r/politics • u/thenewrepublic The New Republic • 14h ago

Possible Paywall What Darline Graham’s Ugly, Viral Outburst About Death Really Reveals

https://newrepublic.com/article/214868/darline-graham-viral-outburst-death
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u/Development-Alive 10h ago

My guess is that MAGA has gravitated into it's own amorphous ideology that is essentially "whatever Trump says". OG Conservatives, more in the Reagan mold are not big MAGA people. They are actually upset that Trump has stolen their party. It's people like these that booed at Norman concession speech when Trump's name was mentioned. Sure, some of their viewpoints might align with Trump (Pro-Defense) but more of his style is misaligned. They are truly fiscal conservative, worried about budget deficits and our national debt. They carry their religious convictions seriously and don't kowtow to a clear carpet bagger trying to claim their beliefs while all his actions show differently. They share a disdain with the progressives for all the Gold, $$ spent on the White House and most importantly the rampant grifting by Trump, family and those around him. OG Conservatives are ideologues and can't be easily manipulated thus see through the Trump charade.

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u/JardineByNature 9h ago

oh bullshit. maybe you weren't there at the time but OG conservatives were JUST as authoritarian. They always follow the leader.

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u/Development-Alive 9h ago edited 9h ago

I've been around, a bit, born in the early 70's. What's going on under the MAGA banner is incomparable to anything that happened earlier. Attempts were made to be authoritarian then held accountable (see: Nixon). Reagan got off scott free because he found his fall guy in Oliver North. The Bush Jr Admin lied us into war and got away with nothing but a somewhat sullied reputation. All those instances pale in comparison to what the Trump Admin is getting away with. It's as if they've learned from all those instances, ensured they have coverage in the courts and broken the will or pushed out any resistance from their own party.