Troll responses will be disregarded. Thanks in advance! I am of course biased as an SJW, but I believe my post here is made in good faith.
Taking advantage of the fact that PaRD isn't an echo chamber and wanted to seek insight from right-wing members of PaRD in terms of your perception of the future of American politics, particularly right-wing politics. This question came to mind because the other day I was listening to an interesting conversation that revolved around this idea that even if someone disagrees vehemently with left-wing policy that at the very least the Left has a future and change-oriented mindset in its platform (Expanding healthcare, civil rights, confronting climate change, etc.). It allows people to be inspired by the future, to see themselves as part of historic change and progress, and gives them a sense of optimistic hope. People from this perspective even look to things like Obama's campaign slogans during 2008/2012 which were about "Change", "Hope", and "Forward". This capitalizes on the fact that every subsequent generation is increasingly to the left of the previous generation, and left-wing ideology is becoming increasingly popular with young people, particularly Gen Z as of right now. Most people want to see themselves as part of a generation that made the world better and achieved something.
Conversely, there's this perception that the Right tends to lean more heavily on the "conserve" aspect of conservative, and has more limited ideas of the future.
This isn't a critic about specific right-wing policies, and is just simply commentary on the future-oriented pieces of the Right's platform. Obstructionism become a cornerstone of right-wing politics during Obama's administration, and then we had Trump in 2016 whose campaign slogan was "Make America Great Again". Arguing semantics aside, the slogan can be interpreted by many as about harkening
back in time to America's previous greatness. The Right has more of a tendency to preserve current law and functioning and in some ways measures its success based off of how much it prevents left-wing ideas from manifesting. Increasingly, so long as something "owns the libs", then it gets the gold star. As rewarding as that might be to many, it leaves up-and-coming generations feeling less than inspired and less likely that they get to become part of meaningful change. I will say that I do see the Right wanting to see change by repealing
Roe v. Wade and the ACA, but beyond that it gets a little bit confusing as to what the future-oriented game plan is. Even if you disagree with this future-oriented assessment, the reality is that right-wing ideology is becoming less popular and less supported over time. In 2016 Trump lost the Popular Vote, and when looking across generations:
https://i.imgur.com/j1pu2Ki.pngSo, my question is: What do you think the Right needs to do to stop this trajectory and get more young people on their side? I'm not as entwined with right-wing movement, so I'm unsure what the plan is going forward for y'all. Again, as fun as owning the libs must be, it certainly isn't a sustainable way to engage future generations. Genuinely curious the thoughts, insights, and perspectives of our resident right-wing members.
Sources:
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2018/03/01/the-generation-gap-in-american-politics/https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/essay/on-the-cusp-of-adulthood-and-facing-an-uncertain-future-what-we-know-about-gen-z-so-far/Young people dont really vote so your ideas arent that relevant.
Especially nowadays.