A eulogy for libertarian-tea party-christian right movement known as GOP in US politics.

Recently irrelevant conservative right did a number of positive things for the country. For one, they managed to push deficit reduction into mainstream politics. Not since before Reagan started deficit spending spree did the public understood that this process has severe downsides. As a result, we might be nearing the end of bubble-burst cycles. They also managed to sideline neocon chickenhawks, but sadly not in time to stop Bush disasters. With luck from now on we will see a lot less wars. Just for these two great achievements they will be missed dearly.

The departed also demonstrated that politicians still have to consider will of the people. By crashing GOP party going full speed into ideological wall they will restore much needed pragmatism and spirit of cooperation (right after next election cycle). They also demonstrated that you can only delay reality, but not entirely rewrite it; and that the dark power of epistemic closure demands constant blood sacrifices, and eventually you run out of offerings.

Last but not least, they demonstrated that the culture wars are finally over (and they lost and there is no turning back the clock), we can all go home to progressive society that is more accepting that ever before of individual differences.

For all of these we should be grateful. So lets lift a drink and talk only well of politically irrelevant permanent minority GOP.

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