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The GOP Is Addicted To LOSING | The Culture War's Across The Pond

Dec 14, 2025
Auron MacIntyre, a podcast host and commentator specializing in online rights and cultural issues, dives deep with Tate and Connor into the GOP's 'addiction to losing.' They explore why the party fails to leverage its power and link its struggles to broader issues in conservative movements across the UK. Auron highlights the institutional failures and the 'holy minority' reliance that hampers Republican legitimacy. They dissect the cultural compromises made by the GOP and the ongoing revolution within the Left, underscoring the urgent need for conservatives to rethink their strategy.
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Principles That Prevent Winning

  • The GOP repeatedly refuses easy power plays like redistricting and appointments, citing abstract principles.
  • Auron MacIntyre argues those principles systematically produce losses and betray practical conservatism.
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Conservatism Versus Preserving People

  • Conservatives often oppose wielding power because their ideology valorizes limiting government rather than conserving people.
  • Auron says conservatism shifted to abstract classical liberalism, undermining the aim of preserving a people and way of life.
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Institutions Preserve The New Order

  • The revolution already happened in institutions, which are now left-leaning and 'conservative' in preserving the new status quo.
  • Auron warns Trump-style change collides with institutional inertia that defends the post-revolution order.
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