Posted on 04/08/2005 7:51:53 PM PDT by Archon of the East
The Next Domino
April 8, 2005
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- by Bruce Walker
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In a month, Americans will know whether or not conservatives have gained yet another important electoral victory in the world. While it is hard for any patriotic America to actually root against Tony Blair, the defeat of the Labour Party in the general election this May would be a wonderful boost for American long term goals.
Michael Howard, the Jewish refugee from a Communist dictatorship, is the leader of the Conservative Party and would become the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, should the Tories win the general election. Today, several polls show the Conservative Party with a slight edge over the Labour Party and a Conservative victory is very possible.
The hubbub over the merits of the war in Iraq is history. What matters now is the development of a vibrant, market oriented, free democracy in Iraq and a voice against state socialism in the councils of Europe. Howard could serve both roles very well. He can say, personally, that he knows socialism does not work and Communism is evil.
As a Jew, Howard come go a long way toward helping to both reassure Israel and reach out to Lebanese Christians and modern Moslems in forming an “alliance of peace and of democracy” in the Middle East. The construction of democracies which stretch from Cairo to Kabul is a dream which may become a reality. Howard understands just how good this would be for the world.
Michael Howard could also speak directly to American Jews in a way that few other people in the world could. While it is quite true that western democracies have elected Jewish prime ministers, a long time ago, in Europe or converted Jewish Christians like Disraeli, Howard would be the first Jew chosen by an overwhelmingly non-Jewish electorate to lead them in a long time.
The fact that he is the leader of the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom should help befuddled Jews in America, raised to believe that the Republican Party, not the Democrat Party, was the party of the Ku Klux Klan, to see more clearly their values and their interests. Putting Jewish political support more “in play” could be just as devastating to Leftists in America as putting the black vote “in play.”
It is impossible to overstate, also, the importance of a Conservative Party victory - and election of a Jewish Prime Minister in that nation - while the world remembers still Pope John Paul II, who is as revered by millions of Jews around the world as he is by hundreds of millions of Catholics. Perhaps no Christian in modern history has done more to comfort and to allay Jewish fears of Christianity that Pope John Paul II.
As American Jews like Norm Coleman, Joe Lieberman and Ed Koch speak with increasing openness about the morality of what we are doing in the war against terrorism and on the lunacy of contemporary Leftism, the measured, clear, crisp English voice of a Conservative Prime Minister who is a practicing Jew and the sweet memory of another man who suffered, like his Jewish countrymen, under both Nazis and Communists in Poland, may open a wonderful door to a world governed increasingly by Judeo-Christian values.
In November 2004, I noted that the next leaders of Europe may well be a Christian Democrat German woman who grew up under Communism and whose faith is real, a conservative Christian Hungarian who is now a French cabinet minister and who genuinely likes America, and a Conservative British Jew, also an immigrant from Communism.
The constellation of these new conservative stars is starkly different than the dreary, envious and lifeless pseudo-leaders of affluent continental Europe. Watch what happens in May. The first domino - albeit the likeable and in many ways admirable Tony Blair - may begin the chain reaction that transforms pagan Europe into living and noble Europe. The good guys are winning.
I like Tony Blair but you can't argue with that.
The question is whether he's a real conservative or just another opportunist. I confess I haven't followed him that closely, but I was not impressed by his handling of the Iraqi war issue or the Bush administration.
There hasn't been a decent Conservative in office since they booted Lady Margaret Thatcher.
There you go !
"Michael Howard, the Jewish refugee from a Communist dictatorship"
What Communist dictatorship was Howard a refugee from? It was his grandfather and father who were the refugees, coming to Britain in the 1930s to escape the rise of Nazism. The entered the country illegaly - nothing wrong with that, given the circumstances, except that Hwoard himself [until recently] was making a big fus about getting tough on ilegal immigrants.
As to him acknowledging that socialism doesn't work and Communism is evil...well, is Tony Blair working towards either systems? All I know is that TB stuck his neck out to support the US and has hung on to that position in the face of strong opposition from within his won party and the Conservatives that Howard leads.
Michael Howard is an opportunistic putz. He is to the Tories what John McCain is to the GOP.
I sincerely hope that Europeans can tell the difference between Old World conservatives and New World conservatives.
(New World = America)
The hard part in the label game is that the Leftist, Secular Communist/Socialist activists have hijacked the label "liberal", leaving legitimate freedom loving, liberty endorsing people who oppose the socialists to be termed "conservative".
And while the conservative label in America is understood to stand for American values, the rest of the world does not have that advantage, with conservatives standing for racism, bigotry, and centralized control (reduced freedoms). So, while the definition of Conservatism has changed significantly in America, the media in Europe has been reluctant to update their lexicons.
Thus, the will frequently refer to radical racists and Neo Nazi groups as Conservative on page 1 of their papers, and on the next page - refer to a conservative political party dedicated to limited government, freedom, and liberty.
The question is... Does anybody have any idea how up to date the people on the ground in Europe are. Do they realize the difference between Old World and New World conservatives? Or are they falling for the trash being pushed by the media that groups us all together with those neo-nazi scum?
Woiks for me! Might be this could help keep Hitlery from sleazing her and BJ Billy's way back into the White House. If the old DhimmiRAT "Coalition of the Unthinking" can be broken by getting them to use their brains, then the whole country benefits!
Thats a good question! I must admit that I am not up on the subtlety's of Europe's definitions or politics. Would you consider Howard a New world or Old world conseravtive?
Let's find one of our British cousins to answer that question.
I for one would find it amusing to have Britain and Australia with Howards in charge.
In fact, that almost sounds like it has the makings of a sitcom.
LOL
And while it may be amusing to have the Howards In Charge, I sure hope the Brits choose Right over Left.
You know you brought up a very interesting point about the definitions. Could it be that the hatred towards American conservatism is at least somewhat influenced by the subtlety of language and meaning? I think it at least may play some role though I suspect it is actually that many Euro's want socialism. Never the less an interesting point
"As to him acknowledging that socialism doesn't work and Communism is evil...well, is Tony Blair working towards either systems?"
Tony Blair is also the elected President of the World's Socialist Party. (Socialist Internationale, IIRC) So he has a definite agenda. He may have stuck his neck out for us re Iraq, but in reality he delayed us by nearly a year which allowed Saddam to get his stuff out of country. We didn't need the help militarily.
Additionally, his support of the EU constitution speaks volumes. That 500+ page albatross is completely antithetical to freedom or liberty, and essentially defines the current state of the art in tyranny. Should it survive the referendums and become law throughout the EU, then they will have gotten what they wanted. Time will tell.
The article's glaring and pretty basic inaccuracy about Howard's origins (a real howler!) doesn't exactly encourage confidence in the rest of its analysis.
Liberal
5. Of political opinions: Favourable to constitutional changes and legal or administrative reforms tending in the direction of freedom or democracy. Hence used as the designation of the party holding such opinions, in England or other states; opposed to Conservative.
You are correct and I would never state or intentionally imply that anyone should change long standing definitions to accommodate American political terminology. I would say however it is the definition of freedom that is changing by way of a "flexible" Constitution through Judicial , not legislative actions. Todays "leftist's" or American Liberals are really not that different from Liberals of Europe. They both define freedom as many things besides freedom "from" Government as it once did, at least in America. Liberals or Leftist's of today actually want Govt to solve their problems, collectivize wealth and redistribute it, this is the opposite of what our founders defined as liberty and freedom. The language nuances are interesting to discuss but it's the actions that have real meaning, and from that perspective Liberalism has in fact changed in definition here and abroad.....IMO
"Tony Blair is also the elected President of the World's Socialist Party."
My googling skills my be a little slack, but I find no references to a World Socialist Party nor to any Tony Blair, much less the one who has been our steadfast ally in Iraq, having been elected president of it.
Could you post some details?
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