Recent posts here and elsewhere address issues pertaining to conservatism, , and identity politics. While each of these opinion pieces discusses different topics, all of them touch on a common theme; the dilemma of collective identity and political allignment. In a post entitled “Kids These Days” here at NextGenGOP, Abby Alger discusses the youth deficiency plaguing the contemporary Republican Party and wider conservative movement. Monday, in a Wall Street Journal piece entitled ““, author Shelby Steele notes among other things that the Republican Party faces obstacles among minorities even when they share policy positions. While less related to the topic herein discussed, over at , Alex Knepper tackled issues pertaining to notions of collective identity in a post entitled “” on Tuesday. Considering each of these posts, the question herein posed to NextGenGOP readers is as follows:
Should Republicans delve into or thrive on focusing on demographic characteristics of the American public, or is such a focus on diversity inconsistent with conservative values?
Last 5 posts by James Kane
- A November to Remember - November 8th, 2010
- On hope and fear - October 18th, 2010
- Expecting Different Results - September 12th, 2010
- A glaring omission on Iraq - August 31st, 2010
- Employing a losing strategy - August 7th, 2010
As a 20-something year old American who’s black, I say absolutely NOT! The Republican party should not start focusing on demographic characteristics of the American public. Here’s a perfect example of how we should proceed and a testament to how liberal blacks will be persuaded, if the example is followed in mass: