We are seeing the first unraveling of it. Oh, they can talk about being more inclusive towards Hispanics, gays, African Americans etc etc, but it is already too late for that.
They have fanned the flames of hate and division for 12 long years. They have created a monster, and cannot so easily dismantle their gargantuan mistake.
Searchers after horror haunt strange, far places. H.P. Lovecraft
Those on the far right who haunt the strange, far places of birtherism, racism, hatred of government for it's own sake, and indulge in the fantasy of White Male Entitlement are too far gone. They have been fed these lies and lapped them up like an obedient, but vicious, attack dog.
As so often happens when arrogance runs amok, The GOP has been the instrument of it's own demise. They fell in love with their dream of a permanent majority and while they were asleep, demographics changed. While they ruled the airwaves with the likes of Rush Limbaugh, everyone he insulted started tuning out. And finally, there are more of us than there are of them.
Many of the saner heads on the right are calling for soul searching within the GOP. Here's a secret: You cannot kill the soul with hatred and then search for something that no longer exists.
The Zombie Apocalypse has arrived, and they are the zombies. Dead to reason, dead to reality, and dead to right. Yes they will continue to lurch around for awhile, searching in vain for the delicious brains that they so desperately crave. But they ate their own brains first, and wishing will never make it not so.
There will be a split in the GOP. The saner ones will now begin to recoil in horror knowing that future losses are inevitable. But many of the zombies will never, and I do mean never, face reality. Especially those who oppose abortion. That is a line that they will not cross. Ever.
The next few years should be very interesting.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 · 4:51:13 PM +00:00
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azrefugee
I wrote this 4 years ago. The GOP is indeed crumbling and the wide gaping split is there for all to see. I wish I could so easily predict what will happen next. Will a third party take hold? Maybe a third and fourth?
I’ve been lurking on RedState reading the comments and one thing is clear to me. They still don’t get it. They don’t get that the hate, the racism, the dog whistles, the right wing talking heads and the unending culture wars have all led to this moment and the destruction of the GOP as we knew it. They are still trying to figure it out. Until they do get it, nothing will change in the GOP, because nothing can change.