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The Conservative Persecution Complex
DrewMcKissick.com ^ | 3/4/14 | Drew McKissick

Posted on 03/04/2014 9:45:23 AM PST by Drew McKissick

Ronald Reagan once said that Americans spend too much of their time second guessing themselves and their values. Of course he was absolutely right, and a cursory look at the state of our culture underlines that fact.

Most of the “second guessing” and criticism of traditional American values comes courtesy of the modern progressive (read “liberal”) movement, its politicians and its cheerleaders in the mainstream media. But does this give conservatives the right to wallow in negativity and act defeated? And just what exactly does it accomplish when they do?

Whether it’s talk radio, Fox News or online, you don’t have to pay attention for very long to come across conservatives blaming our problems on someone else. In fact, it’s not a stretch to say that you come across far more of that than you do anything that would help advance informed action and make a difference.

It’s a conservative persecution complex.

We’re far too focused on what our opponents are doing, rather than on what we’re doing, not doing, or need to do. And we’re not getting mad enough at ourselves for not doing more.

As Solomon put it, “The hand of the diligent shall bear rule, but the slothful shall be under tribute.” So, are we bearing rule or under tribute? We don’t have to look any further than the news to figure it out. Trillions in debt, millions of abortions, tax-payer funded abortion, Obamacare mandates, gay marriage, people losing businesses because they refuse to violate their right of religious conscience, etc. The list goes on and on.

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TOPICS: Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: conservatism; conservatives; pimpmyblog; teaparty
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1 posted on 03/04/2014 9:45:23 AM PST by Drew McKissick
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To: Drew McKissick

What seems to have caused you to excerpt your own material?


2 posted on 03/04/2014 9:48:54 AM PST by humblegunner
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To: Drew McKissick

Not much for comments are you?

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:drewmckissick/index?tab=comments;brevity=full;options=no-change


3 posted on 03/04/2014 9:49:31 AM PST by humblegunner
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To: humblegunner

Big fan of your own material, aren’t you?

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:drewmckissick/index?tab=articles


4 posted on 03/04/2014 9:50:25 AM PST by humblegunner
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To: Drew McKissick

???

I don’t suppose IRS targeting conservatives means anything, nor misrule by leadership, nor liberal ideology on restricting the rights of those they oppose -Conservatives- means anything?

Also, if you are the author, why excerpt your own stuff?
I give webhits to no-one who excerpts their stuff unnecessarily.


5 posted on 03/04/2014 9:50:51 AM PST by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: humblegunner

Pogblimp.
They are blimping their pogs.


6 posted on 03/04/2014 9:51:38 AM PST by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: Drew McKissick

Troll.


7 posted on 03/04/2014 10:03:35 AM PST by ansel12 (Ben Bradlee -- JFK told me that "he was all for people's solving their problems by abortion".)
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To: Drew McKissick
As Jefferson put it, “The price of liberty is eternal vigilance”. But that’s only half right. We also have to do something. Our Founding Fathers were people with deep convictions and opinions, and they did something about what they believed. They got involved.

Conservatives have to get out of the persecution mentality and into a winning mentality that begins to feed on itself. And that starts with taking action.

nice blog! i like it... i would agree with the above if it were about Republicans and not conservatives... but you could be right... it could be that conservatives are not doing enough in addition to pointing out what is wrong... hmmm... i have to think about this more...

8 posted on 03/04/2014 10:04:52 AM PST by latina4dubya (when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
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To: Darksheare

Pogs are being blinmped? Is that even legal these days?


9 posted on 03/04/2014 10:16:12 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Army Air Corps

No, definitely not.
It’ll make you go blind and grow hair on your palms.
Your nose will also mysteriously grow callouses for absolutely no reason.
And then you get singing telegrams dressed as fire hydrants.
Dunno why, but they show up.
Terrible!


10 posted on 03/04/2014 10:18:17 AM PST by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: Darksheare

If only we had a PSA to warn people!


11 posted on 03/04/2014 10:26:04 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Army Air Corps
The advertising guys spent over 80 grand, and this is the best they came up with.
12 posted on 03/04/2014 10:30:46 AM PST by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: Darksheare; humblegunner; ansel12; Drew McKissick
Sounds like a job for -

The BLatting OG!


13 posted on 03/04/2014 10:33:17 AM PST by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: shibumi
Uh oh.

You Are A Chair
Your holiday personality is a chair.
In other words, you're a chair.

As a chair, why did you even take this test?.
Back to work, chair!

14 posted on 03/04/2014 10:38:31 AM PST by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: Darksheare
You may be a chair if you wish.

For myself, I'm going to settle back for a ride in my Chrono Synclastic Infundibulum


15 posted on 03/04/2014 11:13:50 AM PST by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: shibumi

“Time Tunnel”


16 posted on 03/04/2014 11:22:17 AM PST by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: Darksheare

Literally, “Seamless Time Funnel.”


17 posted on 03/04/2014 11:46:23 AM PST by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: shibumi

“It drains your time away!”
*Sluuuuuurp*

Oh noes!


18 posted on 03/04/2014 11:53:32 AM PST by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: Drew McKissick

not a complex if they actually are persecuting you


19 posted on 03/04/2014 6:20:01 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Drew McKissick

Is your blog on the copyrighted excerpt list?


20 posted on 03/04/2014 7:30:23 PM PST by sickoflibs (Obama : 'You can keep your doctor if you want. I never tell a lie ')
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