I simply hope that it reaches "the right people". One can thoroughly, accurately analyze the state of things - but to what end? Is it any comfort to those intellectuals knowing why the future might be hopeless? Populists have no use for these essays, not unless they contain pictures of celebrity newborns or heroin-shooting rock bands. Or even Ann Coulter.
In any case, I generally attribute all issues to the vastly conflicting goals of urbanists vs. individualists. These are deeply ingrained differences of personal value, almost psychologically based reflections of opinion on what's "fair" about life and everyday survival.
Inspired by ever plainer terms... the nation is stuck in a classic battle of commies vs. freemen, confused only by those who wish to obscure this chasm for their own selfish gain.
I fear that we won't be "stuck" forever: Marxism is a cancer; eventually it wins, and then we die.
>the nation is stuck in a classic battle of commies vs. freemen, confused only by those who wish to obscure this chasm for their own selfish gain.
I fear that we won't be "stuck" forever: Marxism is a cancer; eventually it wins, and then we die.<
Let's hope you are a bit pessimistic. I still hold out hope that, even though we have a lot of leftists, both innocent idealists and committed totalitarians, the foundation our Founding Fathers left us will be solid enough to prevail.
Fortunately for us, cancer can be managed. Through chemo, radiation and surgery. If it's a threat, you cut off the infected area, and count yourself lucky.
I'll tell you what, though. The four of us can make a pact, right now, to put more of this stuff on Free Republic, on a daily basis. We'll start a new ping list. ;) Intellectual conservatism and libertarianism. How about it, FRiends?
You want a solution? It can start with us. Ultimately, every populist is an individual human being. And almost every individual, properly educated, can become an individual character, and an individualist.
You want to start undoing the damage? Let's put up great poetry, speeches, essays, letters and summaries of intellectual debates going on. FReepers are pretty damn intelligent, and I bet a lot of people would be interested to read what we put up. As for the others? Eh...Start small, grow big.