Posted on 11/09/2013 10:30:13 AM PST by Drew McKissick
There’s an old saying that you can’t control what other people do or don’t do, but only what you do. It’s true in politics as with most other things in life.
For decades conservatives have lost ground in the fight over religious liberty, primarily via our nation’s courts. But you can’t blame liberals for fighting in venues that play to their strengths (liberal judges), and avoids their weaknesses (public opinion). How conservatives “feel” about it however won’t change anything. Only raw political power does that.
For opinion to become political power it must be focused and organized, and currently for conservatives it’s not. We are scattered all around, constantly fighting defensive actions on numerous issues, rather than going on offense. And given that you can’t win on defense, that’s a recipe for long-term defeat.
Clearly we need a change in strategy, but how to go about it? The recent string of pro-life victories in the abortion debate points the way.
Thanks to technology, it is now possible to view an unborn child in the womb at an extremely early stage of development. And it is becoming more understood that, yes, they are capable of feeling pain, moving the practice of abortion closer to infanticide in the minds of many. The result is that people in the mushy middle of public opinion are becoming more likely to either oppose it, or at least support increasing restrictions on it simply because it is easier to view the unborn child as a victim.
That’s why polls show that younger voter groups are becoming pro-life in greater numbers than other age groups. They’re more liberty conscious; which presents a problem for liberals and an opportunity for conservatives.
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Why excerpt your own material?
Um-mm just a shot in the dark..but could he be trying to drive up traffic on his site :)
His website runs googlesyndication scripts, twitter and facebook.
Ads,cooperation,visits = money
The liberals are guilty of a modern Holocaust.
environmental factors leading to all sorts of emotional and physical mayhem.
Well, I read it and I was agreeing up until the Constitutional Amendment for Religious Liberty. I totally agree with that and I know it would resonate with the conservatives but I’m not sure that is the first thing that needs to be tackled - or that it would even play well with the independents he talks about. It might be as per the cases like Hobby Lobby’s against the ACA. I do strongly agree that we need to frame the majority of arguments in the liberty vs tyranny context. What’s next after the government tells you what health insurance you must buy? We all know it will not end there. But he’s also right that conservatives are disorganized and spread out we need to be focused like a laser. It’s going to take time and $ but we must start now. It’s also why we need a good and smart and moral leader like Cruz. I know he’s not perfect but he’s the best we got and we need to support him.
thanks for the post. it’s a joy to hear some truth and common sense. standing on the truth is the best weapon conservatives will ever have, for, our Lord has said that eventually the Truth will out. and that statement is an iron clad guarantee. the vehicle provided by the Lord for the outing in this case—i.e., the murdering the unborn—is technology.
i also completely agree with you on this point.
“For opinion to become political power it must be focused and organized, and currently for conservatives it’s not.”
the peaceful vehicle for exerting “focused and organized” political power in a nation is a political party or faction, which conservatives currently don’t have on a national level.
the survival question for our nation is whether true conservatives are capable, in this day and age, of forming an organized, focused political faction. the answer to that will determine the fate of America.
Yep!
As for talking points, see my home page for some of mine.
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