Posted on 03/23/2010 4:56:20 AM PDT by Kaslin
A terrible thing happened to America on Sunday, March 21, 2010.
The country took its biggest step ever down a road diametrically opposed to its original intent of keeping the state small so that the individual can be free and great.
Therefore, in this unprecedented crisis of values, this is what needs to be done:
1. Know and teach America's core values.
We got to this point solely because over the past few generations, Americans have forgotten the values that have made America distinctive and great. Even the "Greatest Generation" failed to communicate them.
In a nutshell, they are what I call the American Trinity: "In God we trust," "Liberty" and "E Pluribus Unum." The left has successfully made war on all three -- substituting secularism for God and religion in as much of American life as possible; substituting equality (of result) for liberty; and multiculturalism is the opposite of "E Pluribus Unum."
People who do not understand American ideals -- especially small government -- now dominate our schools, our entertainment media and our news media.
(My own contribution here is a video titled, "The American Trinity" at prageru.com. Please view it and forward it.)
2. Recognize that we are fighting the left, not liberals.
Conservatives and centrists are no longer fighting liberals. We are fighting the left.
Liberalism believed in American exceptionalism; the left not only does not believe in it, the left opposes it. President Obama, when asked if he believes in American exceptionalism, replied, "I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism, and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism."
Liberalism believed in creating wealth; the left is interested in redistributing it.
Liberalism believed in a strong defense. The left believes in cutting defense and a strong United Nations.
3. Democrats should be referred to as Social Democrats. This is not meant to be cute, let alone as a slur. But calling Democrats Social Democrats is an effective way of reminding Americans that there is no longer any difference between what is now known as the Democratic Party and the Social Democratic parties of Europe. When the Democratic Party returns to its roots as a liberal, not a left-wing, party, we will happily resume calling the party by its original name. However, since no Democrat can cite a significant difference between the Democratic Party and the SD parties, there is no good reason not to use the more accurate nomenclature.
4. Work tirelessly to repeal the bill.
We must single-mindedly work to repeal the government health plan. We all know that it is difficult to repeal entitlements because they are like drugs and it is very difficult to wean people off drugs. But it is not impossible. We need to warn our fellow Americans that entitlements will do to America what drugs eventually do to addicts.
All Republicans must run for office on the "repeal" issue. Even when they lose, the difference between right and left, between Republicans and Social Democrats will have been made clear; and clarity is our best friend.
5. Our motto: "The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen."
I used this phrase in addressing the Republican members of Congress. It has become widely used, including by Rep. David Dreier, R-Calif., on the House floor during the Congressional debate on Sunday. It encapsulates this epic battle of American values versus leftist values. Every movement needs a motto. I nominate this.
6. Do not let other matters distract.
Neither Republicans nor conservatives are united on every issue facing America. Immigration is one example. But we are united on the big government vs. free individual issue, which, more than anything else, has defined America. If we allow any other domestic issue to divide us, we will lose.
And here's why: If Americans forget what America stands for, it won't help us if there is not one illegal immigrant here. And if we do remember what it means to be American, we can handle anything.
7. Acknowledge that we are in a non-violent civil war.
I write the words "civil war" with an ache in my heart. But we are in one.
Thank God this civil war is non-violent. But the fact is that the left and the rest of the country share almost no values. The American value system and the leftist value system are irreconcilable. If the left wins, America's values lose. If American values prevail, the left loses.
After Sunday's vote, for the first time in American history, one could no longer confidently believe that the American system will prevail. And if we don't fight for it, we don't deserve it.
I see a situation where the states secede and the government declares a war. If there were to be conflict, could not begin with the government taking the first shots?
for the past couple yrs the lines have been redefined and highlighted to a point that we all know where said line is...
ive been poo-pood for my defiance of seatbelt & helmets, sobriety/insurance 'checkpoints', child support, dui/drugs ad nauseum until i felt as if i was virtually alone in a desire of imagined freedom...
we know the gov is all thumbs and will eventually start killin people...that will prolly be what it takes to finally galvanize the resistance...itll hafta be HUGE and vs a not easily villified group to motivate the remaining fencesitters...we could only be so 'lucky' if a group of peaceful teapartiers were whacked on live tv...anything short of that i think will be 'ho-hum, back to american idol' and we'll still be like Gilligan, lost on our lil island [prison cell]...
the able trained and equipped have a shot at gettin some balance of power back, in a very small window of opportunity, and once anything goes down to implement any sort of martial law, there wont be anything left but waiting for the navy to pick us up from our lil islands one at a time...
/incoherant rant...
you forgot your /sarc tag
God bless you!
The REAL problem is that most conservative parents think that they can overcome the leftist indoctrination from the public schools by teaching conservatism in the home. Most may be right, but what about the REST of the students??
“throw down gun”
What’s a throw down gun?
Well I see both sides of this argument. I think the Velvet Revolution (which was really just splitting the Soviet synthetic country "Czechoslovakia" into it's two organic parts, is the classic non-violent revolution. Some of the others seemed pretty reasonable as examples too.
The fall of the USSR, however, is a whole different beast. To claim the fall only occurred right at that point in 1989 is to overlook the entire cold war. But the cold war happened, it consisted of equal parts propaganda, espionage and proxy wars. The proxy wars included Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Angola, Cuba, Afghanistan, and many others. Hundreds of thousands, if not millions) died in these wars.
All of them, together, put and kept tremendous pressure on the USSR, which eventually cracked and fell.
So, IMHO the Cold War with the USSR can not be considered bloodless.
the current and historical events arent the onset of the disease, they are the stinkin decomposition of life w/o a moral compass...judgement, so to speak...
some major repentence and a fierce determination to turn off all the evil avenues of further corruption are the only hope...
I see the Tea Party movement as a model for resistance -
leaderless, grassroots, “ad hoc”, and massive.
Back at you Ace. And no.... You don’t get to count milling around in a crowd little a good little sheep.
travis, most of em will be lookin forward to the promised 'hot shower'...
Indian Independence...predicated on the Christian sensibilities of the british.
Apartheid...you never heard of a “necklace?”
Woman’s suffrage England, Woman’s suffrage US, US Civil rights movement,...not revolutions.
Lech Walesa’s Solidarity in Poland...due to loss of Soviet sponsorship.
etc....
The point you are missing is “a few right wing nuts” is NOT a revolution.
Not here at least...
“”Zimbabwe On The Potomac...””
Where a middle aged college radical rediscovers his “inner Mugabe”
when CWII starts Keyboard Courage will not count for very much when the lead flies...
This flag flies on my flagpost. The original had the letters T-E-X-A-S around the star points. It was the de Zavala flag - one of the first flags of the Republic of Texas; therefore, the Bonnie Blue is doubly special for me.
Don't kid yourself...you're even affraid to "talk."
Your cable and sat TV monthly bill is keeping them in power. Your bill is divided up so each network gets $1 to 3 a month. As long as we enable and finance TV - the left will be in charge.
They will smear decent Republicans like Ryan, Boehner, Palin and others 24x7x365 while Democrat moles like Graham and McCain get a free pass.
“US surrender in Vietnam”
The US didn’t surrender in Vietnam.
Nixon’s Vietnamization program had worked.
Our troops were out; South Vietnam was defending itself.
Then the communist slime in the US congress voted to cut off aid to South Vietnam.
That’s not surrender; that’s the vilest form of betrayal.
Good shot ;-)
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