Posted on 04/06/2016 2:38:06 PM PDT by HomerBohn
Well stated!
Ameica: a banana republic. No bananas, no patriots and no ice.
In the entire recorded history of the world assigning blame has never solved anything. It’s just finger pointing BS. The simple fact is that political pendulums swing, they always have, they always will. It’ll swing back.
The Fathers were actually in a position to accomplish something. It was a smaller world, individuals could do more. Also they rode a ground swell that had been around for a while. My “inaction” is not leading to anything. Shame on YOU for being a finger pointing #@#$$%^. You want to talk about inaction, THAT’S worse than inaction. You go out of your way to alienate your allies, way to help the other side.
Combined with the millions just like you and me, our inaction is, in fact, the reason our Nation is crumbling. The Pendulum swings the other way ONLY when a critical mass of people make it do so. I'm sorry you reacted as you did. You need to react another way to shoulder your share of responsibility.
You and I and all of us who just watched the leftists slowly take control of everything are to blame. So shame on you just the same. I have no problem sharing that blame. Please, just come to grips with the fact that all of us matter.
The “critical mass” comes more from people getting tired of the way things are. That’s how history works, things go in one direction until eventually the failings of that direction annoy a high enough percentage that they start going the other, and eventually the failings of that direction annoy enough people... lather rinse repeat. The world is monotonously cyclical.
I didn’t just watch. I did what I could. If you don’t consider that enough that’s YOUR problem. I’m sorry you regret your actions and then project them on the world. Out here in reality though that’s YOUR problem. So shame on you AGAIN for thinking that since you just watched so did everybody else.
Do your part. Go unpack your boxes and sing songs.
You need to get your story straight. First you’re saying you didn’t do anything, now you’re saying you didn’t just watch.
The picket line has no effect. All that happened in Iceland is that they kicked out a guy that wasn’t part of the problem, and proved that a loud minority can subvert the electoral process. That’s not an accomplishment. And if you think that’s the path America should take you’re part of the problem. Real societal changes are quiet. They don’t happen in the sign waving crowd, or at he ballot box. They happen at the dinner table. They happen when people think, they happen when people talk, they happen when people stop thinking finger pointing is an accomplishment.
I’m doing my part. Much better than you. go be loud if you must. But understand that accomplishes NOTHING. Less than nothing really. Loud mobs at best give the other side evidence that people they disagree with are nuts. Learn to influence quietly, stop accusing people, THINK, DISCUSS. Understand that every single time you scold somebody you’re proving you’re part of the problem. And until you learn to actually function as an adult, leave me alone. Really, I don’t care if you’re retired, you act 14, and I just plain don’t need any 14 years olds scolding me for THEIR life failings.
The story is quite straight. None of us conservatives did enough to keep back the tide of liberalism. We stayed employed full time and tended our families. Most did little else. Meanwhile the leftists ACTIVATED by planning and then infiltrating key positions in the schools and in the government. If you think this is not the case, then perhaps you have not been paying attention.
Real societal changes are quiet. They don’t happen in the sign waving crowd, or at he ballot box.
This is true, and not true. This Nation came into existence through armed rebellion; but, I have to assume you know that. You just aren't basing your story on facts. The screaming hoards of hippies did get us out of Vietnam. The ballot box is useless without the constant monitoring of the elected "representatives".
...they happen when people stop thinking finger pointing is an accomplishment...
Only if people get active.
I’m doing my part. Much better than you.
Quite a reach with no evidence to either back up that claim or assess my part.
The Founding Fathers put their lives and everything they possessed at risk. Are you willing to do the same should that become necessary?
So far, you are the only conservative that believes we did enough. Of course, few are still willing to go beyond the ballot box or discuss politics outside of the family at the supper table. Big influence there.
“Active” doesn’t really accomplish anything. Societies change as people change.
The screaming hoards of hippies didn’t get us out of Viet Nam. They’d already gone away by the time we left. Heck during the height of screaming hippies Nixon was elected, and one of the first things he did was drastically INCREASE our presence in Vietnam. That shows the power of the screaming hoards vs the ballot box.
This nation came into existence because the British Empire over extended and mismanaged. This created a large amount of discontent, and a complete inability on their part to deal with it. By the time the armed rebellion came they’d already functionally lost the colony, the only question at that point was how long would the paperwork take to catch up with reality, and what would the colonists do about it.
The Founding Fathers joined an already winning movement and gave it direction. Again, the writing was on the wall, the colony was going to leave, they just added a lot of cool language to it. The fact that the British couldn’t contain drunks in Boston is what shows they were losing their grip. And of course in some way the way the Founders guided us was actually the LESS dangerous path, that kept us much closer to England. The War of 1812 was when we really became independent of England.
Discussing things at he table IS the big influence. Look at any poll on the issues people actually think are important. They very rarely match what the politicians are talking about, and even rarer are people manning some picket line about them. These are the concerns of the dinner table. And the changings of society, and certain ideas fall in and out of favor, happen at the table. People decide their opinion on the social issues of the day at the table.
I didn’t was we did enough. I said _I_ did enough. If you didn’t do enough that’s not my problem or concern. I’m pointing out that you’re being disingenuous and just plain rude condemning others you know nothing of what they’ve done. You declare “shame on you” and then wonder why the person now thinks you’re a blowhard @#$^&&*. You alienate people, people who should be your allies, and insist that’s the right path. But it’s the wrong path. It’s the stupid path. And it’s the path that’s wasted enough of my time. Good bye. I will not be reading your next pointlessly insulting missive, I’m a little busy.
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