[fr_freak]

We have survived civil war, the actual great depression, world war, Soviet communism, Vietnam-era hippies and Obama’s liberal predecessors — and we will survive Obama.

We survived those things because we did not underestimate their threat to our country (with the exception of the hippies). We saw a threat, and we went full throttle to deal with it. What you seem to be advocating now is a relaxed, "let's just see what happens" posture where we are already assured that we'll be just fine regardless of what we do or what attitude we take. That position is similar to a football team relaxing in the fourth quarter because they have a 10 point lead and figure they can't lose. That is precisely when such teams lose. An overreaction to Obama and his communist yahoos is far, far better than an underreaction.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

“It can’t happen here, because it hasn’t happened here.”

It’s a very comforting thought. In a lethal sorta way.

[SnakeDoctor]

>> What you seem to be advocating now is a relaxed, “let’s just see what happens” posture

I advocated no such thing. I simply urged conservatives to relax A LITTLE BIT. There must be a middle-ground between “lets see what happens”, and “life as we know it is over”. We can simultaneously take the threat seriously, while not blowing it out of proportion.

People on this forum seem to think anyone who doesn’t think the world is coming to an end is advocating surrendering, giving up, or conceding territory. We can fight the good fight without all the “chicken little” nonsense.

SnakeDoc