Would William F Buckley be a Democrat in 2018?

Atheist 2020 said:

Since the 1990's, the Democratic Party is more conservative then most conservatives believe

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kitsune said:

I'm not so sure. He was a fan of Joe McCarthy, he thought Brown vs Board of Education was the worst scotus ruling ever, he opposed both the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and defended both Franco and Pinochet. And we are just getting started. He was cultured, funny, and more erudite than anyone had a right to be. To say that he was better educated than the common Conservative of our era is an understatement. But I think it's hard to deny that he shared many if not most of the views of the RW knuckledraggers of 2018. He was just able to put an urbane and civilised veneer on them.

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Atheist 2020 said:

Would William F Buckley be a Democrat in 2018?

During my childhood I really spent a great deal of time studying the ideology of William F Buckley. I really feel if he was alive today, he would be a Democrat because the conservative movement he championed has left left him for super nationalism were he never supported. And, a president that only cares about his ego and other negative lifestyle. Buckley was over educated for the common conservative of our era. Buckley was really interested with educated members of the left. Buckley never spent time winning over the uneducated conservatives. Buckley, never decided to build scandals with a house of cards.

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ObamacareFail said:

Yawn.....Buckley was a part of the conservative movement in name only. And the super nationalism chant is an outright lie. Patriotism and anti-globalism do not translate to super nationalism. Buckley for the most part was just selling magazines.

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Atheist 2020 said:

It is not uncommon to sell magazines. And if he was talking or writing at a 10th grade level, then ... really talking and writing as a first year college level -- he could have sold more magazines. Conservatives today, with President Trump and members of congress now talking and writing at a 5th grade level. Reagan was the last conservative president that spoke and talked at a 10th grade level. Democrats today, talk and write at a higher grade level then the Republicans. Still, Buckley would talk at a higher level today then both the Republican and Democrat level.

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