Posted on 03/03/2018 5:39:26 PM PST by huckfillary
Where’s the conservative/libertarian organized opposition to anything? The cultural marxists, as Rahm Emanuel would say, “never let a crisis go to waste,” while the opposition sits idly by with their thumbs up their asses. The Left responds almost immediately to any catalytic event, especially tragedy.
The Left is proactive, always stirring up trouble, several steps ahead of the opposition. They exploit every issue, every weakness. They leave no stones unturned. The conservative opposition is reactive at best, but invisible and limp most of the time.
The conservative/libertarian opposition is meek, timid, disorganized and uncoordinated; they are always left holding the bag. They’re all hat and no cattle; they talk the talk, but don’t walk the walk. They are winning the battle of words, but all but absent from the battle of the streets.
Within minutes of the Parkland tragedy, the Left was fully mobilized to attack President Trump, the GOP, and the 2nd Amendment. They recruited politically ignorant, naive, and pre-brainwashed student-survivors as political props and stooges, ready to do their bidding. Where was the conservative counterpart to David Hogg ? How much airtime would David Hogg be getting if he were a zealous supporter of the Second Amendment ?
The Left is milking the sorrow of the victims’ families to advance their sick statist agenda. Where is the conservative opposition pointing this out? Likely in their gamerooms. They are too polite, too gentlemanly, too nice, to defend liberty or win the day. The Left plays to win, by any means.
No matter the issue, the conservative/libertarian opposition moves like a sloth, or not a all. And if there is no issue, the Left makes one up. Conservatives are never proactive. A week ago or so the Left launched a short-lived phony campaign to impeach Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. I cannot recall any opposition campaign to oust the marxist Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Let’s take conservative/libertarian speakers on college campuses who are ruthlessly silenced by Campus Snowflakes and their well-heeled financial backers. I guarantee you, Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty would have responded to these people in an ugly way. Fearlessly and efficiently. They didn’t concern themselves with PC or being rounded up by their British occupiers.
So, where are today’s Sons of Liberty? Unfortunately, nowhere to be found. At every turn, they allow the Left to run roughshod over them while they sit in front of their warm fireplaces posting pithy commentaries to FreeRepublic. I admit, I’m a fully-credentialed member of the Pajamas Media. But I’m far too old to organize a counter-revolution.
The pen is mightier than the sword, so they say, but the Founders, especially Samuel Adams, deftly combined both to win the day. And they all had real day jobs. The Sons of Liberty tarred and feathered their opponents and marched them to the town square in their birthday suits. Imagine today’s Pajama Boy libertarians having the stones to do that.
The Sons of Liberty were among our earliest community organizers. To be fair, many of today’s conservative/libertarians just don’t have the time to be community organizers. A community organizer is just a nice sounding term for someone who isn’t gainfully employed. In addition to being employed, conservatives are far more likely to be married, have children, own a home, and be responsible and functional. The cultural marxists and their unwitting dupes are on an eight-year tour of duty at a college or university on the taxpayers’ dime, living at home with mom and dad, playing video games, and/or bussing tables.
Nevertheless, the conservative/libertarians are virtually invisible and silent when it comes to speedy organized action. Oh sure, a few turn up to heckle to Nancy Pelosi or some congressman at the townhall gathering. But by and large, unlike their ideological opponents, they refrain from organized action, preferring to stay at home and deferring mobilized action their opponents.
It takes far more than election victories or well-written editorials to win and maintain power. You cannot win playing defense. You must control the ball and win by whatever means necessary. As Thomas Jefferson said, “The Tree of Liberty must be watered from time to time with the blood of tyrants and patriots.”
I think the Sons of Liberty could be reestablished as a nationwide watchdog organization comprised of millions of patriots from every one of the 50 states.
Tell that to 5 million NRA members.
(and growing)
Try and take their guns. Conservatives
react to “direct” threats of life and
liberty. That’s why we elected President
Donald Trump.
Five million NRA members are not dumping tea in Boston hahbah and THAT was the question.
Poke a stick at a hornets nest,
pour gas on a fire, pull the mask off
the lone ranger, or tell John Wayne
or Clint Eastwood they’re a liar and
see what happens. Conservatives will,
without a doubt, stand for what they
believe in.
well said
Your closing:
<>As Thomas Jefferson said, “The Tree of Liberty must be watered from time to time with the blood of tyrants and patriots.”<>
Okay, exactly what do you recommend young, strong, tough patriots should do? Where should they direct their violence? A Bernie-Bot tried to massacre a couple dozen GOP congressmen. It that what you have in mind, but on a larger scale?
Good reply, Jacquerie!
I have learned that the mouths of so-called patriots work far better than their legs and arms. I’ve worked voluntarily in a patriot group for almost eight years now; when we ask for help nobody shows up. When we ask for assistance in making phone calls, nobody shows up. When we ask for help handing out flyers, nobody shows up.
What’s worse is that a large field of fundraisers has grown around false patriotism. One radio host made it “clear” that he would not talk to our group for less than $7,000. One little puppy who fundraises for a “patriotic” school protects his turf like a pit bull—a pox on his Hare Krishna-like fundraisers. Another radio host told me directly that we couldn’t afford him.
We need active patriots, not profiteers.
Eric Hoffer: “Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.”
The Left entered the racket stage long ago. As your experience shows, it is a shame the good guys can hardly get the movement phase off the ground.
“It that what you have in mind, but on a larger scale?”
Yes, quite clearly the author wants YOU to commit violence for HIM. How noble.
He might believe he is patriotic. I have no way of knowing. And no capacity to care, really, for such emotional and illogical nonsense. Essentially he is advocating we behave like a combo of Antifa in the streets and college-type safe zones in the public square.
Some twisted logic might consider that ‘conservative’ simply because that word has always been quite subjective and is totally meaningless today. But it certainly does not fit any definition of liberty.
And what’s up with the reference to “muscular college boys” and “a little extracurricular activity”?? Kinda creepy really. Am I suppose picture them in short-shorts or in brown shirts?
Whatever he really believes, his words seem exactly like what I’d expect Russians or anti-gun folks to suggest. Because the results would not be good for Freedom. Regardless who won.
This is the first election THAT has a REAL ring of truth to it.
I’ve been asking that question for a long time .Everytime the left wackos go off on gun control there,should be a voice twice as loud telling them to shut the hell up and go away.
I think a lot of the Revolutionaries in the 1700’s were “old”.
“The conservative opposition is reactive at best, but invisible and limp most of the time.”
Kind of like Japan thought of America some time ago.
Whoa!
True, and I believe the statistic used in the Revolutionary War was about 5% of the population supported it.
I believe the statistic used in the Revolutionary War was about 5% of the population supported it.
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