History repeats, Marx once said, first as tragedy and then as comedy.
In mid-July, a group of putative conservative intellectuals gathered in
Washington to confirm a new, nationalist direction for their movement.
The conference featured the likes of John Bolton and Tucker Carlson,
Peter Thiel, and *Julius Krein*. According to itsmini-manifesto
<https://nationalconservatism.org/>,
The conference on “National Conservatism” will bring together public
figures, journalists, scholars, and students who understand that the
past and future of conservatism are inextricably tied to the idea of
the nation, to the principle of national independence, and to the
revival of the unique national traditions that alone have the power
to bind a people together and bring about their flourishing.
On the face of it, this ideological transformation mirrors Donald
Trump’s assault on “globalists” and pledge to Make America Great Again.
Lurking behind this fixation on the nation, as with Stalin’s earlier
campaign, is the GOP’s own purge of cosmopolitanism, including the
rootless variety.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/08/06/the-gops-sinister-new-nationalism/
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