The Backlash Is Coming

Geraghty’s piece is well written, but it is a perfect example of why Conservatism, Inc. has been losing for decades.  It is pastiche.  Partly a slam at middle America when he quotes Roger Boesche.  Partly an attack on the police and a defense of black grievances when he quotes Theodore Johnson.  But the real problem is that he sees normal American “rioting” by abandoning the Blue States and cities. 

As with so much of Conservative, Inc., there is the belief that by continuing to retreat, normal Americans will win.  It is reflected in the belief that people will be so revolted by Liberal governance that they will turn to the losers as their savior.  

How many years of one-party government in deep blue states and cities does I take to kill that foolish idea?  

To simply take one example: Detroit has been run into the ground by Democrats for generations, to the point where serious plans were proposed to bulldoze parts of the city and turn it into farms. 

Detroit filed for bankruptcy in 2013.  The mayor and every member of the city council are Democrats.  Where is the Detroit backlash?  Despite a wealth of evidence and experience, “thinkers” like Geraghty predict a “backlash” that will somehow be good for normal Americans.