Working within the party...

THE JUDGMENT

REVOLUTION. On your own day
You are believed.
Supreme success,
Furthering through perseverance.
Remorse disappears.

Political revolutions are extremely grave matters. They should be undertaken
only under stress of direst necessity, when there is no other way out. Not
everyone is called to this task, but only the man who has the confidence of
the people, and even he only when the time is ripe. He must then proceed in
the right way, so that he gladdens the people and, by enlightening them,
prevents excesses. Furthermore, he must be quite free of selfish aims and
must really relieve the need of the people. Only then does he have nothing to
regret.

Times change, and with them their demands. Thus the seasons change in
the course of the year. In the world cycle also there are spring and autumn in
the life of peoples and nations, and these call for social transformations.
http://deoxy.org/iching

but most of the people running the party now despise us for being principled and calling them out on their crap. It seems to me that the State and sometimes even local GOP networks get their "direction" from some higher oracle that traces back to DC. These people will shout you down if you ask one question about the war that requires critical thought. Now, the old timers are great. They respond when you say "fiscal conservatism". They get it, they know that we're going down a road that they probably warned us about a long time ago. But I'm afraid that the people currently in charge of the party are rats. We'll get our party back after they sink it and then scurry off to find something else to ruin. I don't trust them at all.

remember if they tuly accepted you they would be Paulites too.

.. of the GOP people are sincerely old Reaganites who are natural allies of Ron Paul and his message. Also, they are in decades old "comfort zones" with respect to their relationships with established GOP order.

Be patient with them. They are natural allies but at the same fear the uncertainties and hostilities that may erupt when they declare they are returning to Reaganism in contrast to the neocon dogma.

We must let them know they can be respected as old-line conservatives (Ron Paul is one) and that they will not end up surrounded by hostile hardcore anarchical pure libertarians.

REMEMBER, that the Reagan Revolution was a COALITION of conservatives and libertarians ala Barry Goldwater. Many pure libertarians nowadays seem to have no recollection or knowledge of the old alliance and come across as absolutely hostile to retro-conservatives while seemingly being totally clueless that Ron Paul himself is retro-conservative who claims Robert Taft as his chosen heritage.

Be pragmatic and remember this is a coalition and an alliance and not just a shindig for hardcore libertarians only. Also, keep in mind, that like Ron Paul, they are from a different cultural paradign where cursing and loudness can be a bit off-putting to them.

Meet them halfway and you will be surprised how many come on over to our side if they feel safe and comfortable about where they are landing...

It's bullsh*t, they want us to become more involved with them so they can figure out a way to marginalize us. Don't play into their hands, those people are on the way out, and they are starting to realize it.