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By Micaiah Brindle<\/a> · Contributing Writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis is not your grandfather\u2019s Republican Party,\u201d is a common phrase used to describe the transformation of GOP politics from the Reagan era to an American \u201cNew Right\u201d generally defined by Donald Trump and his nationalist agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The phrase is usually invoked to convey a negative view of the president\u2019s movement, which is claimed to have stoked the fires of political polarization. Pundits say what is truly needed is a return to the times when Reagan worked with a bipartisan coalition, who spoke cordially with each other and worked for the common good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, despite our differences, we are all Americans, right? So goes the talking point. This type of politics would be favorable in the abstract but entirely misses the reality of American politics in the 21st century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2026, leftism necessarily stands for anti-American, anti-Christian and anti-white principles. Its social views seek the abolition of all traditional Christian social order, including the family, marriage and gender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cult of transgenderism and abortion were among the most dominant of the left-wing\u2019s stated policy positions in the last election cycle. Mass immigration \u2014 which prompted President Trump to run in 2015 \u2014 is the only acceptable position on immigration for Democrats to hold in politics. Their fervent anti-white positions view whites as the only demographic in America that can be discriminated against with the blessing of the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But we\u2019re still all American, right? Well, left-wing radicals, many who were not born here, such as NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Ilhan Omar, continue to assert that our founders are evil and our history needs to be reevaluated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is simply a preview of the opinions that naturally produce such a chasm between political parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result of left-wing ideology which promotes such godless behavior, violence is increasingly occurring. This ranges from school shootings, often against Christians, by transsexuals inspired by their mental insanity and targeted political assassinations. The most relevant of these is, of course, when a left-wing radical motivated by ideologies that are universally pushed by the Democratic Party (namely transgenderism and anti-conservative bigotry), murdered Charlie Kirk who was exercising his First Amendment rights with college students in Utah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Trump also faced at least two attempted assassinations against him in the 2024 campaign cycle, not to mention the violent Antifa and BLM activists who burned cities across the nation in 2020 and engage in brutality against conservatives today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In every one of these cases, especially after Kirk\u2019s death, hundreds of leftist social media accounts both large and small celebrated the killing of a good Christian man with two children because he did not adhere to the aforementioned ideology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The radicalization of the leftist base in particular shatters all attempt at unity. It is not Democrat \u201celites\u201d who engage in domestic terrorism such as trying to harm ICE officials and impede their legitimate law enforcement activities. The left has become militarized against normal Americans to the point where politics has become existential, quite literally a matter of life and death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politics is no longer a tug of war over tax policy and environmental regulations. When a group defines itself by opposition to your country and you as a person (your religion, race, ideology, etc.), working with that group is no longer possible, and in fact achieving victory over that group should be one\u2019s main goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are we not required as Christians to oppose evil where we find it? Can any American truly call themselves a patriot while allying with radicals such as these?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recognizing the stakes, the American right \u2014 the opposition to the left \u2014 must be a reactionary movement, tailor-made to combat the left while also establishing its vision of traditional Americanism which made this country great. The failures of the conservative movement to address leftism \u2014 frequently conceding ground in the process \u2014 must be removed for victory to be achieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After all, this isn\u2019t Ronald Reagan\u2019s Republican Party. And this isn\u2019t your grandfather\u2019s Republican Party.great. The failures of the conservative movement to address leftism\u2014frequently conceding ground in the process\u2014must be removed for victory to be achieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After all this isn\u2019t Ronald Reagan\u2019s Republican Party. And this isn\u2019t your grandfather\u2019s Republican Party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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