Conservative policy, not liberal lies, at fault
I found the article published yesterday entitled "Demographic shift will affect GOP" wrought with internal irony. The columnist blames the mythical liberal media and even public schools for causing the negative feelings of minority voters towards the Republican Party. Statements he made, which have been echoed by countless Republicans, like "it would not be incorrect to state that a large number of minorities do not hold fast to Western culture", are much more to blame for minority alienation than any arguments advanced by liberals.
The columnist submits Hispanics as an example of this deviation from Western culture. If you are Hispanic, then you are from a Western country, all of which contribute equally to Western culture. How, then, do Hispanics "not hold fast to western culture", as the columnist claims? Only in the sense that they are not white and don't hold the same world views as the author. This belief is rampant among social conservatives, many of whom think that immigrants to the U.S. who strive to preserve their cultural traditions are mounting an assault on Western culture and values. I believe that Western culture remains strong because of its diversity, not despite it.
I encourage conservatives like the columnist to look first at the policies of their own party, like the push to disenfranchise minority voters in the guise of voter ID laws, before they attack liberals for turning minorities against the GOP. I do agree with his bottom line though: "The death of conservatism in the United States is impending."
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