People need to differentiate between the committed Leftists, and normal, reasonably Conservative or Moderate Americans, who have simply never taken the trouble to really analyze the pseudo-intellectual garbage of ridiculous rationalizations, behind the whole litany of Leftist assaults on traditional American norms. I believe that the evidence is overwhelming that Romney has simply never been induced to analyze the social dynamics involved in much of this.
Let me be blunt. I have been fighting the Left in America for well over half a century. I have never--never--met anyone, who properly challenged, could actually defend the social disintegration that the Left has been accomplishing over the past two generations. Most people have never actually looked critically at any of it. Those who have--who actually feel the emotional identification with the Left--are completely hate driven & hiss insult & hatred when challenged. Romney exhibits no sign of that.
But see #395.
William Flax
You have aptly stated the crux of the problem faced by Conservatives at this juncture.
Conservatives are well past the point when we can afford to blithely cede another inch of political ground to the leftist juggernaut in order to make a political statement. Quite simply, we are outnumbered by "committed Leftists, and normal, reasonably Conservative or Moderate Americans, who have simply never taken the trouble to really analyze the pseudo-intellectual garbage of ridiculous rationalizations, behind the whole litany of Leftist assaults on traditional American norms". If we allow the Marxist progression four more years to advance, Conservatism will become essentially irrelevant, and the God-given liberties we are slowly losing our grasp on under leftist rule will be permanently torn from us.
Part of Obama's campaign strategy is to suppress the conservative vote by painting Romney as some sort of anti-Christ, rather than allowing him to be perceived as he actually is; a liberal Republican who is running against a Marxist.
"Those who have--who actually feel the emotional identification with the Left--are completely hate driven & hiss insult & hatred when challenged. Romney exhibits no sign of that".
Excellent point. And Romney's respect for the Rule of Law is an important consideration (and would constitute a marked improvement over the contempt displayed toward the US Constitution and the Rule of Law by the current White House Occupier).
So the choices are to either hand Obama another four years without a fight, or to elect Romney and hold him to his campaign promises.
The Chik-fil-A Revolt is a strong indicator that the political winds are shifting, and will provide a timely conservative tailwind which should help us blow Romney further to the right.