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Does the Republican party have the propensity to change and get better? I've certainly reached a point where I'm tired of politics and honestly tired of DC. At some point all things must come to an end and knowing when that time comes and moving on is critically important.
Not all paradigm shifts are good, some are regressive. So much so that attempting to correct a problem may be to steep a hill a climb. Certainly, all things are possible, but is it actually possible to curb the problems of the GOP? Many have tried, but most have failed.
Being a conservative doesn't mean you have to stay tethered to all of the craziness of a political party. Yes, conserve tradition, values, structure & order. Stand for the limitation of an expensive state in the body politic.
Warn against the treacherous dangers that are often a result of unintended consequences of hasty policies and cultural shifts. But when it's apparent none of those things are at the structural core, it's not possible to conserve as you destroy.
Edmund Burke who is widely considered the father of conservatism wrote that “we must all obey the great law of change” and contended that it [change] is “the most powerful law of nature and the means perhaps of its conservation.”
You see, no man can stop that, which is so inevitable and it an endemic condition of many people who may believe otherwise and it's not just relegated to one political party, it's the body politic in its entirety.
Proverbial wisdom told me a long time ago that I don’t really have a political home. However, it was only during my moments of quietude where I dedicate the appropriate amount of reflection that made it clear for which I am grateful.
This is a remarkably unsettled time that no man or woman should accommodate themselves to. We must not permit irrationality, partisanship or tribalism to move us to become indiscriminate with our values and behavior. More than ever, I believe I must adhere to rational prudence.
Maintaining my values as a conservative are critically important to me and adhering to its contextual meaning has never been lost upon me. One can be a conservative and stand by those philosophical underpinnings while saying it’s time to say farewell to a political party.
Some people choose partisanship and party loyalty over everything, but I can honestly say I choose neither. Done.
