I saw a disturbing post yesterday by Scythian that stuck with me. Mostly because it plucked at fears I don't like to acknowledge. Allow me to paraphrase:
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"This country has tilted so far to the left it no longer resembles the nation we grew up in. The Republican party is now the Democrat party of our youth: Big government and socialist. The Democrat party is tilted so far to the left that they have literally become dangerous."
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As "definable" conservatives, we represent perhaps 25% to 35% of the population at most. The rest is a amalgam of moderates and socialists with perhaps some elements of the former Republican party thrown in.
Our political role has been to hold fast to our values, the same upon which this nation is founded, and that which the left seeks to destroy by attrition, tyranny and open treason.
The moderates seek to compromise those values. Their actions have gradually worn away at the Constitutional freedoms we have enjoyed growing up with. They have done damage to the extent that many of us fear for the future freedom of our children. Domestic policy appears more and more to be dictated by the tyrannical socialists at the UN rather than by the American people.
I hate to be a pessimist, but I think we do a disservice to ourselves and our children not to recognize what we are up against.
On that note, I'm open and willing to do what we need to do to change this nation's direction in order to preserve it's future for our children. If it was just for me, I wouldn't be bothering. I guess that's what makes the struggle different for conservatives. Our reasons for being here for most of us are "Not about me", but for others we care for.
Here's to hoping that regardless of where Hillary puts the deck chairs, her ship sinks with all hands.
On that note, looks like a great day for football. God Bless America! ; )
“On that note, I’m open and willing to do what we need to do to change this nation’s direction in order to preserve it’s future for our children. If it was just for me, I wouldn’t be bothering. I guess that’s what makes the struggle different for conservatives. Our reasons for being here for most of us are “Not about me”, but for others we care for.”
That is exactly why I’m here. For my 18 yo daughter, my young nieces and nephews that are in the public school system and my mom. I’m worried for my family being able to make it in a country ran by our current crop of Democrats.
Back to Hillary, I just read on tmz.com that she’s going to listen to her handlers and start dressing more feminine.
http://www.tmz.com/category/prez-election-2008/
LOL
“This country has tilted so far to the left it no longer resembles the nation we grew up in. The Republican party is now the Democrat party of our youth: Big government and socialist. The Democrat party is tilted so far to the left that they have literally become dangerous.”
“Our political role has been to hold fast to our values, the same upon which this nation is founded, and that which the left seeks to destroy by attrition, tyranny and open treason.”
My thoughts exactly and have been for a long time. Well said.
At my age, I will be long gone when all the drastic changes will occur and be cemented in so my concern is for the ones that will be here after I am gone.
My generation had the best this country had to offer and I can only hope and pray it gets back to where it use to be.
IMHO the ones that should be concerned are not paying close attention and their sovereignty is being taken away from them little by little.
Amen to every word of your post.
And 25% is too close to 10%. If we're not quite there, we're certainly heading that way.
The whole system is geared toward filtering out conservatism. How is it to survive in the grinders of public education, the media, colleges where the educators are predominantly liberal? Gun control, eminent domain for better tax revenues, pro-choice, euthanasia...those who influence others on these issues, and those who decide cases on these issues, are liberals and historically ignorant moderates.
IMO we conservatives who have survived the winnowing process are standing on an overturned lifeboat.