Since people seem to be venting, I have my own “issue.” While viewing a video of the moonbats last weekend, one scene struck me…. It was a young fellow who stopped, and stared transfixed at our FReepers. He looked to be college age, fairly well groomed, and he just paused and watched for a minute or two with a confused expression. I found myself wishing someone could have spotted him, and extended a hand across that fence. Who knows? Maybe he was willing to learn.
I’d love to see one facet of FR embark on a massive, country wide effort to teach our youngsters the fundamentals of constitutional government, civics, etc, BEFORE they end up in the streets with the hippies.
Most kids today are bombarded with leftist lies from the day they step foot into public school. They’re brainwashed by the NEA, and then they receive their advanced degrees in socialism from college, and we’re not doing anything to correct it. There is a tremendous void that needs to be filled, IMO.
It seems to me that FR is so busy running around putting out brush fires (read: protests/rallies) that we never have time to get a real foothold on the playing field. We’re trying to convince young adults to join “our side” and they don’t have a clue as to what we stand for.
Why can’t we start community networking workshops for kids… Places where they can learn to apply the correct information. Clubs or study groups in our homes. Or just mentor one kid. Give them the tools to stand up to all the lies they hear. Teach them to love this country like we do. Teach them to be proud of their heritage for a change! (And of course do this in tandem with our other activities.)
I’d like to see FR take the lead. Start planting seeds that will germinate and grow kids into good citizens who can carry on the battle. Maybe FR could dedicate an area for teens to come and ask the questions their teachers can't or won’t answer. Teens love to rock the boat so why don’t we give them some ammunition to do so?
Why can't we be Proactive sometime instead of always having to be Reactive??
And yes, I'm already doing it.
Great ideas.
Many have NO idea who the leadership is or what they stand for. Over time, we made a big dent in ANSWER's ranks because people who are truely for peace dropped out after they found out the truth about ANSWER.