What to Do and Why It Matters

Among the sharp-witted reader comments that come my way, some clonk me on the head with reasonable gripes that take a couple of forms: (1) sure, Shurk, the country is a mess, but what precisely are we going to do about it? Or more despondently: (2) Given how awful everything is, how could anything we do possibly matter?

I would like to address the second question first by stating emphatically: what you do matters tremendously. Your efforts influence others in ways you may never know.

As but a single illustration of this truth, consider this message from a young woman that was reposted to a comment thread at The Conservative Treehouse:

My heart goes out to the men and women who have been awake for years if not decades. I cannot imagine the frustration and hopelessness you must have felt when you were literally watching the world burn with no one to talk to. We're here now and we are awake. Sorry we're late.

If those fifty words don't give you a bit of a jolt, check yourself for a pulse. The moment we stop believing that our actions can make a difference in this world is the moment we thank our enemies for having dug the six-foot hole up ahead. When we refuse to surrender and force our enemies to keep digging, then the only question that matters is this: who will get tired first?

Even when you feel alone, there are people watching and wondering whether you will hold the line. Some of those people are even carrying shovels. But over time, your resilience changes minds. Diggers throw down their tools to join sides with the people who refuse to go away. It is an enduring certainty that all movements for great change begin with a smattering of strong-willed...

What do do about all of the election cheating?

2 posted on 05/25/2023 5:19:20 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)

The 3xecutive branch, legislative, legal have all become corrupt. The bureaucracy from law enforcement to education are corrupt. The media, news, and Hollywood are all corrupt. Many corporations are colluding with the left. They will not give up power, even if we had a truly fair election, they will sabotage and persecute. The people will either continue to succumb or run the bastards out.

3 posted on 05/25/2023 5:27:40 AM PDT by Wpin ("I Have Sworn Upon the Altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny...")

If we can no longer trust the integrity of our elections, judicial system, intelligence community or the media, it’s difficult to believe our country can last much longer, especially as the epitome of freedom and goodness we grew up believing it was.

Counterpoint:
What Not to Do and Why It Does Not Matter

5 posted on 05/25/2023 5:45:42 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)

The Democrats have created a system of Anarchy where the laws don’t really matter. They just do what they want. That gets really dicey if our side ever decides to embrace the Anarchy and decides that we can do what we want, and that little things like laws don’t concern us either.

6 posted on 05/25/2023 5:52:37 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (“You want it one way, but it's the other way”)

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