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*The [[Drudge Report]]'s leftward shift.<ref>Duke, Selwyn (January 17, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/28057-whatfinger-news-what-the-drudge-report-was-meant-to-be “Whatfinger News”: What the Drudge Report Was Meant to Be]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 19, 2018.</ref><ref>Richardson, Valerie (November 21, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/21/matt-drudge-drudge-report-anti-trump-pivot-alarms-/ Et tu, Drudge? Alarm grows on right over site's anti-Trump pivot]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved November 21, 2019.</ref> To some extent, also that of [[Fox News]]<ref>Nolte, John (November 19, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/11/19/did-fox-news-cost-gop-orange-county/ Did Fox News Cost the GOP Orange County?] ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 19, 2018.</ref> and the ''[[National Review]]''.<ref>Byas, Steve (January 18, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/item/31222-national-review-continues-to-be-a-trojan-horse-inside-the-gates-of-conservatism National Review Continues to be a Trojan Horse Inside the Gates of Conservatism]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 18, 2019.</ref>
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*The [[Drudge Report]]'s leftward shift,<ref>Duke, Selwyn (January 17, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/28057-whatfinger-news-what-the-drudge-report-was-meant-to-be “Whatfinger News”: What the Drudge Report Was Meant to Be]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 19, 2018.</ref><ref>Richardson, Valerie (November 21, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/21/matt-drudge-drudge-report-anti-trump-pivot-alarms-/ Et tu, Drudge? Alarm grows on right over site's anti-Trump pivot]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved November 21, 2019.</ref> as well as that of [[Fox News]]<ref>Nolte, John (November 19, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/11/19/did-fox-news-cost-gop-orange-county/ Did Fox News Cost the GOP Orange County?] ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 19, 2018.</ref> and to some extent, the ''[[National Review]]''.<ref>Byas, Steve (January 18, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/item/31222-national-review-continues-to-be-a-trojan-horse-inside-the-gates-of-conservatism National Review Continues to be a Trojan Horse Inside the Gates of Conservatism]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 18, 2019.</ref>
 
*Christian colleges, such as [[Wheaton College]], which first compromised on [[Biblical inerrancy]] and evolution, then increasingly on other issues like abortion,<ref>Bomberger, Ryan (December 6, 2018). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/i-went-to-wheaton-to-talk-abortion-the-student-govt-flipped-out I went to Wheaton to talk [[abortion]]. The student gov’t flipped out]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved December 6, 2018.</ref> [[homosexuality]], [[feminism]], and [[Islam]]. Azusa Pacific University also has drifted far from its Christian roots.<ref>Newman, Alex (December 12, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/education/item/30896-even-christian-colleges-falling-to-anti-christian-extremism Even Christian Colleges Falling to Anti-Christian Extremism]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 12, 2018.</ref> Christians in the West, overall, have become increasingly compromised.<ref>Duke, Selwyn (May 29, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/32461-two-journalists-warn-that-weak-christianity-is-killing-the-west Two Journalists Warn That “Weak Christianity” Is Killing the West]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 29, 2019.</ref> ''[[Christianity Today]]'''s liberal shift is an example of this.<ref>Ellis, Jenna (December 19, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/christianity-todays-call-for-trumps-removal-does-not-speak-for-most-evangelical-christians Christianity Today does not speak for most evangelical Christians with call for Trump removal]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved December 19, 2019.</ref>
 
*Christian colleges, such as [[Wheaton College]], which first compromised on [[Biblical inerrancy]] and evolution, then increasingly on other issues like abortion,<ref>Bomberger, Ryan (December 6, 2018). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/i-went-to-wheaton-to-talk-abortion-the-student-govt-flipped-out I went to Wheaton to talk [[abortion]]. The student gov’t flipped out]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved December 6, 2018.</ref> [[homosexuality]], [[feminism]], and [[Islam]]. Azusa Pacific University also has drifted far from its Christian roots.<ref>Newman, Alex (December 12, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/education/item/30896-even-christian-colleges-falling-to-anti-christian-extremism Even Christian Colleges Falling to Anti-Christian Extremism]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 12, 2018.</ref> Christians in the West, overall, have become increasingly compromised.<ref>Duke, Selwyn (May 29, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/32461-two-journalists-warn-that-weak-christianity-is-killing-the-west Two Journalists Warn That “Weak Christianity” Is Killing the West]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 29, 2019.</ref> ''[[Christianity Today]]'''s liberal shift is an example of this.<ref>Ellis, Jenna (December 19, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/christianity-todays-call-for-trumps-removal-does-not-speak-for-most-evangelical-christians Christianity Today does not speak for most evangelical Christians with call for Trump removal]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved December 19, 2019.</ref>
 
*The many [[token conservative]]s who originally held conservative positions but shifted sharply to the [[Left]], like [[Chris Wallace]].
 
*The many [[token conservative]]s who originally held conservative positions but shifted sharply to the [[Left]], like [[Chris Wallace]].

Revision as of 22:57, November 4, 2020

Phyllis Schlafly speaking at CPAC in 1988, when it was more conservative. William Rusher applauds. But in more than three decades since then, CPAC has drifted to the Left and to the non-conservative agenda of some of its sponsors.

O'Sullivan’s First Law describes the leftward drift of many politicians, leaders, and organizations. First coined by John O'Sullivan in 1989, it states: "All organizations that are not actually right-wing will over time become left-wing."[1]

Examples

  • The Drudge Report's leftward shift,[2][3] as well as that of Fox News[4] and to some extent, the National Review.[5]
  • Christian colleges, such as Wheaton College, which first compromised on Biblical inerrancy and evolution, then increasingly on other issues like abortion,[6] homosexuality, feminism, and Islam. Azusa Pacific University also has drifted far from its Christian roots.[7] Christians in the West, overall, have become increasingly compromised.[8] Christianity Today's liberal shift is an example of this.[9]
  • The many token conservatives who originally held conservative positions but shifted sharply to the Left, like Chris Wallace.
  • Republican politicians frequently cave on political issues and accept the Left's positions, whether it be on "climate change",[10][11] ObamaCare, immigration, or some other issue. When Alabama enacted a ban on most types of abortion, many establishment Republican politicians claimed it "went too far" despite it still allowing abortion in several cases.[12] Additionally, after mass shootings, Republican officials increasingly ignore the root of the problem and instead join leftists' assault on self-governance and the Second Amendment.[13]
  • European establishment conservatives, who eventually shifted sharply to the Left, supporting Europhile, pro-mass migration, and anti-Christian policies, such as Angela Merkel.
  • The Conservative Political Action Conference's leftward drift, marginalizing social conservatives and pro-gun activists, among other conservatives, while caving to the homosexual agenda.
  • Pat Robertson's shift to the Left on several issues, including abortion, gun control, climate change, and his support for liberal Republican Rudy Giuliani in 2008.
  • The Boy Scouts of America's shift to the Left on social issues such as homosexuality and gender. Other Christian organizations have experienced a similar shift.[14]
  • The media, big business, and the military establishment once were generally conservative though liberal thinking now predominates within them.
  • Positions that once lay in the mainstream of society only a few years previously are being increasingly labeled as "far-right" or "ultra-right."[15][16]
  • Chick-fil-A's surrender to far-Left activists by ending its donations to conservative Christian organizations in November 2019,[17] and also donating to the far-left hate group the Southern Poverty Law Center.[18]

See also

References

  1. ↑ O’Sullivan’s First Law, National Review
  2. ↑ Duke, Selwyn (January 17, 2018). “Whatfinger News”: What the Drudge Report Was Meant to Be. The New American. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ Richardson, Valerie (November 21, 2019). Et tu, Drudge? Alarm grows on right over site's anti-Trump pivot. The Washington Times. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  4. ↑ Nolte, John (November 19, 2018). Did Fox News Cost the GOP Orange County? Breitbart News. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  5. ↑ Byas, Steve (January 18, 2019). National Review Continues to be a Trojan Horse Inside the Gates of Conservatism. The New American. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  6. ↑ Bomberger, Ryan (December 6, 2018). I went to Wheaton to talk abortion. The student gov’t flipped out. LifeSiteNews. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  7. ↑ Newman, Alex (December 12, 2018). Even Christian Colleges Falling to Anti-Christian Extremism. The New American. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  8. ↑ Duke, Selwyn (May 29, 2019). Two Journalists Warn That “Weak Christianity” Is Killing the West. The New American. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  9. ↑ Ellis, Jenna (December 19, 2019). Christianity Today does not speak for most evangelical Christians with call for Trump removal. Washington Examiner. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  10. ↑ Duke, Selwyn (March 6, 2019). Empowering Socialism: Some Republicans Caving on Climate Change. The New American. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  11. ↑ Newman, Alex (November 5, 2019). RINOs Join Democrats in Congress to Push Climate Hoax. The New American. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  12. ↑ Multiple references: Pro-life response:
  13. ↑ Multiple references: See also:
  14. ↑ Multiple references:
  15. ↑ Williams, Thomas D. (June 24, 2018). Williams: For the Establishment, Anything Not Them Is ‘Far Right’. Breitbart News. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  16. ↑ Duke, Selwyn (December 10, 2018). Another Supposed “Far Right” Party Rises in Europe. The New American. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  17. ↑ Multiple references: See also: However, LGBTQ organizations were not satisfied:
  18. ↑ Multiple references: See also:
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