It seems to me that we are at a fundamental disadvantage here. Conservatives are by their very nature independent and self-sufficient. We tend not to engage in groupthink, or band together toward mutual advantage. A site like Freerepublic or (maybe) the Mormon Church is about as close as we come to that.
Liberals school like fish, and push anyone not like them out. They live in a round-the-clock echo chamber.
A true conservative recognizes Twitter’s right to do exactly what they’re doing - They’re a private business providing a “free” service that has attracted for better or worse a large swath of followers. Is a cult really any different?
The problem is, I can’t think of any exclusively “conservative” companies off the top of my head. Even companies formed by conservative entrepreneurs tend not to cull out liberals, preferring a meritocratic approach to employee diversity rather than a political one.
I don’t think it’s pearl-clutching to say our individuality is a liability in this conflict. Conservatives live independently and will be boiled alive individually as the hive mind who hates us finds ever more buttons and knobs to turn the heat up on us.
We can decry the behavior of the media, schools, Facebook, Google, and Twitter until the cows come home, but knowing the truth doesn’t protect us from it. We must put aside our individuality and fight back as one if we’re to have a chance.
Well said.
BTTT.
“We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.” - Benjamin Franklin
Great post.