The GOP Is Dying Because The Liberty Movement Is Thriving

							The GOP Is Dying Because The Liberty
Movement Is Thriving
Brandon Smith
Alt Market
Dec 6, 2012
To the point of causing intestinal
convulsions, there has been no shortage
of analysis on the elections of 2012.
Every no-name mop-head mainstream
media hack with a niche audience has put
in his or her two cents on the finale of
perhaps the biggest non-event of the
decade and almost every single one of
them has been depressingly wrong or
completely disingenuous – but perhaps
this was to be expected. The word
“journalist” has today become
synonymous with “whore”, simply
because success in the field makes
whoredom essential. The job of news
outlets is not to report on the facts, but to
fashion an illusory world out of manure
bricks and glossy paint, and this is
exactly what they have done in their musing on the fate of the GOP.
For any saucer-eyed skeptic who still believes that all disinformation is mere coincidence or personal
bias rather than an engineered and coordinated conspiracy, I would like to point out the sudden, similar
and simultaneous conclusions of MSM pundits in the wake of Barack Obama’s “victory” in November.
You would think that there would be hundreds if not thousands of conflicting ideas about what really
happened this year, but instead, Americans are being presented with a chorus of identical viewpoints.
One meme that is being spread widely in the mainstream that I do actually agree with is that the
                                                               Republican Party is “dying”. Oh yes, this
                                                               is undoubtedly true. The GOP is on the
                                                               fast track to the stew pot (or maybe
                                                               another pot), but what the mainstream
                                                               fails to mention is that this is something
                                                               that alternative analysts in the Liberty
                                                               Movement have been predicting for years,
                                                               long before the name “Barack Obama”
                                                               ever haunted the dreams of average
                                                               Republicans, and this raises an important
                                                               question; what did the alternative media
                                                               see that the mainstream media missed?
                                                              The primary root of all the dysfunctional
                                                              observations of the GOP is that most
people today have no clue what conservatism is,
and therefore, they have no idea how to
diagnose problems in the Republican Party (an
institution which is supposed to represent
conservative values). You don’t send a
lawnmower repairman to examine a cancer
ridden human being, you send a doctor who
knows what a healthy body is supposed to look
like. You also don’t send a hardcore liberal or a
Neo-Con flunky to comment on the failings of
the GOP; you send a true conservative who
knows how a healthy conservative organization
is supposed to function. And, the only people
left in this country who actually understand what
conservatism really is are Liberty Movement
activists.
Ironically, those of us in the movement who
have deeply considered the election aftermath
have predominantly concluded that it is WE who
have taken the mojo out of the GOP, and frankly,
we’re happy to do so…
The GOP is dying because it no longer supports or nurtures the progress of true and traditional
conservative values or the people who hold them. The GOP is fading into the bowels of political
history because real conservatives are LEAVING it behind, and searching for other more legitimate
avenues. These are the cold hard facts which the establishment and those who aid in its dominance
have tried to keep out of the mainstream limelight post election. They have concocted a swarm of
unsupported and absurd talking points which have been unleashed shotgun-style on the unsuspecting
                                                                     American populace. Their goal?
                                                                     To hide the fact that the Liberty
                                                                     Movement has gained enough
                                                                     momentum to bury the Neo-Con
                                                                     led GOP and even swing state
                                                                     contests at will, simply by not
                                                                     participating in the farce.
                                                                     During the 2010 mid-term
                                                                     elections, there was a mass
                                                                     resurgence in conservative voting
                                                                     based almost entirely on Tea Party
                                                                     optimism. Some might argue that
                                                                     the Tea Party was a sham, and I
                                                                     would have to agree…to a point.
                                                                     The Tea Party didn’t start out that
                                                                     way (I know because I was
                                                                     involved during its inception). In
                                                                     the beginning it was a legitimate
                                                                     force for reduced government
                                                                     power and spending, and
increased protection for civil liberties revolving mainly
around the campaign of Ron Paul. That changed,
though, when Neo-Con elites began weaseling their way
into the club, gushing about how they loved freedom.
What these vermin do not understand, though. is that
it takes more than rhetoric to hold onto Liberty
Movement voters; you also have to back your words
with action, and this is exactly why some career
Republicans were shown the door in 2012. Not
because the Democrats were a better choice, but
because the Republicans had not lived up to the
promises they made two years ago. Neo-Con toadies
would, of course, sneer at my observations, and tell a
completely different story on why they are losers…
Let’s take a look at just a few of the mainstream media and GOP leadership arguments and propaganda
initiatives and why they are shameless fabrications meant to hide Liberty Movement influence…
Lie #1: U.S. Demographics Are Changing And The GOP Platform Does Not Appeal To
Minorities
                                                      The MSM and others are essentially suggesting
                                                      that only white people will ever vote Republican,
                                                      and by association, that only white people value
                                                      conservatism and Constitutionalism. They are
                                                      also cleverly and subconsciously implanting the
                                                      idea that most minorities will only ever vote for a
                                                      socialist and statist candidate (like Obama) in the
                                                      future, or, that they will vote based entirely on
                                                      skin color. That is to say, they are inferring that
                                                      minority voters are predominantly narrow
                                                      minded and stupid, and are also promoting a
                                                      fabricated division based on race.
                                                      To illustrate why the demographics argument is a
                                                      lie, I would like to use the examples of Allen
                                                      West and Denny Rehberg; both high value
                                                      Republicans in state races who “unexpectedly”
                                                      lost to the Democrats.
                                                      Allen West, a black male candidate for the 22nd
                                                      Congressional District of Florida, ran on a “Tea
                                                      Party limited government platform” in 2010, and
                                                      won by a margin of around 20,000 votes over
                                                      Ron Klein, a white male Democrat. In 2012,
                                                      West ran against another white male Democrat,
                                                      Patrick Murphy, in Florida’s 18th District and lost
                                                      by 2000 votes. Obviously, Florida’s vast
                                                      population and myriad minority groups did NOT
                                                      play the only part in West’s victory in 2010, or
                                                      his loss in 2012. If skin color was ever the
primary issue, then he should have won easily in 2012, just as
he did in 2010 according to those who make the “changing
demographics” race based argument. West’s opponents,
Klein in 2010 and Murphy in 2012, had very similar and very
standard Democratic Party policies, and neither man was
overly interesting or influential. West did not suddenly have
to face down a Dem. powerhouse in 2012; just another
boring-as-crackers lefty.
West ran two campaigns against almost identical opponents
under almost identical social conditions, somehow winning
one, and losing the other. So, what happened? What was
different in 2012? The fact is, the only thing different in
2012 was that this time around liberty based voters knew
West was not a true conservative. West was a fraud, and a
statist, and the Liberty Movement cast him out by declining
to vote for him.
Almost immediately after West’s victory in 2010, his limited
government constitutionalist persona began to change. He
voted to strengthen pork programs which continue to pump
fiat federal monies into local governments, generating
massive national debt and making state officials beholden to
federal control. He voted yes to line-item veto authority for
the President, bypassing the constitutionally delineated powers of Congress. He supported CISPA
(Cyber Intelligence Sharing And Protection Act) which would have given government incredible legal
power to violate the privacy rights of ordinary Americans. And last, but certainly worst, West not only
voted for the NDAA despite its unconstitutional indefinite detainment provisions, he also worked to
strike down initiatives to remove language in the NDAA that made it applicable to U.S. citizens. To ice
the cake, he openly admitted to serving on the Armed Forces Committee which reviewed the bill before
it was even released, and later attempted to lie about what it actually did.
Why would a supposed constitutionalist and conservative champion applaud the legislated rendition
and indefinite imprisonment of American citizens without trial and without due process all on the mere
accusation of “terrorism” by the President, and then pretend as if that power was not granted by the
bill? Because, he is a fake conservative and an establishment thug.
In my home state of Montana, Republican Denny Rehberg ran a highly anticipated race for Senate
against incumbent Democrat John Tester. Rehberg’s platform was just like Allan West’s; pro-Tea Party,
limited government, thumbs up to the Constitution, and wrap up in the flag for good measure.
Rehberg had won many of his U.S. Representative campaigns by a vast margin leading up to his
decision to run for Senate (around 60% to his opponent’s 30%). I can say that in a state like Montana,
the idea of “changing demographics” affecting the election is laughable. Montana is freaken’ white!
W-H-I-T-E! Rehberg, a Republican “dreamboat candidate” complete with carefully groomed cowboy
mustache was thought to be a sure win in this state. By my personal observations seeing him at
functions including a local Lincoln/Reagan dinner, I would say HE thought he was a sure win, to the
point of ego-mania.
So in a predominantly white and predominantly conservative state, how did Rehberg lose? Because
elections have little to do with “demographics” or party, and everything to do with the integrity of the
person running, especially where the Liberty Movement is concerned.
Rehberg’s professed fuzzy feelings for freedom and limited government were undeniably false. His
consistent support for big government programs aside, he voted for and viciously defended the NDAA.
When approached by Stewart Rhodes of Oath Keepers at a Republican function about his vote for
rendition and permanent detention without trial for American citizens, he side-stepped the question
completely, and accused Rhodes (a veteran Army Paratrooper) of “not supporting the troops”.
Rehberg’s attitude did not go unnoticed by the Liberty Movement population in Montana, and like
Conrad Burns, the Republican incumbent who had been unseated in 2006, he lost by a substantial
margin of voters who instead backed a Libertarian third party candidate.
The argument for “changing demographics” was certainly not applicable in either of these two
incidences, along with numerous other state and local elections I do not have the space to mention. It
also does not take into account the millions of Americans who refrain from voting because they feel
utterly unrepresented in the election process. This lie is being pushed in order to hide the real change
in America: a movement towards legitimacy and humility in government, rather than hubris and
tyranny.
Lie #2: The GOP Does Not Appeal To Young Voters, Who Are Predominantly Liberal (Socialist)
I would still be considered a young voter, and so would many of my closest friends. They and I had all
but abandoned politics in disgust years ago when we discovered Ron Paul, one of the only
representatives in Washington D.C. that we felt actually embodied the traditional constitutional
methodology (original conservatism). Not only had he received the highest amount of donations from
the men and women of the U.S. military, he was also packing sold out speaking events on college
campuses across the country while Obama and Romney were crawling on hands and knees throwing
free tickets at elementary school children just to get a minor crowd. The point is, Ron Paul, a true
conservative, was energizing the youth vote and even bringing some Democrats over from the socialist
dark side.
The idea that a young voter is predestined to embrace collectivist nanny government and sell their soul
to the Democratic Party is a lie of epic proportions. The GOP could have had them on board anytime
they wanted; all they had to do was nominate Ron Paul as their presidential candidate. Instead, they
went with yet another Neo-Con ghoul whose rhetoric and record was nearly identical to Obama’s. The
GOP could have won, if they had actually wanted to win. But then, it would have meant disrupting the
false left right paradigm, and surely, the establishment can’t have that…
Lie #3: The GOP Needs To Evolve With Our “Progressive” Times Instead Of Clinging To
Traditional Conservative Principles
Ultimately, this lie is designed to infer that the Republican Party needs to take on a more collectivist
attitude in order to appeal to the rising tide of a younger generation and our nation’s so-called
“changing demographics”. Hilariously, the lie is suggesting that the GOP do what they have in fact
already done: go full socialist.
The Republican Party has not “clung” to traditional conservative principles for a very long time. Over
the course of the past several decades it has become a haven for the minions of Leo Strauss, a statist
and Platonian fascist whose job was to subvert the core of conservatism and warp it into a festering
cesspool of elitism – much like the Democratic Party. The GOP has failed because this elitism is now
undeniably present, and the party has lost its ability to hide what it has become.
When a sad victim of academia tries to argue that the cause of our economic crisis is the “evil of the
free market”, I always point out that he/she has actually never lived in a world where true free markets
exist. They have, for their entire lives, lived under a socialized and centralized economic system, and
so, blaming “free markets” for their financial woes is like blaming Tasmanian Tigers for the death of
their Chihuahua. The same goes for conservatism. When people wail against the crimes of George W.
Bush and the possible return of a “conservative” presidency, I always point out that Bush was not a
conservative, and that there hasn’t been a legitimately conservative GOP since before they were born.
The Republican Party has already delved into the realm of centralized despotism as much as the
Democratic Party has. Its only salvation now is to reverse course back towards limited government and
freedom, not continue into federalized oblivion.
Lie #4: The Liberty Movement Had No Influence On The Elections Whatsoever
As I have shown, proponents of constitutional values have indeed swayed particular elections, at least
at the state and local level. Therefore, the assertion is meant to inject disinformation in pursuit of a
particular end. Strangely, I heard this argument all throughout the primaries and up until the week after
Obama declared victory; the argument that our movement does not matter and will never gain tangible
momentum. And yet, all through the primaries up until the day before elections the Neo-Cons were
either courting us with gifts, goodies, and offers of a “place at the table”, or attacking us viciously as
“traitors to our own ideals” whose non-participation was akin to a “vote for the Antichrist (Obama)”.
Now, my question is; if the Liberty Movement doesn’t matter, then why were GOP cronies so desperate
to convince us to vote party line?
Why did they feel the need to regurgitate the “lesser of to evils” argument over and over again? Why
did it matter to them if we voted for Romney, or voted third party, or didn’t vote at all? If our influence
is so miniscule, then why invite Liberty Movement representatives like Rand Paul or Sherriff Mac to
cheerlead for the “guy who will drive the bus off the cliff slower”? Why try in a grade school manner
to shame us into setting aside our principles? Why not simply ignore us and let us wallow in our own
“obscurity”.
I see two possibilities…
First, that the Liberty Movement has grown strong enough to encompass a sizable mass of voting
power, at least large enough to ensure that many GOP candidates will win or lose by a particular
margin. That margin may be thin and we may not yet be in a position to launch our own party, but
without us, they know they are likely to fall short, and this problem is only going to grow as time
passes. They court us, or attack us, because they realize they cannot win despite us.
Second, if you subscribe to the well documented idea that elections, at least at the federal level, are
entirely staged (which I do), then you might ask yourself again why the GOP elite were grasping for the
Liberty Movement to relinquish for the sake of defeating Obama. If Obama and Romney are
essentially the same monkey, the same exact errand boy for the same exact globalist puppeteers, then
what the hell do they need our vote for? Romney wins, and they get what they want. Obama wins and
they get what they want. Unless…what they really wanted was our participation in the farce.
That’s right, perhaps the greater purpose of the endless lesser-of-two-evils charade was to see if the
establishment could convince us to compromise our conscience and be drawn back into the game.
Maybe, just maybe, it was all a test, of you, of us, to discern how much of the Liberty Movement could
be conned or swayed with moral relativism. Perhaps the death rattle of the Republican industrial
complex was due to the one thing that the media will never spotlight in a 60 minute primetime special;
the fact that the majority of the burgeoning Liberty Movement refused to sell out, proving that the GOP
is no longer effective at keeping us reigned in or co-opted. The GOP is dying and we are thriving.
Whether or not the two are related, I leave for you to decide…


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