What really happened at CPAC
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Stuff that didn't make the MSM...
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/03/what_really_happened_at_cpac.html
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I don't really know what the Republican party stands for any more.
Most didn't even pay lip service to the debt this past cycle, they're protectionist. They seemed to want to prop up and subsidize specific industries as jobs programs. Just to name a few examples.
I don't really get it. Not much of a governing philosophy. And I'm not saying there's not a Republican somewhere outlining really detailed policy. But what does it add up to? Are there core, clear beliefs that most R politicians have?
I think I know what the Dems stand for - a lot of the stuff I don't agree with, but I know what it is.
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@xenon this is a good point. What do the Republics stand for now? Even the author of the article doesn’t know
From the article:
“In fact, the conference featured little uniformity of thought. There was broad agreement on the goals: to limit government and preserve the tenets of the American Constitution. But the policy recommendations varied. Speakers held any number of positions on major issues like health care; tech company monopolies; foreign policy; the environment; and yes, even election integrity.” -
It's a common problem that the media do not report much in terms of policy discussions from political gatherings. This is not limited to CPAC or the "liberal" media. Even at Fox News and Breitbart, articles on CPAC policy discussions are few and far between. OANN appears to have more articles about CPAC, but the coverage is generally very brief and shallow.
Beyond lots of coverage on the 'golden statue', some coverage on the allegedly 'Nazi'-symbol stage design, some coverage on Trump's speech, and LOTS of Internet memes on Ms. Sabol's rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, there really has not been much coverage on CPAC.
But then again, there just has not been much mass media coverage on other political gatherings either. Maybe the media are just not good at covering policy discussions from political conventions, maybe political conventions these days just don't generate much policy-centric output so there is not much policy stuff for the media to report on anyway.
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Honestly loyalty to Trump is what they stand for.
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The Republicans are very big on limiting government when they're not in power.
The Democrats are very big on reducing tyranny when they're not in power.
If I was a politician, I'd aim to be in opposition the whole time. It's a fucking doddle.
