Too often, despite the facts AND the truth being on our side,
we FReepers and fellow conservatives get our heads handed to
us on a platter by the 'dominant media (liberal) culture'.
Why is this?
Why else, but that the left works through INSTITUTIONS (see Gramsci for example) while conservatives work through individuals.
Three important aspects of this:
1) Institutions are largely UNACCOUNTABLE
2) Institutions have 'built-in' CREDIBILILTY (branding,
prestige, what have you);
3) It is much easier to SMEAR an INDIVIDUAL rather than an institution!
Thoughts, comments welcome. Flames to be used to warm up my Viking Kitty!
Agree on your reasons the left works through institutions rather than individuals.
Adding to the list, the Left, generally don't/create anything, they can only coopt the economic, spiritual, and cultural capital others have created. Institutions are stores of "capital" in this sense. Another reason is that they are materialists and hold great fascination for anything with the appearance of power.