Why So Serious? Is Conservative Despair Justified?

PJ Media ^ | 1/8/2013 | Andrew Klavan

[Lakeshark]

So last week, in what was perhaps a moment of madness, I posted a request on my Facebook page: Tell me your political predictions for the year. Among the more restrained answers: “Hyperinflation,” “Civil War,” “financial collapse,” “terribly awful things.”

Optimist though I am, I can’t help feeling there’s something to this downhearted consensus. After living through the most peaceful and prosperous half century that any nation has ever experienced in the history of humankind, it seems impossible to believe we would re-elect a mediocre reactionary out to “fundamentally transform” our success into failure. But we did, and that’s — well, let’s call it “less than cheering.”

On the other hand…

[Persevero]

” A good start would be electing a constitutional county sheriff who believes in the 2nd amendment. “

Excellent and practical advice, SergeantDave. I think to help us not get too discouraged, we need to focus on local things we can actually achieve that are do-able.

[ansel12]

Then how did we end up with legal abortion, runaway welfare, taxes up the whazoo, illegals by the tens of millions, 70% illegitimate birthrate, outrageous gun control, school systems that brainwash, same sex marriage .... need I go on?

Immigration of the last 150 years changed who we were.

[sergeantdave]

“we need to focus on local things we can actually achieve that are do-able.”

Locally, conservatives can perform near miracles and create a safe and freedom-filled community. Citizens in strong home-rule states can recall local elected liberals for any reason and pack their town councils with patriots. People don’t know that they have that power.

Patriots can use their state open meetings laws to throw liberal local government officials in prison.

Conservatives need to read about the Founder’s and their Committees of Safety. They left us with a blueprint to overthrow local tyrants in the states. The fascist federal government can’t operate without the assent of the states and their local governments. It’s not complicated. Setting 10,000 local brushfires across the country will overwhelm the federal fascist machinery and break it.