Lindsey Graham was a specific type of neocon most people don't understand, and actively demonize.
He didn't just wanna stuff his pockets with defense contract money. He didn't wanna just run around bringing gay sex and democracy to desert shitholes.
Lindsey Graham, from the bottom of his heart, despised America's enemies. He wanted to blow up our enemies because they hated us, because they were contemptible creatures, and because he loved this place we call home. His love of America could make him look like he hated the world at times. And even as we leave the neocon era and move onto greener pastures, we do need a public and a Congress filled with people of a similar passion.
Not a passion to change the world, but to bomb the shit out of it until it does things that benefit us.
I obviously don't recommend every American hold this attitude. But it's obvious one of the cardinal sins of the Left and the global economy is to prop up the rest of the world at the expense of everyday Americans.
If we can stop hundreds of thousands of drug-related deaths by bombing cartels, we should do that. If we can maintain a higher standard of living for Americans by protecting our hegemony, the hegemony should be protected with confident violence. And if we need to be respected and feared on the world stage by foreigners plotting to destroy us from within, then Americans need to have the part of Lindsey Graham's spirit that enabled us to be something those people fear.
They need to believe the American public will support the American government using force to protect our interests and well-being. That we will retaliate if Americans are harmed by them. And right now, the public is far, far gayer than Senator Graham could ever be accused of being on this issue.
So, that is my message on the late senator. He loved America enough to be ruthless towards our enemies. And as we get smarter, and pick our battles more wisely, we must keep that same fervor and willingness to be the world's superpower once again.
God bless, and Rest in Peace.