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Crisis of Conscience is What Has Gotten Us Here Ep 46
Crisis of Conscience is What Has Gotten Us Here Ep 46
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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Jul 25, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
“Conscience is the most sacred of all property,” said James Madison.
Yet when Ted Cruz stood in front of delegates at the GOP convention last Wednesday and uttered the words, “vote your conscience,” the world turned upside down and many in the room wildly drowned out his words with boos.
And we though being a conservative was about principles? Guess not.
“This is a crisis of conscience of the likes we’ve never seen before,” argues Daniel Horowitz. On this week’s episode of the Conservative Conscience Horowitz breaks down how the real battle is not R’s vs. D’s but about protecting our conscience and advancing our values.
Every four years it’s the same song and dance. We end up sacrificing conservatism at the Republican altar. This year we have Donald Trump and again the knee-jerk reaction is the same – “we MUST support him so that the Democrats don’t win!” But he’s not a conservative – “we don’t care!”
Conservatives need to start asking themselves, is this strategy working?
As Daniel explains, there is a big difference between strategically voting for Trump while concurrently focusing on long term reforms and retaining our values than realigning all of our views to comport with some of his problematic positions. There is a disturbing trend of some conservatives adopting new liberal positions in order to show “unity” with Trump. This is a big mistake, and is frankly the mistake that has cost us any solid progress over the past 28 years. Vote for whomever you want, but retain your conscience and don’t change your deep rooted principles.
Key Quotes
“Instead of seeking new and foreign principles because we continue to fail in pursuit of tired, old tactics, why not renew our old timeless principles with new, innovative tactics.”
“We die on their hills; fall on their swords. We lose elections anyway either right away or 2-4 years later because of it. We’ve had the people’s house, the body closest to the people, for 18 of the past 22 years. Look at the result.”
“We win enough victories that are too minute and too insignificant to fundamentally move the ball forward, yet tantalizing enough to allure us into a false sense of security. This prevents us from pursuing the tough long-term reforms that will actually create enduring victories.”
Don’t Miss:
· More than a speech: How Cruz destroyed the ‘lesser of two evils’ narrative
· Trump speech: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Yet when Ted Cruz stood in front of delegates at the GOP convention last Wednesday and uttered the words, “vote your conscience,” the world turned upside down and many in the room wildly drowned out his words with boos.
And we though being a conservative was about principles? Guess not.
“This is a crisis of conscience of the likes we’ve never seen before,” argues Daniel Horowitz. On this week’s episode of the Conservative Conscience Horowitz breaks down how the real battle is not R’s vs. D’s but about protecting our conscience and advancing our values.
Every four years it’s the same song and dance. We end up sacrificing conservatism at the Republican altar. This year we have Donald Trump and again the knee-jerk reaction is the same – “we MUST support him so that the Democrats don’t win!” But he’s not a conservative – “we don’t care!”
Conservatives need to start asking themselves, is this strategy working?
As Daniel explains, there is a big difference between strategically voting for Trump while concurrently focusing on long term reforms and retaining our values than realigning all of our views to comport with some of his problematic positions. There is a disturbing trend of some conservatives adopting new liberal positions in order to show “unity” with Trump. This is a big mistake, and is frankly the mistake that has cost us any solid progress over the past 28 years. Vote for whomever you want, but retain your conscience and don’t change your deep rooted principles.
Key Quotes
“Instead of seeking new and foreign principles because we continue to fail in pursuit of tired, old tactics, why not renew our old timeless principles with new, innovative tactics.”
“We die on their hills; fall on their swords. We lose elections anyway either right away or 2-4 years later because of it. We’ve had the people’s house, the body closest to the people, for 18 of the past 22 years. Look at the result.”
“We win enough victories that are too minute and too insignificant to fundamentally move the ball forward, yet tantalizing enough to allure us into a false sense of security. This prevents us from pursuing the tough long-term reforms that will actually create enduring victories.”
Don’t Miss:
· More than a speech: How Cruz destroyed the ‘lesser of two evils’ narrative
· Trump speech: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Jul 25, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Democrats Can't Safeguard Our Sovereignty, Security, or Society: Republicans have a majority in the House and Senate, and therefore they should be "greasing the skids" for a GOP President to come in and undo the the societal transformation that has occurred under President Obama. Democrats cannot safeguard, nor will the attempt to, our SOVEREIGNTY, SECURITY, or SOCIETY and the principles that are the basis for these pillars. The big question is why Republicans are asleep at the wheel. The GOP has the chance to win on so many "80/20" issues but shy away at the first scent that it might expose them politically. Daniel and Joe discuss these three issues, and how if Republicans wanted to win on them they could. The key to upholding Sovereignty, Security, and Society is simple -- but it requires adhering to actual conservative principles. Listen as Daniel lays out the plain facts on what it takes to win on conservative issues that are vital to the success and prosperity of America. by Conservative Review with Daniel Horowitz