I know no one wants to think this way, no one wants to think that it's over. Many here and in conservative think tanks all agree that it isn't time to give up. I could go on making a point that stupidity and laziness is going to win the day over conservative values but that isn't the purpose of this thread. I do t want to argue about whether we can pull the country back or not, I'm more of a "be Prepared" kind of guy.
That said, here's the point.
The democrats via the unions control the schools, the colleges, Hollywood and the main stream media. They will be turning out potential voters that are more and more ignorant every day. Winston Churchill said; "History will be kind to me for I intend to write it!". That applied to Obama and the democrats but literally. Through the schools, the media, and Hollywood, they will rewrite history.
We need to preserve the truth. The truth about our country's history from the beginning and most importantly, what has happened to it since the rise of progressivism.
What we all need to do is to collect books that tell the truth, and make sure future generations read them and know the truth. If you know some titles from conservative authors list them here. I have been building my collection for a while, and I suggest you all do the same.
Here is a few that I think should be in every conservative's library:
"Control" Glenn Beck
"Guilty" Ann Coulter
"The American Patriot's Almanac" William J. Bennett
Conservatives, please add to the list.
Are you looking for a scapegoat or two? Academia, Hollywood, and the old Conservative favorite boogeyman: THE MEDIA are to blame for our woes? If Conservatives appealed to the better angels of our humanity; peace, tolerance, acceptance, brotherhood and egalitarianism perhaps their image (which is really what you're complaining about) might be burnished and glow like those of our American heroes.
But what have we seen from Conservatives lately? Petulance, obstinence, intractable ideology and brinksmanship rather than statesmanship. If they intend to lead by example, the example they have proffered is one bereft of inspiration and reason. Does the fact that the most ardent Conservatives 'serving' in Congress voted to shut down the whole of the federal government and crash our credit into the ocean bode well for how the contemporary Conservative will be seen in history?
Here's a hint: start by being loyal to the American people and not your narrow political ideology. People respond well when their interests are taken to heart. They will deliver dismal polling data when they feel that a very narrow political outlook is the priority of the Conservative movement.
If you want to be loved, love. If you want to be hated, hate. If you want to be seen as responsible, act responsibly. But if you hitch your wagon to a star that throws heat but no light, stick with the Tea Party movement. Your image will be that which you create.
Like most ideologues, you begin with a premise that your ideology is pure, and any opposition to that ideology is necessarily wrongheaded and contrary to the welfare of the people. Then, you throw in a few halftruths for effect, and begin to spin the truth to your partisan political bias.
It should be obvious to an intelligent person that when you have to accept halftruths and spin to justify your actions and or your desires, something is wrong with your political concepts.
To settle one of your sophmoric arguments, one only has to note that no impass is a one sided affair. It takes two to tango, and it takes two opposing sides to reach the point where the government is shut down. It is one thing to spew partisan BS, it is quite another thing to actually believe that what you are spewing is the truth.
Although conservatism is as much a political ideology as liberal/socialism, it is neither narrow, nor anti people. And, it is not, and never has been anti-government. Conservatism is based on the ideals and social concepts that built this great nation. You would never understand that, because you do not believe that the vast majority of people are fully capable of maintaining their own lives, and/or following their own dreams.
One does not need a doomsday bunker to survive the ultimate results of liberal idiotology. However, one better have the means to survive life in a third world economy. We are well on our way to achieving that dubious status. Who will be sending you care packages?
