, and people could submit resumes for his administration?
Well, Cernovich reported back when it happened, around March 2016 I believe, that during the transition period someone from Trump's inner circle "lost" the data on the website. So all the tens of thousands of applications from patriots around the country was completely deleted by a malicious actor, and Trump was left with hiring from his inner circle.
Who knows who could have done it? But if it was Kushner, I wouldn't be surprised at all. Trump's presidency obviously has someone within his inner circle constantly fucking everything up, and Kushner seems to be a big constant. This isn't to say that Steve Bannon was good at his job though.
Interesting story about the data lost but Trump didn't get "sabotaged" exactly here.
He is a multi-billionaire real estate developer/celebrity, knows TONS of smart/competent people, could afford to buy the best talent in the world if he doesn't know them, is completely unburdened to traditional political money traps/obligations, has been an executive since he was in his 20s... and
look at the inner circle he chose to surround himself with and what they have done. Who is gone and who remains.
That's ALL Trump.
He can't choose the GOPe in Congress but he can choose his inner circle; the people he delegates down to to carry out the MAGA agenda, protect him, and give him honest advice.
That's all him.
If Roosh made NASA TEST PILOT a forum moderator for instance, before the ban but during that phase when people were questioning his integrity, there would have been a revolt. Rightfully so. And the forum membership would have likely seen a massive decline if Roosh didn't reverse course. RVF would have died probably. Great leaders still need great lieutenants to carry out the agenda. A bad LT can do A LOT of damage.
So if Trump makes Kushner his right hand man though, it's just a "mistake" and I shouldn't make a big fuss about it. But Kushner is going to Kushner. It is Trump who I place 100% blame on. That's not sabotage from external forces (that we know of at least - I'm not going down the Kushner real estate blackhole here), that's Trump taking a gun to the MAGA agenda and pulling the trigger himself via poor personnel management and selection.
Quote:Moreover, the idea that I'm blaming people or looking forward to carnage is just projection on your part. I never "blamed" anyone, nor do I want our wealthy world to die, I'm straight up telling you that people who want to survive and not get tax raped will be voting Republican. There will be very strong political forces in play helping Republican low-taxes look attractive, just as we see Howard Schultz try to run as an independent to stop Socialism from spreading further inside the Dem party.
That's why it makes sense to help ride this trend, uncuck the Republican party by rising through the ranks, and perhaps have a shot at creating a worthwhile country.
I might have misinterpreted your perspective and I do apologize if that is the case.
Anyhow, GOP and low taxes might look attractive to a small class of people. It always does.
It will not look attractive to the increasing amount of folks being made obsolete due to automation/AI/tech advancements and are not seeing a cut on that growth however. This is already happening and will continue to get worse over the next several decades. There is no indication that lower taxes will fix this. Broke people generally don't care about low taxes.
You're selling 20th century solutions to 21st century problems.
If I'm joining any GOP organization, I'm doing it at the state/local level as a uniform effort with many others to ultimately break that state away from the United States. That strategy, for me at least, potentially makes some sense under certain conditions.
In the end, I had hope Trump would do what it takes to save the United States. But he can't or won't do it as of now from the looks of it. He had the mandate. He had a technical majority to work from within. He had the momentum. He had the drive and zero fucks attitude to actually get it done. And the window of opportunity has come and gone.
Could he still pull it off? Sure. But I'm not optimistic.
Will we get another GOP President of the MAGA variety? You say so but I have serious doubts about that given the demographics, the trends within the electoral college, and the big push for a simple majority vote on the presidency gaining steam in libtard states.
As I said in my last post regarding immigration:
All those people from Latin America are here now (along with other low quality immigrants), are breeding like rats, and they are largely bringing the worst of Latin America with them.
Unless you deport them all and strip their kids of voting rights at a minimum, the only other option is a genocide. Aside from the obvious ethical issues, you'd be trying to do a genocide from a weaken position where the democrats have a super majority at the federal level and within most states, many states would be majority-minority and/or anti-MAGA, and one wrong-think crime could destroy your professional/personal life and result in having your money seized/stolen. I don't mind a good fight but I'm not interested in a suicide mission.
If Trump can't turn the tide, the focus should probably shift to salvaging the true MAGA crew of the USA and funneling them into a handful of states that are good foundations to becoming a MAGA independent state and/or union. That's a huge operation to pull off alone.
That all said: Trump is still President so it's not over for the old USA. I hope he does turn it around.
But I really believe that laying the groundwork for some sort of peaceful separation/secession is warranted now; especially so if you don't see yourself ejecting to another country for whatever reason. I much rather be negotiating a peaceful separation for New MAGA-Land with a resigned but accepting President Trump in 2023 as oppose to President Harris/Warren/Libtard in 2024; who will no doubt be a world class pain in the ass to deal with.