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Why should we believe that national conservatives can identify and use the power of government to enhance “the common good” when one of their favorite sons, Josh Hawley, has shown absolutely zero ability to act in a way conducive to that objective?
Why should we trust anything national conservatives say on economic policy when the movement started saying it wanted “dignity” for workers and not patronizing handouts, and is now reduced to Josh Hawley stumping for big fat checks for all?
Why should we think national conservatism offers any healing possibilities for the country when it is based on grievance and the blaming of problems on “others” —migrants, foreigners, leaders selling out workers—just like Trumpism blamed the elites, media etc?
Why should we think national conservatism offers any sort of return to politics based on good faith disputes when so many national conservatives misrepresent their intellectual opponents and dismiss large evidence bases out of hand?
Why should we take national conservatism seriously as a potential unifying political force when it has had nothing/zilch/zero interesting or novel to say about a genuine collective threat—COVID-19–except to push its mercantilist hobby horses?
