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If there’s anything I love about Mark Cuban, it’s his willingness to speak publicly about serious issues with brutal honesty. He’s touched on the student loan ticking time bomb, the fact that everyone is a bigot (to some degree), and that bigotry shouldn’t be pinned on one group. Now he’s pointing out the real flaws of the Republican Party, and he is dead on.
He stated his exact thoughts via Cyberdust:
I am so ready for the Mavs season to start. Until then the sport of the day is politics. Today’s game is trashing the Republican Party
I would prefer to be a Republican. I want smaller government. I want smarter government. Just like most Republicans
Put aside that I disagree with Republicans on most social issues. The Republicans have a much bigger problem that will crush them in every Presidential election until this changes.
The Republican Party requires that all their Presidential candidates Conform to Consensus.
If you don’t agree with every platform of the party not only are you called a RINO, a “Republican in Name Only. You are considered unelectable in primaries and become a source of scorn on Fox News
That’s a problem.
Leaders don’t conform to the consensus. They create consensus to their vision and goals.
Leaders don’t change their positions mid debate. They welcome scorn from the masses because it creates the opportunity for dialogue.
Leaders don’t look backwards to condemn what has already been done, they look forward to create a better future.
Leaders are not dogmatic. They are principled and know that change is never easy, but when it’s necessary, they must lead.
The Republican Party does everything possible to discourage leadership.
They want dogma.
They want conformity.
They want to conserve their romanticized past.
That’s a shame. I wish they wanted to conserve the best of what America is today and find a leader that can take us to new places that make our future better.
I realize that’s not the way politics work in this day and age. And that just proves the point.
And btw, I know a lot of the same can be said about the democrats, but I don’t want to be a democrat.
Until things change, I’ll sit in the middle and think for myself. Unlike the Republicans.
Many Republicans wondered how on earth Mitt Romney, with his fantastic resume and action-not-words attitude, could have lost to Obama, whose presidency they viewed as being tainted by scandals and failure. The general consensus was that voter turnout, especially in swing states, was embarrassingly low because Romney wasn’t “conservative enough.” This supports Mark Cuban’s point that unless a candidate completely conforms to the traditional Republican platform, including social policies, he or she is considered unelectable and is ridiculed by other Republicans on Fox News and other popular conservative-leaning outlets.
Cuban’s point is echoed by many who watched the GOP debate and saw Trump being heavily attacked by candidates and moderators alike. Now, don’t get your collective panties in a bunch, I’m not going to defend Trump commenting on Megyn Kelly’s alleged visit from Aunt Flo as a response to her essentially calling him a misogynist during the debate. He is clearly, and shamelessly, an asshat of a person. However, Trump still leads in the polls. Voters are starting to rebel against the Republican consensus. They want someone who is going to shake up things and push the McConnells and Boehners of the world to come up with real solutions to real problems, not trivial social issues that are insignificant in comparison to the economy, national security, and our position in the world.
Cuban says he’d rather be a Republican than a Democrat because he believes in small, smart government, but the GOP needs to start being open to new ideas and vote in better leaders or they will never again win a presidential election. He’s right. Our economy is anemic. Iran has already given us the middle finger on this nuclear “deal” (but they’ll take our money). We’re over $17 trillion and growing in debt. Our entitlements are broken. Our social safety net is growing its user base faster than Snapchat. Our workforce participation rate is the lowest in decades. International options are as viable as ever for tax inversions and keeping money overseas. Saying companies will never leave America shows how ignorant we are to the fact that we are no longer in the top 10 economically free countries and technology has made remote working a more viable option. Employees have gotten more expensive so there is a rush for automation technology.
We need real, practical, smart, constitutional solutions, and unless the GOP and its voters are willing to support a good leader with his or her priorities on point, rather than wait for a “perfect candidate” (AKA a GOP rubber stamp), the GOP is going to fade from any sort of political relevancy. Republicans, would you rather have an imperfect Republican president or continue down the path on which we are currently heading? .
[via Dallas News]
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I try to identify with Republicans because small govt, lower taxes … all the normal things. But they’re so set on oppressing homosexuals and minorities and not budging social issues like abortion. They have to say “its a sin” and “its immoral” and “wrong” as if they are holier than thou. Who cares! Stay out of my checkbook and stay out of my home.
People need to realize that they can be against something (gay marriage, abortion, any social issue) morally without that meaning it needs to be illegal. Just because it’s legal doesn’t mean you have to believe in it or partake in/encourage it.
See: why Prohibition was revoked.
That really hits the nail on the head!
This is why I disaffiliated from the Republican Party a while back and am a registered Libertarian. Financially conservative and socially liberal.
This is spot on. Republicans need to accept that there is a separation of church and state and give up on the ridiculous abortion and gay marriage battles. I may be the only person on this site to say this, but I voted Democrat the past 2 elections, and with the current Republican candidates, it looks like I’ll be voting Democrat again.
So these two issues the president literally has no control over were the focus of how to vote? Rational.
Can we do a late game sub of Cubes for Trump in the race? This guy would have my vote in a heartbeat
#cubes2016
What’s wrong with the Republican party is that they fight endlessly on social issues that don’t matter in the grand scheme of things with Democrats. Then, when an issue that comes up that will actually impact the everyday lives of citizens, the Republicans compromise on it to score popularity points so that they can continue to fight social issues.
The problem with politics in general is that there are too many career senators and House Representatives. They are more worried about voting to save their career than to do what needs to be done for this country.
There really is no argument against Congressional term limits. While it wouldn’t be an instant fix, it would very much help as the members would be more likely to vote for their meaningful legislation as opposed to simply “playing politics.”
It will never happen though, because no self-serving asshole is going to vote to end his plush job boning the American people day after day.
Reasons I’m a Libertarian…. I’m convinced that many millennial libertarians are simply fed up with establishment GOP. Cuban sounds like a classical liberal (please learn the difference between a classical liberal and modern day liberals) who I would love to elect.
The Libertarian take is great and I agree with a lot of it. My issue with most Libertarians is that come election day they won’t go vote republican. They’ll either vote third party to “make a point” which never gets made, not vote, or even just vote Dem. As basically a branch of the GOP there needs to be more of an umbrella over Libertarians and your conventional conservatives.
If a valid, libertarian-leaning candidate actually generates support from the Republican party, I have no problem voting for them. I feel the same way about candidates from the Democratic party. Libertarian ideals used to be closer to the heart of what the Republicans believed, but let’s be honest with ourselves: Republicans today don’t give two shits about small government. They want higher military spending, more social regulation, and more regulation of our borders and controlled substances. Tell me again how that’s small government?
I’ve voted for candidates from four political parties, it’s about who fits my ideals not blindly voting for someone who advocates the government openly spying on its citizens (which according to the FBI has not stopped a single terrorist act). Libertarians are fairly consistent with their views, in that we believe in freedom.
Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one. – Benjamin Franklin
Everything that’s what with the Republican Party?
There it is. Nice work, team!
This one’s on me, guys. Apologies all around.
thank you for your courage.
This highlights the issues with “establishment” politicians. It’s not the party, it’s the people. Boehner, McConnell, Reid, Clinton, etc., have all been in power far too long. They’re all the same. They’re whores out for hire by the highest bidder. At least when I hire a whore, I feel good at the end of the night. When we hire these whores, we all feel like we got fucked in the ass.
Part of the problem is generational. Most of our generation grew up in houses where we were taught that we are special and unique and because of that we should get to do what we want. The Republicans are a party of “You can’t do that because the government knows what’s best so listen to me” and that doesn’t sit well with our generation. Republicans are also too caught up impressing their right wing base (Christians who love to judge people and tell them how to lead their lives, how ironic…) to see that many 20- and 30-somethings would vote for them if they just shut up about gay marriage and abortion. For the record, I normally vote republican because it affects my wallet.
I could not disagree with you more.