So what is the American Right these days? How did we get to it? And where do you think its heading currently?
As an Australian, I can only guess, from what I see online.
I'll throw in my 2c, though.
If I was going to sum up the US Right, I'd say two things, one is they're not remotely unified, in almost all ways. Some are religous, some are libertarian, some are trad-cons, some are former liberals who were left behind by the current Left, and many others. They are unified only in that they try to start with what is real, and they're not all that crazy.
The second? There's very few real Elites to lead it, in any
meaningful way. There's a few voices, but even then, there's so many scammers, glowies, moderates and 'moderates', the "Movement" hasn't really gotten going. Lot's of average folk, not much coordination, and even
attempting it can get you arrested or killed.
You got to it by the left deciding that the only way to win was to have
no morals, as instructed by communist sympathisers. Power is what you need to get things done, and that's true, but the means
always effects the ends. Once you start twisting perceptions of everybody for power, it sooner or later gets out of hand. Add that to the need to continue further so that there's always more power in forcing people to accept something more. Add that to the sheer power avalable to leaders, if they can contiue to ride the loons who keep pushing, well, power addiction means they need more and more twisting to satisfy their cravings......
And, while those who's insanity
requred them to push, the majority of the Right just wanted to grill. Loonies can get a long way, because they're crazy, and sane people have better things to do.
Longer term, if you ignore what is real, you knock out the pillars of your society, and in the fall, all is reset in blood and pain. I think, the most likely path is something
nasty.
I expect we'll go down one of 3 paths.
1) Elites win. That's a combo of tech, violence and manipulation, leading to, well, "Live in the Pod, Eat the Bugs." Not likely, Elites always are less capable than they think, and less than we average joes think. A lot of horror trying.
2) A incoming group wins. Could be Islamic, they care for, and are willing to fight for, their faith. Could be China, not many others, but it pretty much boils down to a new elite, with new ideals. Likely to be unplesant, but closer to what is real. Most likely we all become second class citizens.
3) Hilariously enough, the best as far as I can tell. The Augusto Pinochet option. A Right nasty strongman comes to power and there's horrible purges. Things get bad, but said 'Dear Leader' helps reset many things, things staibalise at a new, lower level, and given some time, the things that allowed the US to be great can be rebuilt, at least partially.
Given a few centuries, however? The sky's the limit, literally.