Posted on 12/01/2003 5:31:24 PM PST by faludeh_shirazi
Thanks for the Meek a Bump!
This is could be a very predictive oped of the end of the left wing as they exist today.
The main thing that the Left has never appreciated is that THEY are the counter revolutionaries in a revolutionary land. That's a tough row to hoe. As fantastic a job as they did in taking over the eductional system and hollywood and half the political spectrum ... they never could push the pendulem quite over the 'tipping' point.
After all, trying to sell poverty and oppresion in the land of plenty is a hard sell. They're so dumb however they thought they could do it.
Their last ditch stand is environmentalism. 'Modern living will destroy the earth'. Well maybe it could ... if we hadn't adopted most of the correct conservationist positions we have ... but the American people are NOT going to give up their cars, air-conditioning and freedom. Just ain't gonna happen.
HOWEVER ... this may be a moot point as far as the future of planet earth is concerned. Hedonism may succeed where communism failed. The West and ultimately civilization as we know it may be brought down by it's own self serving irresponsibility. Perhaps this is why God gave us Muslims.
bttt
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