The US Constitution has obviously failed as a means of preventing a total leftist takeover.
Unlike “Constitutional Conservatives”, Pinochet and Franco and Salazar were actually able to defeat leftists and protect their countries - at least while they were in power."
Again, I thank you for exposing yourself and your comrades as the worthless pieces of nonsense that you are -- G.D. Putinista fascists posing on the conservative Free Republic site, you are here to argue why American conservatism is all just a pile of bunk and now we need to "move on" to the "real deal" of fascism like, Pinochet, Franco, Salazar & Putin, and while we're at it, let's add in the others too -- Mussolini, Hitler, Asian imperialists and on & on.
All pretended to be "conservatives" in some definition of the word, but none were true conservatives the way Americans on Free Republic define it.
That's because the essence of American conservatism is the Constitution and the Bible, not necessarily in that order.
We are here to defend both against constant assaults, assaults from the Left, and "the Left" includes communists, socialists and fascists -- in practice all the same things, authoritarian, big government control of everything important.
Reverend Wright: "American 'conservatives' lose to leftists even when they are in office.
I ask Constitutional Conservatives: What is the plan ?
In order for Constitutionalism to work, Leftists have to agree to abide by its terms.
But they are not going to do that.
So now what ?"
There is only one plan that can work, has ever worked and has always worked when we've used it.
We must convince a majority of Americans that our ideas are better, our results vastly superior and our country much happier than under socialism, communism, fascism or whatever other nonsense is popular du jour.
Fortunately, or unfortunately depending on your perspective, our ideas must always win out in the long run because, as Winston Churchill famously quipped:
- “You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after they have exhausted all the other possibilities.”
The issue is only how far do we have to fall and how deep does our misery need to become before our fellow citizens can be persuaded to "see the light"?
You may still remember Pres. Peanut Carter in the 1970s, followed by Ronald Reagan in 1980.
Today, imho, we are sunk orders of magnitude below Carter's era, and need only effective Republican leadership to bring us back out of it again.
And least we lose heart in our hours of darkness, and turn to false gods like fascism or other authoritarian nonsense, remember that God Himself gave us words to live by:
- Matthew 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth.
But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?
It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot."
- "14 “You are the light of the world.
A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15
Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl.
Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16
In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."
We have nothing to do with socialism, fascism or any other authoritarian ideology or rule by lawless violence.
Our traditions and patterns come from the Founders Declaration, Constitution and all related documents.
If you are here to take us off our chosen path onto a different road, the road to perdition, then you need to spend serious time burning in heck, to get rid of such lunatic ideas.