“My question is why the hell do we have so many stupid people in this country?”
The fault, sadly, lies with us.
We have forgotten the lessons Reagan taught us, that conservatism is a philosophy best expressed with a smile. It is, or ought to be, based on our best nature, the dangerous notion that free men and women know best how to run their own lives. It’s sunny and optimistic, and in that context a winner.
But we’ve gotten so used to our echo chamber that we’ve forgotten how to preach our particular gospel to those most desperate to hear it. Instead our loudest voices are also the most strident, and we’re losing the mushy middle we need to win elections.
I pray this race, which could have been won, is a wake up call for us. If not, we will have a long series of national elections ahead of us.
sums it up perfectly.
Which is exactly why people are excited with Ted Cruz. The man knows how to communicate and is not going to be backed into a corner by the enemy.
You mean we should try to persuade people to vote for us instead of sitting on our computers giving each other cyber handjobs on internet forums. That would be hard work, it is a lot easier playing make believe that everybody agrees with us on everything, and if they don’t they should be dispatched into the cornfield. I’m going to sit out every election until a candidate scores 100% on my 472 issue points. If they disagree on just one, their no good commies.
We have forgotten the lessons Reagan taught us, that conservatism is a philosophy best expressed with a smile. It is, or ought to be, based on our best nature, the dangerous notion that free men and women know best how to run their own lives. It’s sunny and optimistic, and in that context a winner.
Thanks