You know what's spot on in this article? The charges of racism. The author is right, no one (almost no one) wants to be called a racist. But it's used as a political weapon to bludgeon people and try to shu them up. You see it on this board you see it around the country. It turns people off
I doubt anyone here considers ALL American conservatives to be avowed racists, ca, but that is not as important as the fact that just about EVERY avowed racist in America embraces the American conservative position. As far as those avowed racists are concerned...the American conservative movement is the one they feel does the most for them...the American conservative movement is the one they support.