Me too. I just wonder if this is permanent, because the takers outnumber the producers? Your thoughts on that?
Well, I live in Pennsylvania, which is an interesting state. Some real conservatives here, but outnumbered by the union people, etc. I mentioned elsewhere on FR tonight that I am considering breaking a 30 year friendship over this election. Our values are just too different. For example, she sees gay marriage as a right that should be guaranteed in the constitution, yet she claims to be pro-life. (And is a democrat of course).
I think as long as the left (people like her) are inculcating youth through academia and controlling the media, this trend will continue. It won’t change until a popular hard-liner (like Reagan) arises. Right now the right in general is way too timid and meek.
A lot of people hated Reagan, blacks in particular. But he had the guts to do things that needed to be done. Or so we think.
I live in Pittsburgh. Should Reagan have done for the steel industry, which failed in the 80s, what Obama did for the auto industry? Who’s to say? I know that will give somebody cause to flame me, but this city is not the important city I was born in. And, in my opinion, anyway, it has never recovered from what happened in the 80s. But they keep voting democrat.
So I don’t know. I think conservatives need to learn to speak out and stand up for their values. And I have hope for the very young, who see and will see more clearly the mistakes of their parents as time goes on.