Posted on 08/30/2020 5:15:45 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Look for opportunities to sway others when appropriate. Do it gently, help them learn to think for themselves. Sometimes simple questions can throw the spark.
And vote!
EXCELLENT advice. Patriotism isn't all blasting cannons and charging at the enemy. Teddy Roosevelt said it best: "Do what you can with what you have, where you are".
SCOTUS set the boundaries years ago.
People still don’t seem to realize that 1A is a restraint on *government* action only.
The court determined that though the government cannot violate your 1A rights, it *can* regulate ”time, place, and manner.”
The highest 1A protection is given to political speech, the lowest to commercial.
Me too. This is a very well written article.
The challenge at the end is appropriate: we don’t have to do all of these things. Just one. Pick one thing that you will do. Food for thought.
There’s also wisdom in flying under the radar.
Bulletin to this old white guy. The Leftist family members are not family first, they are your enemy and they will kill or enslave you if they can. Throw them out of family gatherings. The unpleasantness is going to get much worse and you will be destroyed or worse.
I don’t know how much is “enough” when it comes to halting the advance of cultural marxism. I do need to preserve my livelihood too. I say utterly nothing political at work. I say nothing to any female that could remotely be claimed to be harassment. I don’t even tell any jokes.
I will of course vote straight ticket Republican. I would remind my closest friends to make sure to get out and vote, but they agree with me and will be sure to show up and vote Republican anyway. I am a member of the NRA, The GOA and the SAF to protect my 2nd amendment rights. Whenever I can I try to persuade those I perceive to be on the fence like my nephew to come over to the good guys’ side. To those I deem to be hopeless like my niece, I don’t bother.
Is that enough? Maybe not. I dunno.
Yes, he’s a coward. Real men create their environment. They make decisions based on principles and stick to them. He chose to be in an environment surrounded by woke leftists. He’s afraid to do anything about it. All the while he has the freedom granted by our constitution to do just about anything he wants with his life. He’s stuck. He’s unwilling to bear some short term hardships to make a better life for himself and others that want to be around him. Patriots are not summer soldiers.
...some short term hardships...
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At some point everyone realizes there is nothing short term about any of this in the minds and plans of the proto-jackboots.
I understand waiting until after the election. Meanwhile, pick something and make it a line in the sand.
No mask.
Display some item indicative of your beliefs, even if it is only a religious symbol around your neck.
Simply cut off the ungrateful children in your lives. Organize events they are not invited to. Tell the weakest parent that the entire relationship and everyone’s life is at risk from these cultists. Cut them off financially. If you need to lie that you can no longer afford to pay tuition or health insurance or car insurance, do it.
If you are too old or infirm or dependent, leave the dangerous areas. Take the hit.
I have done all the above. I know it is difficult, painful and disruptive. I simply am not constitutionally constructed to obey irrationality.
No one is required to participate in their own abuse. NO ONE.
Wonderful post, long past the time to fight back; inaction only brings more of the same and emboldens these people.
Actually you are not alone. You are not willing to risk anything.
You are unwilling to summon the courage to get off your ass and beat the hell out of some nearby left winger.
It can be done with a verbal cudgel if you just summon the will to do so.
"Courage is being scared to death, and saddling up anyway". John Wayne.
Yes, I realize it's only a movie, but still . . . the thought is correct.
No one is required to participate in their own abuse. NO ONE.
Exactly.
I agree.
Because they will betray you.
This guy is proof that 80% of all people, no matter their political persuation, are simply compliant sbeep.
This idiot can’t even bring himself to stop shopping at walmart or amazon even though these corporations give money to group that hate white people.
Now that, folks, is the definition of a modern day sheep.
JoMa
If your area is that far gone your actions are pointless
Like voting republican in Massachusetts or democrat in Oklahoma from the other direction
Fighting back in the streets against ANTIFA is another matter
“Courage is not only a virtue, it is the testing point of all virtues”
A guy in the Marine Special Forces told me one of their sayings was “warriors never win”.
It’s a form of courage to avoid uselessly inflaming others by keeping your mouth shut or at least being diplomatic.
Having said that, I can’t wait to irritate my mostly liberal family if Trump wins again. I will wear my Trump hat whenever they are present.
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