As a conservative, one of the more frustrating aspects of MAGA is their raw desire to celebrate "destroying" a lib by saying something harsh or brutal to them.

Sure, on a human and visceral level, it may feel good to say something mean to someone or to "own" them. But that doesn't bring people in or invite them to understand what we're doing or why.

It just creates another wall and reason for people to despise you. We have to do better with real, tangible accomplishments.

Be kind. Have grace. Give the benefit of the doubt. Seek common ground. Don't be afraid to ask questions. And never make assumptions about what people are thinking... or why.

One thing we can all agree on with Trump is that he frustrates everyone - even conservatives. Just not in the same way.

As the head of the Republican Party, Trump represents all Republicans and conservatives - whether they like it or not. And many don't.

Here's a few reasons why.

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Job hunting can be soul-crushing, depressing, and stressful. Especially if you don't have a job or are walking a financial tightrope.

If you're lucky to get interviews, but you keep missing the goal line, you're left wondering what you could have done differently. Recruiter feedback could help people improve their chances and get the job.

But they just won't give it. That needs to change.

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We all have politicians that we wonder how in the world they keep getting elected.

Well, I think I have the solution. We need to institute my new "Choose your own election" plan. 

It'll make all of this so much more exciting.

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“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. “ – Eleanor Roosevelt

Let's talk about how this could be the recipe for getting closer to unity in this country.

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Democrats have been calling Republicans "fascists" for as long as I've been paying attention to politics. 

But what does fascism really mean? And how can you call people who believe in limited government fascists? 

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There are so many reasons why being a conservative is an act of frustration - from having no political party that represents you to just wanting to be left alone, free of those who want to control everything. 

Here's a partial list of why being a conservative can be hard on your psyche.

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Conservatives are more informed because they have to be.

Our entire culture is inundated with liberal ideas, doctrine, and thinking. And like everyone else, conservatives see it all the time.

But what conservatives do that others don't is seek out the other side. They find other news sources that tell you what leftist media will not. So they know both sides. They have to be to win people over.

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Republicans have never fought for or even articulated conservatism in any meaningful way. They're too soft and timid. Always have been. And that's the problem.

We have Trump because he was the first person to fight for America. Or to come close to fighting for conservatism (usually by accident, but he still did a better job than Republicans).

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Taking a simple look at how our system has evolved from the simplicity of representing your community to getting rich off the citizens, perhaps people just can't have any form of government. 

God warned us about our need for kings. But sometimes, we just need to learn the hard way.

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There's already a third party in America, and it's united by the citizen's disgust for our corrupt politicians. 

Trump is doing a good job of bringing that to a head, but he's temporary, and he has no political philosophy.

Meanwhile, there are more people, united by this disgust, who live like conservatives, whether they know it or not.

The time is now to define it, brand it, and unite people around the philosophy that made America truly great.

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There are plenty of shows that argue the conservative position on any given bill or policy. They interview other Republicans or conservatives to argue against what some leftist said. They point out why we're right and they're wrong.

But no one in the conservative movement - except for maybe Prager U - comes close to just explaining who conservatives are and why they think what they think.

Democrats have been branding Republicans as racists and bigots for far too long. This show is dedicated to the marketing side of the philosophy - making it the only one of it's kind. 

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders almost stumbled upon it in a speech she gave a year or two ago: "Normal or crazy."

But Republicans need to go on offense and start branding the Democrats. The obvious solution is to give people a choice when considering Democrat policy initiatives: Are they sinister or stupid?

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Following my podcast on the Trump phenomenon, I focus on potentially the most frustrating aspect of Trump for conservatives - his support for Republicans conservatives know to be RINOs while he works to destroy real conservatives.

For example, if Trump was inevitable in 2024, why did he work to destroy DeSantis? Why didn't he just beat him and move on?

Whatever the case, this is a clear example where's Trump's arguments just don't hold up.

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People have been trying to understand the Trump dynamic for some time, and I still don't think anyone has gotten it completely right. So here you go. This is THE definitive explanation of the Trump phenomenon.

Much longer than usual - or intended - but necessarily so to be complete and thorough in presentation. Hopefully, it will help unify everyone around the goal of doing our best for each other and this country.

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Be kind. Have grace. Give the benefit of the doubt. Seek common ground. Don't be afraid to ask questions. And never make assumptions about what people are thinking... or why.

RINO - Republican in Name Only - used to mean Republicans who voted with the left.

But I'm not sure it means what people think it does anymore.

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There's been a lot of "in your face" celebrating on X. It's not just MAGA who's happy Trump won. They're making a point of sticking it to the left. Understandable.

The left has been metaphorically, and sometimes literally, punching conservatives and MAGA in the face for years. So a little payback is not surprising.

But let's not become what we just defeated. We want free speech. We encourage conversation. Don't chase these people off X. Encourage them to stay.

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What if there were no "get out of the vote" drives? What if we just left it to those who knew there was an election coming up to vote?

Because if you don't know there's an election, you probably shouldn't be voting anyway.

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There's such a simple way to illustrate the unfairness of illegal immigration, and of course, the Republican Party (with the worst marketing department in the history of marketing departments) can't figure it out.

Well, here it is. This one's a freebie. On me.

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Everyone knows the amazing stories of how San Francisco and Seattle have become two of the most thriving cities in the country.

This is the story of how Seattle has done it and what you have to look forward to in your own city... if you're not careful.

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Barking dogs... everyone's heard 'em. Everyone's probably lived near one.

And you can't blame the dog. Barking is what they do. I think most conservatives would blame the owner. And the owner should be doing something about it.

In most of Iceland, it's legal to shoot your neighbor's dog if it's barking. Is that the right thing? 

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The Republican Party has the worst marketing department in the history of marketing departments.

But ironically, they are trying to sell the best product in the history of products: Freedom.

How can this be?

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If we don't all realize fast that it's the corruption of the government... the whole government... Democrats and Republicans alike, we're done.

We're on an unsustainable trajectory, and we need to start taking back our country from all of the corruption. However seizes the message first... and means it, can and should win.

Here's what this conservative is seeing... in both parties.

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No matter where you are, if you get caught behind a Suburu driver, get ready to go 10mph under the speed limit. 

But at least you'll get to read their 30 liberal bumper stickers.

Why is this?

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For the last few years, the Democrat Party has brazenly been sticking it to Americans - punching them in the metaphorical face, standing over them, and defiantly asking, "What're you gonna do about it?"

And, as usual, the Republican answer has been a sheepish and meek... nothing.

So... what are we gonna do about it?

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Why didn't Jesse Jackson or Gloria Aldred ever retire? Because they couldn't afford to.

Activists make a living on being... activists. So they can't afford to make progress or even solve their issue. If they did, they'd be out of a job. 

Here's a conservative take on activists and probably why you don't see that much conservative activism.

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Only good can come when people are free to share thoughts, ideas, and questions. Yet the leadership on the left calls it misinformation, disinformation, and wants it to stop.

The debate is NOT over. It never will be. Not so long as there are people who are curious and searching for innovation and new ideas. 

Here's what conservatives think about free speech.

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Back in 2022, I saw Ron DeSantis speak at CPAC, and while his speech was great, he was making the same marketing mistake that the entire GOP was making: They were focusing their attacks on Biden.

To me, it was clear Biden was a great figurehead for a movement bent on fundamentally transforming America (sound familiar?). But by focusing on Biden, they were allowing the Democrats to simply change the candidate and all their attacks would become worthless overnight.

And here we are. (This was recorded before Harris was installed, which, in many ways, makes it even more prescient. (Not that I'm showing off or anything...))

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In this age of righteousness, there are groups of people creating Facebook group sites like "Are we dating the same guy?" 

The purpose of this group is for women who are single and on dating apps to post pictures of guys from those apps in the group to see if any other women are dating them or have had experience with them.

So you post a picture, and then any woman who wants can write anything they want... and the guy will never know this is even happening. So if someone wants to make up a story... or has the wrong guy, it's a free-for-all, and the guy has no idea.

Take a listen for the conservative point of view on this and the larger question of what kind of society would think we need this.

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As in every other area of life, dating has gone online... and we're all worse off because of it. 

Once again, technology has replaced real human interaction. Tech geeks leftists on the West Coast are loving it... and profiting from it.

But what does a good old fashioned conservative think of it? Take a listen and find out what life is like in the old and single side of things.

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One thing we can all agree on is we all want fair elections. Right?

Right...?

If so, then we should all be able to agree that voting and counting should take place in one day because time is the critical ingredient in election fraud.

The more time there is to cheat, the more likely cheating will be. That's what conservatives believe. And I think we can all agree on that. Right?

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We've been told for more than a decade to "celebrate diversity." And naturally, it has gotten us exactly where you'd think such a sentiment would get us... divided.

What if we celebrated the values and ideas that united us. And the key to that is... diversity of ideas.

Demographic or physical characteristics are meaningless. That's not diversity. It just looks different. Well, guess what... everyone looks different.

Here's how conservatives view diversity.

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Welcome to "What are they thinking?" - a look at conservatives in America.

Our culture, the media, Democrat politicians and pundits... they'd have you believe conservatives are white supremacists, racists, bigots, homephobes, sexists, and all sorts of inhuman and terrible things.

That's on purpose.

But conservatives walk among you. You may even be friends with one and you don't even know it. But who are they? What do they think and why do they think it?

I'm a conservative, and in this episode, I share how I became conservative and why I think this show is way past due.

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