Posted on 06/30/2014 4:14:28 AM PDT by Kaslin
The two of you are “hijacking” this thread.
Stay on subject and leave the personal stuff out of it.
Thanks.
Understood.
Yes we do.
The solution again is to stop thinking of “winning with a human.” The devil will do dances around you all day long as long as you do.
“We haven’t won a battle in “decades”? What is your definition of battle, because in the case of this article it was a single election. Conservatives have won many battles in the last 2 decades, in fact the desperation in this particular battle was gratifying, even though it was a loss.”
Abortion, “gay marriage”, immigration, “nation-building”, socialized medicine...
“However, the black flag of the Islamic State is on the horizon.”
I live in NJ; that flag is a couple of miles to the east in Jersey City.
“Our way of life is not going to be “preserved”. History is not kind to those who wish to merely “preserve” their way of life. Unless you like paying jizya in return for a watered-down, empty suit version of your way of life.”
While I was referring to the culture war in which the libs have the upper hand, there are Christians who have survived with their way of life intact through centuries of Muslim oppression. Christians in Egypt, Syria, and Iraq have kept the faith (indeed, suffering for it rather than bend).
And you can’t point out any battle won? If you just want to focus on the negative have a good time with that but don’t try to drag me into it.
Cochran is 76 years old, how old is his mother?
“And you can’t point out any battle won?”
Can you?
In 1994 we had 20 states that were "shall issue" on concealed carry permits, 17 "may issue", 12 "No Issue", and 1 unrestricted State. Today we have 37 "Shall Issue", 8 "May Issue", 0 "No Issue", and 5 Unrestricted States.
How about the "Contract with America" going way back to 1994? How about a balanced budget way back when? How about defeating Cantor for something more recent? How about District of Columbia v. Heller? Impeachment of Clinton? The rise of new media?
All great moments for sure; do you see any impact today, or any remnant of the country as it was in ‘94? With the exception of the gun rights, I see none; we’ve lost ground on everything else (abortion, taxes/government spending, affirmative action, family issues - including “gay marriage” and adoption, immigration, socialized medicine). If anything, I see the Republicans more aligned with Democrats on these issues against the American people than at any other point in our history.
If you think there is movement in our direction on any of these matters, then maybe I’m just missing it.
Obviously you want to focus on the negative. When you are done with your “woe is us” pity party please get back in the fight.
Will do; you keep whistling past the graveyard.
The cold hard truth is that we can never win this fight. Since the dawn of time tyranny has warred with freedom, and it will always be thus. All we can do is keep fighting because Tyranny will never quit.
“Go watch some sports, join the “hookup” culture, or otherwise numb yourself to reality with mindless pleasures like the overwhelming majority of our citizens.”
While I actually did take off work to watch two World Cup games today, the fact is that I’m a married father of sons who (unlike many of our citizens) has plenty at stake - I actually have future generations to be concerned about.
I expect no paradise on Earth; as a Christian I believe it is impossible to achieve, while we do what we can. Serious Christians today have to accept that their faith will never be embraced by the mainstream; Christianity was born in just such an environment. I just see no point in taking comfort from illusory successes.
FRegards.
Congrats. My Granddaughter is 2 and I worry about her future every single day. That is why I'm not going to give into negativity and stop fighting.
I just see no point in taking comfort from illusory successes.
They are real successes, not illusory successes , and partially enumerating them isn't the same thing as taking comfort in them. If you want to ignore any positive and focus purely on the negatives you go right ahead but for me, being overly pessimistic is just as dangerous as being overly optimistic.
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