Posted on 05/29/2015 10:41:25 AM PDT by PoliticallyShort
No. We are not. (Please see tag line)
You can’t imagine it? Neither can I. That is why they will win....
I came to this sad conclusion recently. Our side is too goody-goody and apathetic to challenge hordes of rabid liberals and their power infrastructure.
True, but Satan's tactics lead to tactical victories, while Christian tactics generally do not lead to tactical victories--and when Christians gain tactical victories, they are usually accomplished either by turning Satan's methods against him, or by the deus ex machina intervention of the Holy Spirit.
The difference is that Satan is aiming for tactical victories in the (forlorn) belief that they will lead to the destruction of individual souls, while God is aiming for the salvation of individual souls in the (correct) belief that they will be a part of the ultimate victory, which occurs at the end of this world and the beginning of the next.
This is old news.
Perhaps not, but Italian, German, Jap fascists/tyrants were given their authoritarian powers by democratic assemblies.
It is precisely what is happening in 2015 American government.
Maybe the strongmen can't win by using Satan's tactics, but they can get hundreds of millions killed along the way.
“Unpopular ideas can be silenced, and inconvenient facts kept dark, without the need for any official ban…At any given moment there is an orthodoxy, a body of ideas which it is assumed that all right-thinking people will accept without question, anyone who challenges the prevailing orthodoxy finds himself silenced with surprising effectiveness.”
Anyone who believes this is limited to one end of the political spectrum is a useful fool.
One “end”?
Don’t tell me we have another one who thinks there is a difference between Republicans and Democrats.
Okay, here’s a good litmus test: watch what happens when a conservative states their views over ANYTHING. Then, sit back and watch the relentless condemnation that follows.
A few thoughts if I may.
First, great piece and well written.
Great topic. Important topic.
Defining the left as a Conservative is pretty easy. The left can’t and won’t define themselves. This accounts for much of their hypocrisy, which they are immune too.
The left, which includes virtually all the MSM has defined the right/conservative. It’s not how we would define ourselves by any stretch of the imagination.
As for your “litmus test”, I completely agree.
In a nut shell?
They kill the message by killing the messenger.
“He’s a Republican”, therefore what he says doesn’t count.
“She’s a Conservative”,therefore her message doesn’t count.
“It was on Faux News”, therefore, doesn’t count.
“Christian”, doesn’t count.
etc......
So, the question remains. How do we reach these zombies/useful idiots,(not the leadership, they will never change), but the masses of people that have and retain their preconceived media re-enforced idea of what we on the right stand for?
I have some thoughts on this as well.
In the meantime, I found this tune express’s the left’s position very well.
I call it their theme song. (totally serious, listen to the words)
Road To Nowhere
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARhmeG691Xg
Thank you for your thoughts and feedback! This has been the issue for what seems like forever, Conservatives breaking thru to the zombies. But what I see as happening today is something unprecedented and it isn’t pessimism but optimism.
This is critical for Conservatives to understand as stated by Bob Schieffer,”Washington has changed dramatically..the revolution in communications” has turned D.C. “upside-down.” Schieffer then states the following “We now don’t know where people get their news”.
They don’t know because news is now 24/7 streamed all over social media. Conservatives need to capture the bloggers, the tweeters, the facebook[ers] etc. We have to retake the narrative .
I love how leftist organizations use deception in their choice of names.
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