Interesting piece, I found the information surrounding
Buckley’s influence on Reagan—and by extension the broader conservative movement at the time as very valuable points of perspective.
I do feel quite doubtful that a gatekeeper of that nature is likely to emerge for MAGA as so much of its identity is wrapped up in blind anti-establishment fervor and Trump’s own cult of personality. Having such gatekeepers in place would likely restrict Trump’s own conduct in ways I don’t see him willingly acquiescing authority to, keep in mind that he was one of the major contributors to the Obama birtherism conspiracy you mentioned.
It seems to me more likely that gatekeepers of this nature emerge in whatever composite conservative movement comes in the aftermath of MAGA’s time in the sun as a response to the deficiencies of the current conservative political coalition.
Interesting piece, I found the information surrounding
Buckley’s influence on Reagan—and by extension the broader conservative movement at the time as very valuable points of perspective.
I do feel quite doubtful that a gatekeeper of that nature is likely to emerge for MAGA as so much of its identity is wrapped up in blind anti-establishment fervor and Trump’s own cult of personality. Having such gatekeepers in place would likely restrict Trump’s own conduct in ways I don’t see him willingly acquiescing authority to, keep in mind that he was one of the major contributors to the Obama birtherism conspiracy you mentioned.
It seems to me more likely that gatekeepers of this nature emerge in whatever composite conservative movement comes in the aftermath of MAGA’s time in the sun as a response to the deficiencies of the current conservative political coalition.