We’re Not the Crazy Ones

American Thinker ^ | 4 May, 2021 | Rob Jenkins

[MtnClimber]

We conservatives may not be right about every single issue -- but the other side thinks men can have babies.

Long gone are the days when “politics as usual” meant Democrats and Republicans quibbling over policy preferences. Today’s divide is more existential than political, between two sides -- left versus right, progressives versus conservatives, statists versus classical liberals, however you want to phrase it -- who see the world in fundamentally different terms, almost as if they live in two separate realities.

Okay, never mind the “almost.”

Since a good pocket definition of “insanity” is “out of touch with reality,” each side thus thinks the other is literally insane. You can see this play out daily on social media, as both sides shake their heads in stunned disbelief at the other’s inexplicable antics, which to them seem “crazy.” In this context, that’s not merely a pejorative.

Given this state of affairs, how can conservatives be sure we’re not the crazy ones? How can we know our version of reality is correct, reflecting the world as it really is?

That’s a legitimate question. We conservatives tend to be naturally reflective and introspective, recognizing a moral and intellectual obligation to be honest with ourselves and avoid self-delusion. Moreover, about half the country is now arrayed against us, including the corporate media, Hollywood, the sports world, legions of bureaucrats, and even many of our own (former) friends and family members. Under such constant bombardment from the left, it’s natural to occasionally question ourselves. Are they right? Are we insane?

The short answer is: No, we’re not. They are.

[MtnClimber]

WE ARE NOT THE CRAZY ONES

[sevinufnine]

[Jaysin]

from the article:
“How do we even debate people like that? The answer is, we don’t. We have to defeat them politically. “

I’m sure the author realizes that the current situation cant be resolved politically—unless we plan on losing.

the 2020’s will probably and unfortunately be the bloodiest, significant and world-changing decade since the 1940’s.

Whats happening now in the world is the gathering storm phase of the upcoming war.

for years I always wondered how the world went so “insane” back in the late 30’s/1940’s. We are in full blown insane mode today.

to quote the great Nancy Pelosi: “you can take that to the bank”

[Pollster1]

two sides -- left versus right, progressives versus conservatives, statists versus classical liberals, however you want to phrase it -- who see the world in fundamentally different terms

Communism is evil. Socialism is evil. Leftism is evil. Redistribution of wealth is evil. Pretending men can become women or the reverse is evil. Open borders are evil. Abortion is evil. Racism, including Critical Race Theory, is evil. Disarming free people so we can be enslaved is evil. For every position on which the two sides disagree, it's not just abstract policy. It's the perennial battle: good v. evil.

[MtnClimber]

[nagant]

Unfortunately the current schism is not about politics. It is about morals and intent. it is about whether people should even hold morals as a goal, vs whether people should invent identities which excuse wrongdoing .....and force everyone else to affirm and monitarily support this fantasy.