How paleoconservatism can be the way out

Basically, the neoconservatives, like the libertarians, put the economy first, and the paleoconservatives put the community first, and this makes all the difference in the world. The neoconservatives are the group that led to the downfall of the American economy, for example, by investing globally and thereby destroying American manufacturing, and by supporting their investments with military interventions around the world. Paleoconservatives were outfoxed by neoconservatives who found ways to appeal to the media and to evangelical Christians.

But as the nation becomes more politically, economically and racially fractured, the Paleos could be seen as the way out, separating the fighting sides by way of promoting the independence of the nation and the independence of the states. Economic-military globalism will fade in any case as America will be too broke to proceed globally. Then the Neos may be seen as elitist enemies of the people.

The Blacks and Hispanics, and increasingly poor whites and the middleclass, will see the Neos as exporting all their jobs and keeping all the wealth for themselves. Perhaps then their will be a contest between the Paleos and Liberals as to who best can help the people, with the Liberals advocating big government—taxing the wealthy---and the Paleos seeking economic nationalism, small government, and the independence of the states. Both will stand against the power of the global Neos. But the liberals may affirm global business if they think they can tax it, which could put them in league with socialist or fascist elements.

Paleoconservatism is distinctively American, which can be a big appeal to Americans, but Liberals will probably have most of the media, and the Academy, as they do now, so the Paleos will need to gain more media and academic power to continue their superior appeal.

All the contenders for the Presidency in 2012 are directly or indirectly supporters of globalism and therefore the neoconservatives, with the possible exception of Ron Paul. But as a libertarian Paul at bottom values the free economy ahead of the community, which is why so many neoconservatives promote him. We need an economic nationalist (fair trade rather than free trade), someone like Pat Buchanan, but he isn't running, and there seems to be none else like him on the stage. But such people will inevitably rise.