Posted on 09/22/2004 6:14:00 PM PDT by abigail2
The Bumper Sticker Proof
Patrick Rooney
Have you ever noticed as you drive the roads and highways how many “Kerry for President” bumper stickers there are in comparison to “Bush for President” stickers?
I have. And we all know why that is.
Let’s face it, everyone—liberal and conservative alike—understands the reason why. It’s the same reason that conservative newspapers on college campuses are much more likely to be stolen than are liberal papers.
It’s the same reason conservative yard signs are more likely to be uprooted from the ground than are liberal signs. A young girl can have a conservative placard ripped out of her hands and torn to shreds, where I doubt if we’d see the same happen to a young girl carrying a liberal sign.
It’s also the same reason conservatives are more likely to be vilified, castigated, ridiculed, and even have their lives threatened much more often than are liberals.
The reason we see all these “Kerry for President” stickers in far greater numbers is obvious—liberals know, that for all their “conservatives want to poison the water and kill grandma” rhetoric, they actually feel quite safe around conservatives.
On the other hand, conservatives complain how dangerous many liberals are, and they’re right. Conservatives know that when they make the decision to slap that bumper sticker on their car, there’s a reasonable chance they may be the victim of some good old-fashioned vandalism or worse.
And what about actually speaking out? Conservatives have long been aware of the physical danger often associated with speaking out to “peace and love” liberals.
You see, it’s not that we never speak about this elephant—or donkey as the case may be—in the middle of the room. It’s just that we accept his behavior as normal. And the perpetrator accepts the behavior as normal too.
But here’s the kicker—many liberals then go out and call conservatives “mean spirited”, “Hitler”, and “racist”, knowing it’s all a lie. But amazingly in some people’s minds the lie sticks!
Communists are known for a “means justifies the ends” mentality. In other words, their ends are so “glorious” that the means—which we know includes torture and mass murder—are considered acceptable and often necessary.
We are seeing that Islamic terrorists think the same way.
Unfortunately, too many liberals have adopted a “means justifies the ends” mentality too. While the vast majority don’t go to the limits of Communists and Islamo-Fascists, it is clear that going beyond the constraints of conscience is often considered no problem in their quest for the ends they seek.
The religion of these liberals is hatred. Their glorious vision is really not some kind of utopia; instead their highest happiness is to see the downfall of those who remind them of their own lack of character.
The current president is a man of character. His very presence reminds his enemies of their moral ugliness and weakness. He has become the focal point of their fury, and as we know, fury unleashed knows no bounds.
There is a misnomer bandied about, often by well meaning conservatives, that liberals are “good people”; that in the words of singer Dave Mason, “There ain’t no good guys, there ain’t no bad guys, there’s only you and me and we just disagree.”
Nice try, Dave. The real truth is that while there are decent, well-meaning liberals, the average liberal is not a good person. Liberals are typically angry people underneath their peace and love and “anything goes” exterior. “Anything goes except truth” should be their motto.
Don’t get me wrong—not all conservatives are angels—far from it. But there’s nowhere near the level of hate in the conservative movement as there is in the world of liberalism.
Conservatives must resist the temptation to allow the threats of liberals—overt or implied—to intimidate them into silence of word or deed. We all must stand, using wisdom and courage as our guide.
And the bumper sticker proof should be used to quickly end future liberal attempts to portray conservatives as neo-Hitlers. The American people are beginning to figure out just who the real haters are. And that gives me hope for our future.
Patrick Rooney is the Director of Development at BOND, the Brotherhood Organization of A New Destiny, a nonprofit organization dedicated to “Rebuilding the Family By Rebuilding the Man.” Patrick's articles appear on a number of websites, and his book reviews are published in the New Oxford Review. Patrick is also a frequent radio guest host.
For more information, please visit www.bondinfo.org , call 1-800-411-BOND (2663), or write to patrick@bondinfo.org.
Two words:
"SCRATCHED PAINT"
But I will also add that it was, until very recently, almost impossible to FIND Bush/Cheney bumper stickers. I have to give the campaign a D- for distribution.
Some Freepers should have some fun with this. Hide 6 burly guys in an SUV with a Bush-Cheney sticker on it...park it - then make an emphatic citizen's arrest on the first pencil-necked metro-p**ck that vandalizes the car.
Excellent article!
We just like to fake them out. They spend all that money on bumper stickers and yard signs and then we kick their *ss in the election. Leaving them a whining mass of jello.
(May it come to pass this election)
Two other words: "MAGNETIC SHEETS"
I saw a lefty bumber sticker that said "I'm voting for the kids". I chuckled and said "I'm voting for the grown ups"
I taped mine on the inside of the window to avoid vandelism.
P.S. Do you know why you don't see more Kerry bumper stickers? The city won't let you put anything on the buses.
Had one of these in my front yard last friday been there 2 weeks pulled out of my driveway saturday morning Its was gone .............Just got up and walked away.
So now im making my own out of a 4x8 sheet of plywood and im mounting it to my truck im even lighting it up at night and im also working on a giant pair of FLIP FLOPS for my car !
Heck, I live in MA, and I haven't seen more then a handful of Kerry signs/bumperstickers.
And The Sheep will believe.
I'm a broken-glass Republican, and I wouldn't think of having a bumper sticker. I know, I'm giving in to liberal terrorism, but I just can't afford to deal with the vandalism.
On the other hand, conservatives complain how dangerous many liberals are, and they’re right. Conservatives know that when they make the decision to slap that bumper sticker on their car, there’s a reasonable chance they may be the victim of some good old-fashioned vandalism or worse.
I see one Kerry sticker for every 20 Bush/Cheneys around here. Middle Tennessee is Bush Country. :-)
ROTFLOL !
All I know is that cars with kerry stickers on them never have American flag stickers.
FWIW, I saw 1 Kerry yard sign today vs. about 10 for Bush.
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